Comments on: Hirsutism – Excess Hair Growth

By: jacob

jacob — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:48:07 +0000

Hi, i’m jacob and i have the same problem.

I just wana know what methods are there for removing these hairs(permanent and short term)

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:26:18 +0000

now that you mention it, I actually have always had very clammy/sweaty hands and sometimes sweat more than usual..perhaps there is an underlying problem. (I brought that up with my doctor and he shrugged it off haha)

thank you! best wishes!

By: Carina

Carina — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:19:00 +0000

Hi!
I am 25, and I have the same problem… I read about this today and will contact a doctor first thing tomorrow! You should do the same – you can get help and get back your self esteem.

Here are the different areas for hirsutism – you sound like you are qualified: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferriman-Gallwey_score

Together with my hairy body, I’m overweight, depressed, tired, have irregulair periods and get sweaty after doing almost nothing – I have alot of the symptoms for polystic ovary syndrom . Being intimate with somone is something I really miss, but wouldn’t dream of because of how I look and feel.
In my case I’m actally quite happy because of this – if I have hirsutism and/or polycistic ovary syndrom, I know there is a solution to my problem!

Wish you the best of luck!
Carina
Norway

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:59:49 +0000

hello, I’m 18 years old and very, very scared. I’ve had upper lip/stomach (above belly button) and heavy arm/leg hair since I was 12-13, and I bleached the lip and tummy. I started tweezing the upper lip hair two years ago, and it takes a while every morning, but I’m used to it.
1 year ago, overnight, 2 long chin hairs appeared. I tweezed them, they reappear every few weeks.
over the last couple of months, everything has gone from bad to terrible.
I now have long, dark hair above, below the bellybutton, on my knuckles, toes, all of stomach, lower back, upper arm/shoulders, buttcheeks, around nipples, on breasts, between breasts, inner things, on hands, etc. It seems to literally be getting worse by the day.
most of the hair isn’t super thick, but it’s immensely unsightly. I can’t go swimming, wear tank tops, change in front of people, or even try getting intimate with anyone, I hate it.
I’m a first year university student in canada, funds are sparse. I want to see if I have an imbalance, I’m not sure if I qualify for hirsutism? I have regular periods, high metabolism, (no weight issues) but I do have anxiety that I’ve had since I was 12-13.
if I do get tested, regardless of the results, where to next? I don’t think health care covers this stuff here, and it’s very expensive for laser/electrolysis.

I feel gross and like nobody will ever like me for me. unrelated, but I mostly swing towards women..do you think they’d be more lenient on this, or more critical? thank you if you can help.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:25:40 +0000

Alice, how is your skin now a few months later? I have been on DCI and a low glycemic diet for about 6 weeks now. My skin went from cystic acne to 95% clear, and it was a-maz-ing. Now i am experiencing a small breakout again. Not as bad as before the DCI, but still kind of weird since it looked so good just a week ago. Did anything like this happen to you?

By: amber

amber — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:37:59 +0000

Hey I thought I was the only one in the world with this issue! I have hair on my nipples and it gets worse the older I get. My pubic area is growing down my legs as well. Question is though can you do electrolysis around the aureola (nipple) or not or maybe if you got fake boobs would the hair die that way? Really I need help I wont even date because I’m so embarrassed I’m 34 and I wont date because of this hair growth issue:( Please tell me there is a permanent solution?????

By: Anonomis

Anonomis — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:39:57 +0000

Hi … I am a 22year old female from South Africa and have been going thru this since im 14 … I have went for three blood tests I think or two since 14years of age and only wen I was 20 did the doc give me a cause of it … …the doctor says that my body produces too much insulin and that i have a hormone problem … i also dont get my period on time … i get it aproximatly every two to three months and because of it I gain weight … ( I do however think there is something more to it other then what the doc says but im not sure) its not a nice feeling at all and it doesnt look like its going to change … ive been on birth control as well and that coats my womb so they’ve taken me off that … i dont gain weight from eating cos i hardly do eat and wish people would understand that…I have taken notice though that I tend to pick up more weight wen its been OVER three months that I HAVE NOT gotten my period … so far thats all the doctor could tell me and he has put me on diabetic medication to controll the insulin in my body…although im not a diabetic and wish to never be one … so i know exactly how you all feel and i hope for you all that everything works out for you … unfortunatly i cant give you any medical advice as i dont know any …. but i do most definatly wish the BEST for you …

Thanks

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:53:58 +0000

Im so glad that the iternent allows free info like this!

By: Gwenelda

Gwenelda — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:31:45 +0000

If my porlbem was a Death Star, this article is a photon torpedo.

By: May

May — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:12:07 +0000

Im 31,my problem is about my excess pubic hair….it’s too much as in,even in my legs its coming out everytime I shaved it.What is the best solution for it to reduce?Im so tired already…thanks and more power!!!!