17 year old female with a chin hair???????? - Hair Problems Message Board

Danielle05 · 04-06-2005, 08:43 PM

I was rubbing my chin the other day and I noticed something prickling me, it was a chin hair, I've pulled it out twice before, and it returned, why is this happening to me?? my periods are irregular, and breasts really haven't developed, could there be something wrong with my hormones or what? Please help me, I'm also still dealing with the whole excessive shedding, which I'll be getting blood tests done soon to see the cause of it. Could somebody atleast tell me why I have chin hair???

frustrated35 · 04-07-2005, 09:28 PM

I really can't give any good advice except to check with your doctor. Have you been to a ob/gyn yet? It sounds hormonal, maybe something isn't balanced. I would definitely get those irregular periods checked out. As far as not being "developed" keep in mind every woman's body is different and we develop at different times, but again, look into visiting your normal internal medicine doctor or see an ob/gyn. They can give you their expert opinion. Blood work will also tell if there's a problem. I wish you the best!

debemak · 04-11-2005, 07:06 AM

You may have something called polycystic ovarian sydrome. You do need to see an endocrinologist to be diagnosed. There is medication you can take to stop the unwanted hair growth and laser treatements to get rid of what is on your chin now. You'll want to be diagnosed asap because it can lead to insulin resistance and a chance of diabetes, as well as infertility problems.

JanetinHouston · 04-24-2005, 06:30 PM

Danielle, YOu need to go to an endocrinologist. I had irregular periods, acne that began to get worse around the age of 20, and hair on my chin and more than normal hair on my arms for a woman.

I had something called hirsutism. I was on meds for a little over a year I believe, and it straightened my hormones up (with hirsutism you have too many male hormones).

Unfortunately, once a hair folicle gets a taste of a male hormone, it will never stop growing, but if indeed you do have too many male hormones, it will slow the growth of the hair down and it will be more manageable. Also, my periods aren't bad at all now.

narcist · 05-01-2005, 08:30 AM

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Unfortunately, once a hair folicle gets a taste of a male hormone, it will never stop growing, but if indeed you do have too many male hormones, it will slow the growth of the hair down and it will be more manageable. Also, my periods aren't bad at all now.

Is that true??!! So if you have dark hairs they will always be dark?

I have a question. I'm not sure if I should start another discussion or not so I'll just ask here. Does the hair problem decrease at ALL if you lose weight? I've read that being overweight produces certain hormones that cause hair growth. So does that change if you lose weight? I'm fat (blah) and have started noticing more and more hair where I don't want it! Especially on my face and I have noticed more and more 'stray' hairs on my upper back which totally makes me feel like some kind of freak! I'm too embarrassed to even go to the doctor to ask them what's up with me. I started nairing and shaving my face when I was around 15 because I had what I thought was too much facial hair. Now I realize that what I had then was normal and I'm so mad at myself. Did the hair on my face start growing back darker and thicker because I shaved or because I have some hormone imbalance?

*I should note that I'm 19 now.