Before menstruation and during ovulation the level of progesterone rises, making your basal temperature go up, causing sweats in some women. Similar symptoms also can happen before and during menopause. If you're concerned that your sweats may be due to hormones, discuss the possibility with your doctor of doing blood tests on the second or third day of your menstrual cycle to check your hormone levels. Certain drugs also can cause night sweats. Alcohol, if consumed within an hour of going to bed, also can cause you to dampen the sheets while you sleep.
Common symptoms are coughs and night sweats.
TB typically is spread through populations living in crowded and unsanitary conditions, such as mental institutions, military camps, and dorms. You can find out if you have TB by going to your doctor and getting a skin test and possibly a chest X-ray. In fact, most other diseases that can cause sweats usually are accompanied by other serious symptoms, such as weight loss, so if you're otherwise feeling fine, you're probably in the clear. Finally, even though you've said that you do not think you have a fever, it might be a good idea to take your temperature anyway so you can provide this information to the doctor and help rule out the more serious possibilities. Try keeping a thermometer by the bed, so that if you wake up drenched, you can pop it in without having to stumble off to the bathroom.