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Originally Posted by Paola  In any event, high testosterone isn't something that we should live with or just accept, it clearly indicates that something is wrong. |
High testosterone indicates that something is different from the norm. Whether something's actually
wrong is a matter of interpretation.
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Most women deal with mild hirsutism, but to shave every day, especially starting at such a young age is not something you should just simply accept.
Just to be on the safe side, I would investigate further to make sure that it isn't something more serious.
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I agree with the investigation suggestion. However, I can't say that having to shave every day -- and I was shaving every day from the time I was 15 -- has really indicated anything that has spoiled my life. I've married and I've had kids. The fact that I've had male-type beard growth and body hair hasn't really done me any harm other than causing me a lot of distress and worry as a teenager -- but that was because I thought no guy would want a girl who was flat-chested and had to shave every day, like a guy. But I was wrong on that count, anyway.
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Originally Posted by rainbowfish A long fourth finger indicates Testosterone exposure in the womb? That sounds bizarre to me. It just doesn't sound right, who came up with that? |
If you Google on "digit ratio" (including the quotes) you should find plenty. In a nutshell, it's just that the relative lengths of fingers is something that is established at the same stage in fetal life as certain areas of the body can be sensitized to respond to possible exposure to testosterone in later life. If your ring fingers are longer than your index fingers it's very likely that if you're exposed to testosterone in adult life your body will respond to it by growing hair in the areas where hair characteristically grows in males -- such as the beard area.