PCOS Messages for March, 2002: Re: hypertrichosis - increased vellus/light hair growth

Re: hypertrichosis - increased vellus/light hair growth

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 11:54:09 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 15 Dec 2001, anonymous wrote: >
>Hi there. I wondered if any of you know much about hypertrichosis- I
>understand this term to mean increased growth of non sexual or non
>androgen dependent hair as distinct from hirsutism- male pattern
>body/facial hair. I think this is often/ usually non pigmented.
>Basically, I'm wondering if I'm developing it at the moment, during the
>last few months in addition to the hirsutism. Maybe I'm just being
>reallly paranoid...I can't find much out about it yet. Anyway, is this
>associated with androgens at all. I know this wouldn't make sense
>really but most of the other causes seem to be congenital or drug
>related.Cancer too- but that is usually local non sexual growth. I
>posted a long complaint about hair the other day, and did go on about
>this a bit. Basically, I seem to have increased light, thin hair over
>most of my body in the last couple of months- back, sides of the body
>etc. More worryingly, on the face, some of the light hairs come up
>really quite near the eyes which seems a little odd. I mean they are
>more pronounced than before.
>If anybody could shed any light on this at all- I would be most
>grateful.

Hi. I recently myself have had an increase of vellus hair growth all over my body. I mean all over. It's very devestating because i've been to my Dr. and to out of town clinics, and noone seems to want to do anything about it. This sudden growth of hair happened after taking the morning after pills. My free testosterone and DHEA-S were in normal range but on the higher end, but because they were in normal range, they see it not being a problem. But who knows what they were before. (they could of been very low) This hair growth doesn't seem to stop, so this concerns me, and i'm not giving up until someone takes me seriously. I've researched tonnes on how free testosterone is metabolized to a more potent androgen called DHT which stimulates hair growth, but the doctors refer to that as hirsutism, not what i'm experiencing. So, if what i have is hypertrichosis, how do you cure that? Is there medication you can take. Desperately seeking peace of mind, any insite would be appreciated. And for all you ladies out there, spread the word. Don't ever take the morning after pill!!!!

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