I'm a newbie, glad to have found this forum.

1 when hair is visible on your arms or legs, how many of you wear long sleeves w/ pants? I don't tend to worry about the hair on my legs or arms, it doesn't to me at least seem any more than normal

2 how many people wear socks constantly to hide the hair around the ankle & toes & feet? lol I probably should but I don't, I'm actually shocked to see this question because I just thought it was genetics.

3 does anyone wear turtlenecks/scarves to hide hair on the chest or neck? I hate turtlenecks and don't use scarves.

4 or comb your hair around your face so that sideburns arent visible. I have started to wear my hair down more.

5 if you cant wax, nair or pluck for a few days, do you give in to the urge to shave? (actually i heard plucking is worse and shaving is better but i feel safer plucking for some odd reason) I haven't shaved yet, I'm too afraid it will grow in more coarse.

6 favourite method of hair removal (besides laser/electrolysis but if youre on it PRAY TELL how its working for you and how long it took to complete the treatments) here are some preferences: sugaring, waxing, threading, plucking, shaving, finishing touch/electronic hair removal blades, nair/cream. also please recommend brands, types, and pros of cons of the ones you like or dislike very strongly. I wax and pluck any random hairs still remainging.

7 does anyone else get knicked from shaving their arms or toes or feet? I don't do it ongoingly but I have gotten knicked by shaving my toes and the top of my feet.

8 whats the strangest place that you have to remove hair? Um to me the strangest is my "sideburns"

9 HOW on EARTH do you get rid of all that tiny black stubble? the kind that looks like pores in your arms or wherever you remove it from? the ones that when you shave or whatever its still there! my legs even kinda look like that bcuz im so pale and then i got these li'l dots except on my legs its pores, on my arms its hair. anyone got any ideas? I break out the tweezers and call my husband in to help if I can't get it lol.

10 anyone tried those hair buffers by con-air or any of that kinda stuff? the ones where you replace those pads on it? like a microderm abrasion kit? No I'm relatively new to PCOS... I've never really noticed it as being a problem until I got facial hair.

11 WHAT IS A FACIAL HAIR BUFFER? they have those facial hair buffers at the stores but i dont know if they really work like they say they do and HOW do they work? I don't know but you let me know if it works!.

12 anyone had any luck w/ the facial hair buffer, hair off mitten, or the Sally Hansen hair removal kit that includes the "hair wand"??? i dont know what the hair wand is but its called something like that i think, i cant remember but i was and am tempted to try it except that i think its probably going to be something like nair in a tube, or "wand". i just wanna know what it is! Haven't tried them

13 favourite method? most effective? least favourite? least effective? please give details as to why, if you can. i.e. the smell, the residue, painful/leaves burns, too much preparation time/doesnt remove small/long hairs effectively, doesnt remove hair as its supposed to, etc. Waxing and plucking some, I refuse to shave.

14 how does hirsutism affect your love/social/sex life? and on a scale of 0-10 (or OFF THE SCALE!!!) how would you say that the hirsutism affects your self-esteem/self-worth? I would say 2 maybe, my husband is very open and helpful. He even helps me on occasion if I have trouble removing a stubborn hair. He's been great. Socially, I'm really embarassed. I tell my good friends but it makes me want to crawl into a cave.

15 does your partner know you have hair? do you cover/remove it and try to keep it flawless all the time or do you sometimes let it go for a bit? He sure does.

16 does hirsutism cause a less-fullfilling sex life? No not really

17 have you come to accept the problem or do you constantly find yourself wondering how things would be different if you DIDNT have it? does it cause a constant state of depression/loss of control? I really wish that I could just be well "normal"... I really hate being 23 and having facial hair. I joked about it a lot at first just to cover up how embarassed I was about it. Now I'm starting to accept it and can't wait till I have the money for electrolysis.

18 does the cold seem to make hair growth worse? I hope not!

19 pros & cons of your favourite method/least favourite method. i know ive put this a few times on here probably but i figure that different products may be listed on different areas so you dont have to answer this if you have already and youre going to say the same thing you already said...lol bcuz i dont wanna be a hassle BUT this is more for the last words on any product that is worth knowing about. My least favorite was the wax wand. I guess I could never get the wax to melt enough. Waxing is effective but sometimes I get a little red and irritated from it, it also makes me break out under my chin.