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..
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!!
hi i know exactly what you're going through i'm 17 and have had facial hair on my chin since i was about 10 or 11 there were times when i felt so self conscious that i didn't want to do any social activities and also i have cried a lot. recently though i have started living my life and really don't care that much if people notice. most people don't really care if you have facial hair well those i know. however i wouldn't dare go into a relationship that is something i have to work with. also i heard that saw palmetto helps with hirsutism so i am trying that and evening primrose good luck i'll keep you posted if i see my condition improves
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!!
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.
It was 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.
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..
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!!
I have the same problem I am 25 now it all started when I was 15 I had hair on my lower tommy,didnt even think it might be pcos since my periods have always been normal.not exactly28 days but it usaully comes around every 32 days.
it just happened so fast that I even dont know when did all these hair appear.so now I have them on my chin,around my nipples and recently my facial hair is getting abit dark.I went to doc and she told meI have pcos eventhough I get my period regulary.
my advise is before it gets too late and you are still young,you should go to doctor.
there is no such a thing that you have a male pattern hair growth and do nothing abt it.
about laser I did my lower tommy area 6 times it was really helpful but such a waste it all came back.
you need a right treatment for that and laser comes second.
hope this would help.I know how hard it is and trust me it will get worse if you dont get to it.
Thank you all so much for your replys... I find myself thinking about this problem every minute of the day , I have always had extra hair growth on the face but I have never been like this about it- i feel like I'm becoming obsessed and I just want to be happy and confident again. I'm finally going to the doctor to have some tests run to find out if this is a hormonal problem.. If the tests come back fine, I Will start laser hair removal in the winter .. Does it work on fine hair though, as long as it is dark ? I did shave my upper lip/chin but I HATE the way it is growing back on my upper lip.. I'm going to let it grow in again and continue waxing but the chin hair I will shave, it doesn't start coming back for about 2 days and doesn't have the same kind of stubble that my upper lip does. What's strange, though, is that I noticed- after shaving.. that the hair is taking at least a week to come back on the upper lip to where I can wax, but there is a lot more on one half of my upper lip than the other- where there is actually one patch in the middle with no hair at all.. is that normal? I thought maybe it'd be because i've waxed for so long.. maybe hair has stopped growing in places? I don't know.. I just want to find out if this is a problem and stop being so self concious.. I'm not even sure if the growth I have is THAT bad.. it is not very coarse at all.. UGh.. I just don't know.. Iw ill be glad to go to the doctor and find out if there's a reason for all of this. in the meantime, thank you all for your help !!!!!!!
welcome to sc i take spiro for the hair, which does help. although my endo said it takes 9-12 months to get to maximum resutlt, i saw results quicker than that.
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PCOs? Not sure. So self conscious. 
i take spiro for the hair, which does help. although my endo said it takes 9-12 months to get to maximum resutlt, i saw results quicker than that. 
