i was diagnosed with pcos 10 yrs ago, i've had ups and downs in my treatment. right now have a BIG problem, i have a lot of facial hair. my periods have been regular, and so has ovulation. does anybody know of an herb that will stop the growth?? i am not on any medication, nor do i plan on starting any. i would very much like to get rid of the facial hair. any ideas would be appreciated.
I don't know an herb, but a lady here put lard on her face and it seemed to help, I think.
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i was diagnosed with pcos 10 yrs ago, i've had ups and downs in my treatment. right now have a BIG problem, i have a lot of facial hair. my periods have been regular, and so has ovulation. does anybody know of an herb that will stop the growth?? i am not on any medication, nor do i plan on starting any. i would very much like to get rid of the facial hair. any ideas would be appreciated.
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Lard can still be found in some grocery stores in the dairy section near the butter. I've also seen it near the pork section with the breakfast sausage, etc. When in doubt you can always ask someone!
Some stores don't carry it anymore though. I need it on occasion for old family recipes, in case you're wondering
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Totally stop hair growth? No. Slow it down? For me, yes. Herbs vary from person to person, just like drugs, and not everyone has success with the same things though.
I've slowed my facial hair growth by at least 50% by taking Saw Palmetto berries and N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC). I've read that due to the life cycle of the hair follicle it will take up to three months to see a change, so you must give any treatment you try at least three months or more.
I've been taking Saw Palmetto berries for about three months now and this was my first stab at hair reduction. The first benefits I noticed were less oily skin, which was great, and less hormonal acne. Within about the second month I started noticing that I didn't have to shave quite as urgently in the morning and that the stubble was a wee bit shorter. By the third month it was shorter still. I take 1080mgs 2x daily of the berries (NOT the oil, the dosage on that would be vastly lower! In fact, my dose of the berries is a bit high.)
About a month ago I added the NAC. Now with this stuff I noticed a difference right away! I don't know if it's because I was already taking the Saw Palmetto or what, but within days I went from shaving daily (with an electric shaver) to every other day with minimal stubble on the second day. Just today I noticed that it seems that the hair-bearing area of my chin seems to be shrinking. I'm getting a kind of "bald spot" in the middle of my goatee Things just seem to get better every day with the NAC and the facial hair. I take 600mgs 3x daily on an empty stomach (important!).
If you haven't already, you might want to check out the "Hair in Wrong Places/Hair Loss" board and the "Alternative Remedies" board as they both would probably be helpful for you in your quest.
I wish you luck! Facial hair is such a pain
Dana
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I've been wanting to give NAC a try for a while now. I read that it reduces insulin sensitivity and i'm thinking that that's a factor in my hirsutism. I have hypoglycemia. Just wondering where I could get it. Would it be in a health food store?
I buy my NAC at GNC. I'm not sure if they have those in Oz Kath, or not. I'd check any health food/vitamin/supplement store. Of course GNC was out of it last week when I went to buy more, so I may have to start ordering it myself.
Ordering off of the internet would probably be cheaper. http://www.google.com
has a section on their site called "Froogle" where you can type in what you are looking for and it will list various online retailers carrying that item, starting with the cheapest price. My partner uses it all the time, but I haven't, so I'm not really sure if there is an option to enter your country or not.
I'd suggest reading the NAC section in "Mary's PCOS Treatment FAQ" for more info on NAC (such as dosage, etc.) http://members.aol.com/marykateroget/
I'd really recommend trying it if you can find it! I think it's helped me the most out of all of the supplements I'm currently taking and in so many varied ways.
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i was diagnosed with pcos 10 yrs ago, i've had ups and downs in my treatment. right now have a BIG problem, i have a lot of facial hair. my periods have been regular, and so has ovulation. does anybody know of an herb that will stop the growth?? i am not on any medication, nor do i plan on starting any. i would very much like to get rid of the facial hair. any ideas would be appreciated.
There isn't any such thing as a free lunch -- any treatment is likely to have side effects, and that applies to herbal treatments. If there's any possibility of you ever hoping to become pregnant, I'd avoid herbal treatments.
For myself, the answer has been a good (men's type) electric shaver.
hehe! - on the predominantely men's forum I belong too (as I am about to become a nightclub bouncer) They advise eachother to use ladies shavers!!
Isn't that the weirdest thing Marie? My partner always LOVED my Lady Remington shaver so I gave him the piece of crap and got something much nicer. He still uses it to shave his head (he's clean shaven), but we both agree that our new Braun self-cleaning shaver is just the bestestestest ever! Only shaver I'd consider sharing with a man. No matter how clean they just aren't as "up to snuff" on facial hygiene as we ladies (in general!). I don't want any man cooties!
Dana
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hehe! - on the predominantely men's forum I belong too (as I am about to become a nightclub bouncer) They advise eachother to use ladies shavers!!
Ladies shavers may be ok for legs, if you're not to fussy, but for shaving serious beard-type growth men's shavers are infinitely better. And you tend to get what you pay for, too. The more expensive ones usually do a better job.
facial hair, pls help 
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Only shaver I'd consider sharing with a man. No matter how clean they just aren't as "up to snuff" on facial hygiene as we ladies (in general!). I don't want any man cooties! 
