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Quick Health Advice: Unwanted Facial Hair
Women who suffer from excessive facial hair (or hirsuitism) can feel extremely self-conscious, but the condition is not uncommon and affects up to 15% of women. In this exclusive guide, Dr Harper discusses the symptoms and causes of this condition, as well as the best treatment options available. Excessive facial hair can be embarrassing, but there are plenty of ways to remove it, either temporarily or on a more permanent basis.
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hi i'm 18 and i have got so much dar hair in all my body and face in my back and stomack and breast ,legs , arm and i'm so sad plz help
hi i'm 18 and i got unwanted hair every wear on my back to much hair on my stomack on my legs ,and arms, and every wear its really dark and i'm so upset about it plz help tahnx.
I am a 23yr old Australian woman and ive sought the advice of many doctors who all say im fine. they've tested my hormone levels, tested me for psos and cistitis but can find no reason for the embarassing hair im developing all over my body which also grows back very quickly. Over the past several years ive started to get facial hair, hairy breasts causing me terrible irritation to my nipples even ingrown hairs, and my stomach and legs are also very hairy. i am very ashamed of my body and very insecure about the way i look. i have seen your show and the changes you all make to the lives of people like me, can you possibly help me? im in desperate need a miracle.
i am 14 and i have a light tash and is noticeable and it is really affecting my confidance any help i also am wondering if i have pcos but i am afrid to see a doc mayb i am overreacting will this go away when i am older plase help
Hi, I'm seventeen and ive got dark hair EVERYWHERE! Around my belly button,back,arms,upperlip, basically all over! I'm very self conscious about it and it really gets me down, Stops me from doing the things i enjoy and also wearing the things i would like to wear!
Please help, it would really change my life.
Hello. I have Hair all around my stomach, at the back of my legs at the top. I also have it on the bottom of my back! I is really making me down. It has got that worse that ive even tryed self harm because i think i am ugly i need the hair gone please help!!
Hi I'm 27, i have hair around my belly button, boobs, the tops of my legs, on my upper lip, and under my chin. it really embarrassing. I've been to the hospital and they are not much help, i've also been getting a lot of pain in the small of my back, palvis and lower tum. Please help.
Hey I'm a 17 year old girl with long hair all over my stomach.. near the bottom of my stomach the hair is very thick and I don't know how to remove it. I've used creams that iritate my skin and I've used razors that give me dark spots on my stomach. I just want the hair removed permanently. Can you help me PLEASE?
I've had PCOS for over 20 years now. The only treatment the NHS will help with is infertility, and that only specifically if you want a child. Granted this is important and I'm so grateful for my daughter, but there are other problems that can be life threatening and life-ruining. I'm now insulin-resistant, 6 stone overweight, covered with hair and severely depressed. PCOS is only a "women's problem" and is often swept under the carpet. A pity, because the increased risk of heart disease, the raised cholesterol, the risk of diabetes II, not to mention the psychological problems must cost the NHS plenty. I just get told I need to lose weight but as anyone with the condition will tell you, that's next to impossible.
hi im 14 and my doctors think i have PCOS, since i have most if not all symptoms. i have hair on my upper lip which is quite dark and noticeably which i hate because it makes me feel like a freak. i always feel like people are looking at me because of it. At the moment my doctor prescriped a cream called Vaniqa to help with the hair growth on my upper lip but so far nothing has happened and ive been putting it on twice a day for 3 months.
I also have dark patches under my arms even after i shave and im not sure what causes this or is its another symptom of PCOS.
i have had my period but ive heard people who have PCOS dont usually have many but ive already had 2 in the last 3 months.
if you could give me some advice it would help alot
thanks
