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=== Males === Hot flashes in males could have various causes. It can be a sign of low testosterone.<ref>{{cite web |last = Bunyavanich |first = Supinda |name-list-style = vanc |title=Low Testosterone Could Kill You |work = ABC News | publisher = ABC News Internet Ventures |date = 6 June 2007 |url = https://abcnews.go.com/Health/ActiveAging/story?id=3247773 |access-date = 20 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Hot Flashes in Men: An Update |publisher = Harvard Medical School |date = March 2014 |url = https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Hot-flashes-in-men-An-update |access-date = 5 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Petering |first1=Ryan C. |last2=Brooks |first2=Nathan A. |date=2017-10-01 |title=Testosterone Therapy: Review of Clinical Applications |url=https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1001/p441.html |journal=American Family Physician |volume=96 |issue=7 |pages=441β449 |pmid=29094914 |issn=0002-838X}}</ref> Males with [[prostate cancer]] or [[testicular cancer]] can also have hot flashes, especially those who are undergoing hormone therapy with [[antiandrogens]], also known as androgen antagonists, which reduce testosterone to castrate levels.<ref>{{cite web |title = What to Expect During Therapy |work = Lupron Depot |publisher=Abbott Laboratories |url =http://www.lupronadvancedprostatecancer.com/about-lupron-depot/what-to-expect-during-therapy.cfm |access-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> Males who are [[castrated]] can also get hot flashes.<ref>{{cite web |title = Hot Flashes in Men -- Mayo Clinic Researchers Describe A Treatment |work= ScienceDaily |publisher = Science Daily LLC |date = 19 October 2004 |url = http://sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041019085808.htm |access-date = 20 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors = Engstrom CA, Kasper CE |title = Physiology and endocrinology of hot flashes in prostate cancer |journal = American Journal of Men's Health |volume = 1 |issue = 1 |pages = 8β17 | date = March 2007 |pmid = 19482779 |doi=10.1177/1557988306294162 |s2cid = 20123822 |doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last = Anitei |first = Stefan |name-list-style = vanc |title = Men Can Experience Hot Flashes, Just Like Women in Menopause |publisher=Softpedia |date=16 April 2007 |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Men-Can-Experience-Hot-Flashes-Like-Menopause-Women-52030.shtml |access-date = 20 April 2013}}</ref>
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