Welcome to EmpowHer! Thanks so much for your question. I'm so sorry you hurt your back, and I hope you're on the mend.
We get a lot of questions and complaints from women going through menopause who have noticed a definite change and increase in their body odor. However, at 61, I am assuming that you have been through menopause already, and I wouldn't think it would be the cause of something so recent.
Have you changed anything else in the last 30 days? Any other medications stopped or started, for instance?
Does the change in smell correlate with when you had the cortisone injection?
If so, I would think that yes, there could be a connection. Cortisone is a cousin to cortisol, a hormone produced by our adrenal gland that helps us deal with inflammation. And hormones can be directly related to our body odor; it's why that changes during menopause.
Will you ask your doctor about this and see what she or he says? And if you'll let me know when your cortisone shot was, I can refer this question to one of our medical experts who specializes in hormones and the endocrine system to see what he says as well.
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Hi, Anon,
Welcome to EmpowHer! Thanks so much for your question. I'm so sorry you hurt your back, and I hope you're on the mend.
We get a lot of questions and complaints from women going through menopause who have noticed a definite change and increase in their body odor. However, at 61, I am assuming that you have been through menopause already, and I wouldn't think it would be the cause of something so recent.
Have you changed anything else in the last 30 days? Any other medications stopped or started, for instance?
Does the change in smell correlate with when you had the cortisone injection?
If so, I would think that yes, there could be a connection. Cortisone is a cousin to cortisol, a hormone produced by our adrenal gland that helps us deal with inflammation. And hormones can be directly related to our body odor; it's why that changes during menopause.
Will you ask your doctor about this and see what she or he says? And if you'll let me know when your cortisone shot was, I can refer this question to one of our medical experts who specializes in hormones and the endocrine system to see what he says as well.
March 18, 2010 - 10:21amThis Comment
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