I've seen in the tv paper that on Tues 3 Dec, at 10pm there will be a programme about hairy women on Channel 5.
The write up says (in my paper anyway),
"documentary profiling a variety of women who have a higher than average amount of body hair."
Should be interesting...............
((hugs)) Eva
__________________ Age 35, dh 30, married 8 years, one son 5 years old
DX pcos Jan 2001
DX ibs Dec 1999
Dx LOCAH Sept 2001
Hidradentis Suppurativa
(lumps)
Cervical Ectropion
Raised blood pressure
High Cholesterol
Loads of meds - too many to mention!!
"She is buffeted by the waves but she does not sink"
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__________________ Age 35, dh 30, married 8 years, one son 5 years old
DX pcos Jan 2001
DX ibs Dec 1999
Dx LOCAH Sept 2001
Hidradentis Suppurativa
(lumps)
Cervical Ectropion
Raised blood pressure
High Cholesterol
Loads of meds - too many to mention!!
"She is buffeted by the waves but she does not sink"
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I saw that it was going to be on, I think it should be really interesting. I hope it doesn't present the women as being circus freaks and highlights the real psychological effect it can have.
I always mark in the Radio Times what programmes I want to watch but didn't dare in case someone saw, how silly isn't it? But that's how sensitive I am about having excess hari
__________________ diagnosed: 22 Aug 2002
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Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I hope it's going to be a tasteful programme, and not a horrible one!
I did see on the channel 5 website that the programme is about women who have raised testosterone levels,
Eva
__________________ Age 35, dh 30, married 8 years, one son 5 years old
DX pcos Jan 2001
DX ibs Dec 1999
Dx LOCAH Sept 2001
Hidradentis Suppurativa
(lumps)
Cervical Ectropion
Raised blood pressure
High Cholesterol
Loads of meds - too many to mention!!
"She is buffeted by the waves but she does not sink"
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Well, what did everyone think about the programme? Personally I found it even more depressing than I feared it would be!!! Those horrible men that kept going on about seeing a bit of leg hair or a little moustache and how gross it was, made me feel 10 times worse about myself.
Seeing that lady with the beard put the fear of death into me too! It made me worry that I'm going to be like that one day. Also knowing that women have tried all sorts, electrolysis, laser and nothing has worked makes me depressed
All in all I did not feel that great afterwards - so a few men have a fetish for hirsute women, well, none that I know!!! And the rest want us as hair free as a new born baby!!!!!!
__________________ diagnosed: 22 Aug 2002
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i found that woman who grew her facial hair in quite inspiring - what a strong lady.
as for the guys who don't like a bit of leg hair.. well, i probably wouldn't mix with those kinds of guys anyway. the thing about those programmes is that they find extremes. there are lots of men out there who don't mind a bit of excess hair.
my excess hair doesn't bother me. i do shave my legs, i do pluck, but i'm not that worried about it if it shows now and then.
even the most gorgeous women get excess hair. the other day a beautiful woman (who is sometimes in the public eye) told me that she gets hairs under her chin which she plucks. the problem is that women don't talk about it! it's not just pcos that makes you hairy - age can, higher testosterone (without pcos) can. it's normal to be hairy.
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EDD - 11/22/08
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born 10/13/08 at 34 weeks 2 days
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It's good that you're confident enough in yourself not to mind, I'm not like that at all. I hate being hairy and it bothers me ALOT!! In fact to the point that sometimes I can hardly stand to look at myself, I've cried and even thought 'oh well there's always suicide'
I could never be like that lady I'm afraid.
__________________ diagnosed: 22 Aug 2002
no meds, taking the natural approach
saw palmetto, chromium, vit B complex, magnesium/calcium/zinc, milk thistle
I can totally understand where you're coming from! I have been very close to suicide several times because of my excessive hair, and wish I could be more accepting of it.
If you ever feel that the hair thing is getting too much for you to bear, please remember you are not alone.
I too saw the documentary on Hairy Women last night and was very disappointed. It left me feeling more depressed than I have been in a long time, especially because of the disparaging comments made by some of the people (and not just by young guys, but girls too!!) and the way it was treated as some kind of a joke.
I was hoping the programme would be more constructive, perhaps offering advice on hair removal and showing more "problem" cases that I could relate to.
On a more positive note, at the moment I am on a combination of Spiro, Finasteride and Yasmin (a lot of medication to be on, I know!) and it actually seems to be working quite well for the moment, al;though the side effects have been difficult, to say the least.
I can totally relate to MadamHoney. My self esteem is shattered because of the facial hair. I'm afraid of leaving my house and I don't feel comfortable around other people. I keep thinking that all they see in me is HAIR. I really admire Colette, the lady with the beard but I can't never be like her
Originally posted by MadamHoney It's good that you're confident enough in yourself not to mind, I'm not like that at all. I hate being hairy and it bothers me ALOT!! In fact to the point that sometimes I can hardly stand to look at myself, I've cried and even thought 'oh well there's always suicide'
I could never be like that lady I'm afraid.
i used to mind a lot, but i put a lot of work into not minding. it's not worth it.
like i said, lots of women are hairy - lots. not just women with pcos. the unnatural part of it all is removing it, not having it. which is kind of crazy when you think about it.
i do understand the worry, i really do. i've lived with the hair thing for about 15 years.
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dx pcos 1990
male factor infertility BFP - 03/12/08
EDD - 11/22/08
baby is here!
born 10/13/08 at 34 weeks 2 days
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I saw the show last night and hated it. It tried to make everyone with hair or who liked hair seem to be real freaks, and the only people who came across positively were the hairy women themselves - the bearded lady, the model who let her body hair grow and the ex-girlfriend of the hirsute lady lover.
The comments from the young men was fairly offensive and there were no "real" people who fell in between the "phwoar - hair" and the "eurrgh - hair" categories. Where were the people who just don't mind?
The show wasn't even mildly educational, apart from briefly mentioning the bearded lady's hormonal imbalance it didn't even really discuss the reasons why some women are hairier than others. It treated the whole thing as a joke and I thought it was a real waste of TV space.
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Dx: February 2003
BCP 1996-97 (made me unbearable)
Sx: annovulation 3 years after BCP then v. irregular AF, overweight, mildly bad skin, mildly hairy, skin tags, dark patches
Took herbal prescription containing Vitex, also Multivitamin and Mineral, Chromium, B-Complex, Co-Enzyme Q10, Calcium/Magnesium/Zinc, Evening Primrose Oil and Folic Acid (just in case!) - AFs became regular at 35 days - IT WORKED!!! DS born 26th February 2004
I watched it as well and hated it. They never really talked about how it affected the women's self-esteem or their daily lives. They just showed a bunch of different treatments and some ignorant "men".
I felt so bad afterwards, I went straight for the wax and the tweezers.
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Channel 5 Documentary - Hairy Women 
