Conditions
Hirsutism
In ancient Greece, the young brides of Argos would fix false beards to their chins on their wedding night, so as to be in no way inferior to the men with whom they shared a bed. However, when the fun and games of the consummation were over, these Argive women knew they could remove the beard and embrace femininity again. But for modern women suffering from hirsutism – when females grow too much body or facial hair in a pattern seen normally occurring only in men – facial hair can be embarrassing and a cause of great distress. Furthermore, removing such facial and bodily hair requires treatment, such as physically removing the hairs; taking a course of anti-androgen drugs; or having courses of electrolysis or laser treatment. Excessive hairiness in women can be caused by abnormally high androgen levels (male hormones), which is sometimes due to an underlying medical condition, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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just read all the above comments glad im not alone i have dark hair on my chin and throat area it started when i was 26 after having my son but has increased ten fold it really gets me down and takes away any femininaty i have feel like a freak im fed up with waxing and plucking as its hard to keep up with it all thought my mini pill could have caused it but dont seem to get any answers from anyone dont want to live like this for the rest of my life but dont know what to do
Hi Im 27 and I've been suffering from facial hair since I was 12, it's been 15 years living wuth this condition and I don't think I can get over it. It's too embarrassing when people stare at me, even though I shave ma face. I shave every day, but if I stay home I'll just leave my face alone. I use makeup when I go to work or to college, but it seems like my face it's getting tired of the makeup because I feel the skin funny and I don't like it because the makeup is my only fast solution. Thanks God for my comprehensive husband,he helps me a lot, but still I feel bad and don't let him touch my body too much. I was found with cyst in one ovary and that could be the problem. PLEASE if you know anything that can help with this unwanted facial hair let me know. Thank you
Im 17 and have suffered with this since i was only 8 years old. I have dark hair covering most of my body, upper lip, chin, nipples, chest, arm, belly, lower back, legs, feet and even my bum. The condition has left me with zero confidence, i wear as many clothes as i can to cover up and dont let anybody near me - even edging away from my little sisters when they want a hug if they havent seen me for a while, which makes me feel so guilty. I havent been on holiday with family since I was 11 because im always left out as I wont go down to the beach or to water parks etc. After getting a quote for laser hair removal it was going to cost me tens of thousands to get it removed and even then the laser isnt permanent. GPs are so unsympathetic to this problem. It upsets me that they offer boob jobs and nose jobs to people who are depressed about it and weight loss surgery to people who have spent their life siting on their backside eating themselves to death, but they wont acknowledge the thousands of women living with this. I hope sometime in the future laser hair removal will be more available to us all :(
im a 16 year old girl, and for the past 3 years ive suffered with excess body hair under my chin and down the sides of my face, and extreme black thick amounts on my chest and breats. my GP explained to me that its possible i have a hormone im-balance, so i have more testosterone than i should have. Ive tried different creams and things, but nothing works. ive been concerned about it and ive been to my GP, where eventually i got tested for poly cystic ovaries but it turned out not to be that. my GP puts it down to my weight which i have always struggled with, but i obviously think that there has to be more to it. this issue makes me very self conscious, i shouldnt shave it, but i do because it quick and easy. in the past i have bleached it, waxed it, plucked it anything, but it just keeps coming back. help?
II'm 522 & although I've always had a little bit of facial hair, since having laser treatment within the NHS, it helped greatly and was really helpful. But Surre PCT have refussed the funding and no this has left me with hair ingrowing concer me to get lumps on my face with hairs ingrowing. This is ruined by life and need to get help with other treatments as I can not afford to buy for more lazer treament by self. This is really affect my life. Wot can I do which is cheap as it is now stopping new leave the house as so hate the way it looks
I am 44 years old and have suffered since my teens from hair on my upper lip, chin and neck. At university I would tweeze the hairs out every day. It seems to run in my family. I have electrolysis on my chin and still tweeze hairs elsewhere. Now I have the mirena coil I seem to have more hairs to worry about. The insults are hardest to bear like a 'friend' who obviously described me as having a 'beard' to her young daughter who repeated her words.
im 18 and was diagnosed with PCOS last year! i have very thick dark brown hair on my face , neck , chest & belly i made the mistake of shaving 4 years ago because it was so noticeable my doctor have gave me numerous tablets to control it but it either did nothing or made it worse.my doctor wont give me laser treatment for some reason so it looks like im stuck with looking like a bloke its mad because ive got more facial hair than my boyfriend but im lucky that he is so understanding i was so ashamed to tell him at first but it turned out that he knew about my facial hair before i told him even though i was so careful! im basically an expert at hiding it.i was also told i couldn't have kids 11 months ago but surprisingly im 8 months pregnant!! P.S Girls dont be ashamed of your condition we are all human no matter how much hair we have .. :)
i'm 15 years old and have had noticed excess hair(on chin and neck, I made the mistake of shaving it and now have to shave it daily unless I want stubble. Also have it on my back, stomach, chest etc.) over the past year or two, I attended the doctors and the hospital to be diagnosed with PCOS. I have been told that the NHS do infact do laser hair treatment (only if you have been diagnosed with PCOS or PCO) especially if it is causing you depression. Unfortunately, I think the NHS will only do the treatment on my chin area. Does anyone know of any other treatment that the doctors will issue me for PCOS? (I've only JUST been diagnosed so I'm not all that "in the know" as ofcourse doctors/hospitals aren't the fastest with booking appointments to discuss future plans etc.)
Hi,I am 15 and I have black hair on my torso and chest/breast area. It is fine, but really dark. Is this a sign of anything bad? I have looked it up, and some people just say it is normal, but others don't and I am a bit confused! :)
Everyone has light hair on their bodies, granted some peoples are more noticeable than others especially if you are dark haired. I would say to maybe mention it to your doctor (it can't hurt just to mention it!) and see what they say. Just do not shave it. Tweeze or wax if it is really annoying you.
Hi I'm 21, I was diagnosed with pcos when I was 15, I remember noticing a few hairs on my chin and chest. My doctor put me on the contraceptive pill which kept the hair growth under control, and I felt normal, however I stopped taking the pill 6months ago and the hair growth has returned, although I am hairy it's mainly blonde but it still grows really quite long on my face and back,I get a few dark hairs on my chin, neck and chest (which I find most embarrasing) and tonight found a long dark one on my shoulder. i have gone back on the pill so hopefully my homome levels will even out again and the hair will be reduced. I pluck my hairs out of my chin and neck as soon as l can see/feel one. It scares me that I won't ba able to have children as I do not have regular periods. It's a horrible syndrome and I was think to myself why as I happened to me!?
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