WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2000: Re: hair

Re: hair

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 19 May 2000 15:03:21 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 18 May 2000, Christina wrote: >
>The women in my family have dark hair, but nothing excessive. Gradually
>since I hit puberty I have gotten hair in different places. My face has
>a lot of blond hair on it, I have dark hair on my upper lip and chin, my
>eyebrows are very prominant. I have electrolysis done on my face, but I
>am still very aware of how noticeable the hair is. I have dark hair on
>my stomach too that I use nair to get rid of. Well, the whole deal is a
>pain to deal with and everything, but I guess I am not just trying to
>complain. I want to know how I could have become this way when no other
>person in my family, up through all of my grandparents, male and female,
>are hairy like I am. I have read about hormone imbalances and stuff
>like that. Could I have too much testosterone or something?

Yes, you could have a condition called polycystic ovarina syndorme --there is a whole section devoted to PCOS here on the obgyn.net women's section.

I am 22, >thin and naturally muscular, and have a small chest. I also have had
>some problems with acne for about 10 years.

Sounds a lot like PCOS, but you need to see your gynecologist for a defintie diagnosis. PCOS is often treated with birth control pills to straighten out some of the hormone imbalance.

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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