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Originally Posted by Paola  Shaving every day at such a young age is normal according to you ? |
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normal for females, but not all that uncommon either.
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Yes, something is wrong, it's a hormone imbalance, which is sort of why we're on this website.
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It's certainly a hormonal balance which is different from the norm for females. However, at 54 I've been married for more than thirty years and have children so it's not so abnormal as to have prevented me leading a full life as a woman.
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That's fine that your situation didn't scar you emotionally and you had a happy life, but not everyone can say the same, which again is why most of us are here.
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And why I like to try to encourage other women that at least as far as the hair growth is concerned, it's not necessarily the disaster that I myself as a teenager imagined it to be. If the hair growth is the main aspect of their problem, then perhaps they need not be unduly upset about it. If my problems had prevented me having children, I'm sure I would have sought treatment for infertility, but as it turned out, even though my periods were infrequent and irregular I
was able to have children and so have seen no reason to seek treatment for my hormone balance.
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Everyone knows that a hormonal imbalance, if left untreated can lead to a host of problems, and getting treated right away is important in order to avoid any future problems.
If only I was treated properly years ago, I wouldn't be at the advanced stage of PCOS that I'm in right now.
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Hormone imbalance can be associated with problems, but doesn't necessarily lead to future problems. Attempts to bring hormonal balance to within "normal" limits can also lead to future problems -- eg using bcp to minimize estrogen deficiency in the hormonal balance can lead to the natural ovarian production of estrogen shutting down and not restarting when the bcp is ceased. NB I've said
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As far as the long finger theory, does it include the feet as well ?
Because my mother and sister's forth toe are both longer, it's quite noticible as well......my fingers and toes are all normal though.
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Yes, there is evidence that it also applies to toes, but the amount of research that has been done into toes is much more limited.
