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2. Curly, unruly, fast-growing. For women, chin hair is normal ...

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   What causes women to get chin hair? ... Some women naturally have more sensitive DHT receptors, meaning that even normal hormone levels may stimulate increased facial hair growth. According to ...

3. There's A Reason You Have Chin Hair And It's Not Because You ...

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   Hirsutism is a condition that causes excessive facial hair growth in women due to an increase in androgens. This hormonal change can cause fine, "vellous" hair follicles to produce larger, darker ...

4. Bearded lady - Wikipedia

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   A relatively small number of women are able to grow enough facial hair to have a distinct beard. The condition is called hirsutism. It is usually the result of polycystic ovary syndrome which causes excess testosterone and an over-sensitivity to testosterone, thus (to a greater or lesser extent) results in male pattern hair growth, among other symptoms.

5. Facial hair - Wikipedia

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   Many women depilate facial hair that appears, as considerable social stigma is associated with facial hair on women, and freak shows and circuses have historically displayed bearded women. Many women globally choose to totally remove their facial hair by means of electrolysis (permanent) or laser hair removal (semi-permanent).

6. Hypertrichosis - Wikipedia

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   Hirsutism is a type of hypertrichosis exclusive to women and children, resulting from an excess of androgen-sensitive hair growth. [16] Patients with hirsutism exhibit patterns of adult male hair growth. [1] Chest and back hair are often present on women with hirsutism. [16] Hirsutism is both congenital and acquired.

7. Weight gain, facial hair and infertility: 3 women share their ...

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   Hirsutism, weight gain and irregular periods are tough enough to navigate individually, but for women with PCOS, this cocktail of symptoms is just the beginning of the struggles that hallmark ...

8. Hirsutism - Wikipedia

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   The amount and location of the hair is measured by a Ferriman–Gallwey score. It is different from hypertrichosis, which is excessive hair growth anywhere on the body. [3] Treatments may include certain birth control pills, antiandrogens, or insulin sensitizers. [1] Hirsutism affects between 5 and 15% of women across all ethnic backgrounds. [8]

9. Does Minoxidil Work for Beard Growth? (& Other Ways to ... - AOL

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   There isn’t a ton of research on the use of minoxidil for facial hair growth, but there was one study published as a letter to the editor in a 2016 volume of The Journal of Dermatology.