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Originally Posted by natalie1008  I'm 19 years old and I have had facial hair since I was 12. It started out with just upper lip hair but around 2 years ago I started growing hair on my chin, as well. The hair is fine, but it is dark and there is a lot of it... This problem makes me so self conscious and recently I've found I have been paying so much more attention to it and worrying.. I'm not sure if that is because the hair growth has become faster or worse, but it is really taking a toll on my social life. I don't want to go out anymore during the daylight. I can barely keep eye contact with people when we are talking and frankly I can't take it anymore! I wax both my upper lip and chin but I have to do this once a week and hair grows in between that is too short to pluck or remove and I feel like it is EXTREMELY noticeable. I can't take it anymore, I hate feeling like this.. I think about the future, and wanting to travel- I love outdoor activities but I refrain from traveling and camping because I won't be able to keep the hair growth under control. Even worse though, I have sensitive skin and waxing causes me to have a lot of small pimples- although I take it over having hair. |
Remember that there's a considerable overlap between male and female hair growth patterns. Some males have the hair growth pattern that's more common in females (little body hair and no beard growth) while many females have the hair growth pattern that's more common in males (heavy body hair growth and some moustache and beard development. It's quite clear that for whatever reason you have growth that's coming close to the male pattern -- but that's not at all rare. Many women have the same sort of growth.
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Anyway, I've been reading about PCOs .. My periods have always been regular since I first started menstruating and my hair is very thick, so I'm not sure if I could have this disorder but- could it still be a problem with hormones? I'm so embarrassed about this problem and I feel so often that, if I didn't have facial hair, I would be SO much more confident. I can't even think about being in a relationship, I have had 1 boyfriend before but that was more than a year ago and I was always self conscious and I'm afraid that I'll end up letting this problem dictate my life and I will be alone.. I have been considering laser hair removal but I am concerned about possible scarring and regrowth. I have very fair/sensitive skin with dark hair.. I just don't know what to do anymore, I feel like this is running my life.... If anyone could offer any advice or if anyone has positive/negative experiences with laser removal to share, PLEASE help!!
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I reckon that it's time for you to take control of hte situation. Get a good-quality men's-type electric razor and you'll find that shaving in the morning will take less time than brushing your teeth.
I spent my teenage years worrying that no guy would ever want a flat-chested girl who had to shave her moustache every day like a guy. But at 19, when my (now) DH met me for the first time, he saw me when I hadn't shaved for 24 hours, had obvious coarse moustache stubble and wasn't wearing any padding. He claims he was
glad to see the coarse moustache stubble, because it made it obvious that I must have been shaving it for years and must be a lot older than my figure (or lack of it!) would have led him to think, so I might be old enough for him to be interested in.
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my worrying that was the problem, rather than anything else. Don't let it destroy your life. There are plenty of us here who have husbands who really aren't upset by our facial hair.