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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I am 43 and have suffered excessive facial, and body hair for as long as I can remember. I've tried a variety of treatments prescribed by my G.P with no positive results. I wax my legs, and arms. I pluck my chin and neck, and at times inbetween cutting the hair on my cheeks, as they grow thick and quite long, I shave or wax them too, depending on my time constraints. As a result of the constant plucking I have much scarring on my face, particularly my chin & neck area. I am a black woman, and I guess due to my skin colour, I am aware that removing the hair by plucking as in with a tweezer, it increases the scarring effect considerably. I am truly at my wits end with it. My job as a singer means that I am constantly under the spot light, and the stress and anxiety I've felt over the years battling with it, is taking it's toll, and I am absolutely desperate for advice on how to cure the problem in an affordable way. Can you advise me PLEASE..!!!!
I am a teenager battling with annoying hirsuitism. It is so frustrating because I have so much hair growing on my groin, tummy, cleveage, back,underarms, neck, and legs. I feel so restricted from wearing clothes that I want to wear and find it too much to constantly shave-especially since some areas of my body (like my underarms) are so sensitive to almost all of my hair removal methods. When I grow up I really want to try laser hair removal and I hop it works but i still seem at an disadvantage because i am Black and do not want hyperpigmentation.
i am 19yrs old and a student and i have a serious problem with body hair, my main problem is my face i have to shave my face everyday and the hairs just keep coming faster and thicker. iv'e tried waxing but just leaves a really bad rash on my face. please can you help me with this problem because now i am beginning to get dark spots and bumps on my face and this is really affecting my confidence since my course at university involves a lot of presentations meaning that people are always looking at me and its really affecting my confidence and self esteem. PLEASE HELP ME i'm really tired of this problem and i just need a cheap solution.
hi im 17!!
i have a very embarrassing problem
i have hair growing on my upper lip.. i havent told anyone about it as its quite embarrassing because i started shaving it off ive been doing it for about 2 years but now u can tell im doing it. i just want to get rid of it but dont know where to go n what to do!! please help asap :(
hi im 19 and have a problem with body hair, i have found hair all over my body including between my breasts lower tummy, back and bottom and it dosnt help that i have dark hair.. no one else in my family have this problem no one else i know has this problem i have tried removing the hair but it just returns thicker and darker, i daren't wear a bikini anymore i just feel like a freak and i have lost all self confidence PLEASE HELP!!!
I am 14 and I have excess hair growing on my upper lip, breast & tummy area also my leg and arm hair are long and black and very embarrasing. Could it just go away after puberty? My mother has virtually no hair on her arms and only thick leg hair because she began shaving in her late teens her stomach is also hairless however she does have hair on her upperlip. As far as I know all other female relatives in my family have any hair remotely like mine not even on their arms!
Hi i've suffered with excess hair on my body ever since i was 12 I'm now 35 and it's now starting to grow on my back as if it growing on my face, bottom and tummy was not enough is there anything that
can be done except shaving, waxing ext… can i get laser treatment on the NHS? I need help i don't go out much anymore so afraid someone will notice please help.
About a 2 years ago I had a hydroseal on my left testical and when i woke up my penus,inner thighs and sack was shaved completley balled.Since the operation hair continues to grow and everytime i shave that area my partner complaines that im cutting her inside.Would laser treatment work if it is possible to do on my penus?
Sorry I did not say were I live which is Maldon, Essex
I am 45 years old and have PCOS diagnosed at 18 and suffer with Hirsutism I have been given various medications to help over the years Dianette, hormone pills and more recently vaniqa cream which did help but I stopped as the skin became sensitve and sore and now it seems worse than before. I have learnt to live with the body hair on my legs, tummy, arms and bikini area but I am finding it more difficult to cope with the facial hair but am scarred of going to a clinic for laser treatment to my face without knowing if they are qualified and reputable. I have just seen tonights episode (05/11/09) and the remarkable effect lazer had on the lady on the show and wonder if you can either recommend a clinic in my area or tell me what kind of lazer I should check if the clinic uses as I have been told that some are not as good as others but the one used by this lady's practictioner seemed to be very good.
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