WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2000: Re: Male hair growth pattern question...

Re: Male hair growth pattern question...

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 23 Nov 2000 10:16:58 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Suzy wrote: >
>I have a sorority sister who has like a male pattern hair elsewhere what
>can you do for that?? (like face for sure, she currently uses cream face
>hair remover, a little on back) Like will getting on hormones make the
>hair growth change if it's a male pattern?? I saw on the tv the other
>day an add about a cream medicine that takes it away... prescription..
>and I told her about it, however she wanted me to ask because she was
>amazed that someone helped me with my problem.
>Thanks, Suzy & TriDelt Sis

When male pattern hair growth has developed-in other words, once the hair follicles are there and active, the only way to permanently remedy this is to have the follicles dealt with either by electrolysis or laser. Hormonal manipulation may help prevent further hair follicle proliferation, but will not affect those already present... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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