PCOS Messages for April, 2002: Re: hair question...need advice, pls help...

Re: hair question...need advice, pls help...

From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 17:21:55 -0500 (CDT)

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The hair does not turn dark or coarse due anything you do to it externally. It is dark or coarse from the root of the hair because of what is going on inside of you. It can take a year before you have big improvements when using spiro. or any other anti-androgen.

The spiro should help prevent the hair from turning dark if it is not already turning dark. It should also help prevent new hairs from coming in. I have found with the Glucophage and low carbing that I have had a reduction in hair. It took about 1 1/2 years but I no longer have some of the hair in inappropriate places (even family has noticed). I have only a few hairs on my chin and the hair on my arms is almost invisible. The hair on my legs is much finer than it used to be.

Your hair grows in different cycles. It has a growing phase and a dormant phase. It takes a while for all of your hair to become effected by the lower testosterone in your system.

You will know if the spiro is working just by looking at the hair as it is coming in. If you let it grow, it may appear lighter or thinner. If you shave, you may find that you do not have to shave as frequently or that the hair is thinner. If you pluck or wax, you may find that you do not have to do that as frequently as well.

Cannot help you with creams, Tera may know of some. All of them are too harsh for me, eventually, but then again, I am allergic to most sun screen also. :-)

At Mon, 22 Apr 2002, anouk wrote: >
>Many women here have said that their body hair started out fine, then it
>turned coarse and dark. I was just wondering if that is the result of
>shaving and waxing. Does it turn coarse even if you leave it alone and
>am taking spiro? By the way, how would I know if the spiro is working if
>I don't shave? I've been on 50mg a day for 2 months, then went up to
>100mg for about a week so far. I have an appointment to see my
>endocrinologist in 3 months. I know she's going to ask me if the hair
>has gotten any better. Does anyone know of any creams I can use to
>bleach my body hair that is non-irritating?

-- Hope this helps,

Belle

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