Causes of low-grade fever in women

When there is inflammation in the human body, the person will have a low fever, which is usually chronic inflammation or a cold. Of course, the body temperature will slowly return to normal after the inflammation is eliminated. However, some physiological and psychological factors of women can also cause low fever, but it will not last too long. If a woman's low fever continues, you have to be concerned, because the early manifestation of some serious diseases is a continuous low fever. For your own health, you must always be vigilant.

1. Physiological factors cause women to have a low-grade fever

Due to women's own physiological characteristics, their basal body temperature is slightly higher than that of men. Especially before menstruation, during pregnancy, and when they are anemic, their body temperature can be relatively high, resulting in temporary low fever. This low-grade fever is generally between 37.2-37.4 degrees.

2. Psychological factors cause women to have a low-grade fever

There is also a low-grade fever, which is often accompanied by symptoms such as tachycardia, dizziness, insomnia, and general fatigue. Most of the time, it occurs after psychological and mental stress, without any other cause. This is a functional low-grade fever, which is more common in women than in men. This is a low-grade fever caused by non-organic disease, also called functional low-grade fever. When you touch the patient's skin with your hand, you will only feel a slight fever (the body temperature is usually below 38°C), which Chinese medicine calls "mild fever". It is characterized by higher body temperature in the morning and before noon than in the afternoon and evening, sometimes accompanied by symptoms such as sweating, fatigue, and loss of appetite.

Functional low-grade fever is more common in young women aged 18-25 years old. The low-grade fever has its regularity and is higher in summer, accompanied by symptoms such as loss of appetite, dizziness and fatigue. In winter, the low-grade fever is slightly reduced and other symptoms are also relatively alleviated. That is because females experience autonomic dysfunction and imbalance during puberty, which leads to functional disorders in the body's temperature regulation center, changes in heat production and heat dissipation functions, and causes functional low-grade fever.

3. Breast tuberculosis causes low-grade fever in women

Some women's low fever is caused by breast tuberculosis. Most patients are middle-aged married women aged 25-40. The body temperature is mostly between 37.4-39.8 degrees. They often show symptoms of listlessness, poor appetite, and bad complexion. When you have a low fever, your cheeks are not rosy, you feel tired during the day and sweat at night, and over time you will become thin and haggard.

4. Disease factors cause women to have a low-grade fever

In fact, many diseases can cause low fever, among which fever caused by chronic inflammatory infection stimulation is more common, or it can be discomfort caused by chronic diseases. Especially the kind of persistent low-grade fever is mostly caused by chronic inflammation, which will heal once the inflammation subsides. Such as tuberculosis, chronic pyelonephritis, chronic biliary tract infection, chronic tonsillitis, sinusitis, otitis media, bacterial endocarditis, pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic hepatitis, persistent hepatitis, etc.

In addition, non-infectious diseases such as hyperadrenocortical dysfunction, hyperthyroidism, and rheumatoid arthritis may also cause low-grade fever. In addition, in the early stages of many malignant tumors, low-grade fever is also one of their early symptoms. For example, malignant lymphoma, kidney tumors, lung cancer, etc. will all show symptoms of persistent low-grade fever in the early stages of cancer.

5. Drug factors cause women to have a low-grade fever

Low fever may also occur while taking certain medications, such as certain antibiotics, which can cause drug fever. Also, low fever may occur when taking an overdose of cod liver oil or suffering from vitamin D poisoning.

The reason why women have a low fever is not as terrible as we think. Generally, it is caused by menstruation or mental stress, but it cannot be ignored. As long as the low fever does not improve for a week, you must go to the hospital for an emergency check-up. It may seem like a small symptom, but there may be great harm hidden behind it.