Is body odor in men hereditary?

In daily life, some people are always troubled by body odor, such as worrying about the embarrassment of going out on a date, and it also gives a bad first impression. Among the male population, a considerable proportion of people have body odor. For male friends, regular exercise may produce a stronger odor, which gives a bad impression. So, can their symptoms be inherited? Is male body odor inherited?

Body odor is also known as armpit odor or fox odor. It is a type of bromhidrosis. It occurs in both men and women, but more often in women. It is also hereditary. It is caused by excessive secretion of the apocrine glands (also known as the apical glands) distributed in the armpits. The organic substances (sugars, proteins, pyruvic acid, fatty acids, and iron, etc.) contained in the secretions rise from the roots of the hair follicles along the hair to the surface of the body. After being decomposed by staphylococci and saprophytic bacteria in the armpits, an unsaturated and volatile fatty acid is produced, which emits a body odor similar to ammonia.

Body odor is related to human sweat glands and is medically known as localized bromhidrosis.

According to authoritative statistics: about 20% of the population in the country suffers from body odor (armpit odor), and the incidence rate in the southern region is even higher than this figure.

Most patients with body odor have a family history and a clear genetic tendency. If one of the parents has body odor, the probability of the child having body odor is 50%; if both parents have body odor, the probability of the child having body odor is as high as 80-90%.

According to scientific explanation, can body odor be inherited in men? This is probably all random, because if the elders have this disease, there is a possibility that it will be passed on to the offspring, and the possibility is 50%, and it is the same for both men and women. Therefore, as to whether body odor is inherited or random, this is something that cannot be determined.