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Hirsutism Describes Excessive Male Hair Growth Patterns In Female Bodies


The definition of hirsutism is : the presence of excessive hair growth in women at androgen-dependent body sites only. This terminal hair growth occur in a male sexual hair growth pattern on the female body. It is a female medical condition.

I strongly urge previous sufferers of this terrible condition to share the causes and treatments you found helpful with current sufferers to shorten their recuperation time.

This condition is mostly caused by diseases leading to androgen hormone excess.

It can also be caused by exogenous medications.

Many menopausal women are under the impression that their symptoms are due to menopause, but it rarely is the case.

They need to go to their gyneacologists.

It isn't uncommon for very young women in their twenties to have these symptoms. Doctors like to prescribe the contraceptive pill, but it often aggravate the condition.


What Causes This Condition?

The most common causes are polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and idiopathic causes. In the USA, about 70% of patients with PSOS are affected by hirsutism.

The idiopathic type is a diagnosis of exclusion. Patients with this malady's total testosterone levels may be normal, although free testosterone levels are almost always high. Of course, emotional stress may also be a cause.

Hirsute Woman The use of proper terminology is quite confusing, but very important in describing excessive hair growth correctly.

The severity can range from mild to virilisation (manly traits). The terminal hair that start to grow is coarse, hard and mostly darkly pigmented.

Both sexes have a very wide range of "normal" hair growth, based on racial as well as ethnic predisposition.
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What Are The Symptoms?

  1. Abrupt onset and/or rapid progression of localised unwanted hair growth on typically male hair growth areas.
  2. In more severe cases there is virilisation - manly traits develop.
  3. Facial acne and male pattern baldness can develop.
  4. There is deepening of the voice.
  5. Muscle mass increases without exercising.
  6. The breast size decreases visibly.
  7. Amenorrhoea, or ceasing of menstruation.
  8. The clitoris becomes enlarged (clitorimegaly)
  9. A marked increase in libido is experienced.


Available Treatments

The first line of treatment would be to go to a gyneacologist to have the correct test done. Many women don't get relief from traditional treatments.

A totally natural holistic approach to treat this illness is now available.


What Is Hypertrichosis?

It is the nice name for hairiness. It is the presence of increased hair growth in men as well as women of all ages at any body site.

Hypertrichosis induced hair growth is fine, long, soft hair. It is mostly on the face, trunk and arms. Sometimes the affected area can be extensive, or as small as a hairy mole.

The excessive hair growth caused by hypertrichosis is totally inappropriate for the area of the body, age or sex of the person. Multiple drugs can be the cause, but the patho-physiology of drug-induction is unknown.

Severe cases of Anorexia Nervosa can also result in the growth of fine hair all over the body. This is the body's way of trying to keep itself warm. Hyperthyroidism can also lead to hypertrichosis.


What Is Male Hair Growth Pattern?

Androgenic male body hair grow in a typical pattern. Females normally don't have body hair in these places.

The body areas are the upper lip, underarms, upper and fore arms, back of neck, sideburns, chin, central chest, abdomen, whole pubic area, upper inner thigh, shoulders and the back.

It is a fact that males are mostly hairier than females. Males also have terminal hair on body parts where females mostly have fine vellus hair.

When a woman grows hair on these typically male androgenic body areas it is called hirsutism. The cause can be related to hormonal imbalance.


Racial Differences And Hairiness

A large number of Mediterranean and Asian (especially Indian) females are more hairy than their fair counterparts. Hairiness is also known as hypertrichosis.

Women who are hairy do not necessarily have raised male hormone levels, but an imbalance may be present. It is in their genes. The men from the same countries are also quite hairy.

All races have similar androgen and oestrogen levels, despite striking differences in the amount of body hair. Whites have more hair than African Americans, Asians and Native Americans (Indians).

The number of hair follicles per unit of skin varies among ethnic groups (Mediterranean > Nordic > Asian). Asians rarely have facial hair or body hair outside the pubic and axillary or underarm regions.

White women of Mediterranean background have heavier hair growth and a higher incidence of excess facial hair than women of Nordic ancestry, who are blond and very fair skinned.


Hairiness vs Hirsutism

Elevated adreno-corticotrophic hormone levels (which increase the adrenal secretion of cortisol, aldosterone and androgens) is a rare cause of this problem.

The development of unwanted excess body hair (hairiness) may occur in association with many inherited syndromes. The use of certain medications (especially androgens or hormones) can definitely also trigger it.

Another cause is the presence of ovarian or pituitary/adrenal tumours. Excessive hairiness can also occur as a normal variant. Because insulin stimulates ovarian hormone production, insulin resistance can also cause hairiness.


This is a devastating condition to suffer with, but luckily there are help available. Are you interested to know which natural treatments are available for this medical condition?

It is imperative that the medical condition must be treated before any form of expensive long-term or permanent hair removal method can even be considered.


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Please follow the links supplied below to read more about hirsutism. It would be fantastic if you would write something about it too:


Female Hirsutism Causes Need Medical Intervention To Rule Out Serious Diseases
Female hirsutism must be treated by medical therapy to decrease androgen activity in the follicle that was caused by diseases of androgen excess or by taking exogenous medications.

Various Hirsutism Treatments Are Available To Treat PCOS And Infertility
Most hirsutism treatments are geared towards the treating of polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS and the accompanying infertility and excess body hair.

Hirsute Women Live In Bodies They Hate With A Medical Condition They Don't Want
Hirsute women are categorised from 1 to 4 on the Ferriman Gallaway hirsutism model. Nine body areas are rated.


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