I'm 23 and never grew facial hair. - Men's Health Message Board

Jonathan92280 · 10-29-2003, 11:43 PM

Is this a problem?
I had a normal puberty at age 13 and everything else developed fine. I have always had a normal sex drive and my growth was pretty much completed after age 18. But I look like a little kid and have never ever grown a single facial hair. I don't mind the convenience of not having to shave and buy/replace razors. But does this merit a trip to the doctor to have hormone levels checked??

Zerander · 10-29-2003, 11:52 PM

weird. Whats ur size/weight?

Jonathan92280 · 10-30-2003, 12:55 PM

I'm 5'10" and weigh 143 lbs. I haven't gotten any taller in around 5 years. Weight's been constant.

Gine2D · 10-30-2003, 05:19 PM

At age 23 I did not have to shave. I already had one son by then. I later learned that I had Mosaic Klienfelters XXY47. That meant that I had a few extra female chromosomes in my upper body. One result was no upper body hair on chest, stomach, or face.
Lower body had hair.

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focus · 11-03-2003, 02:14 PM

I wouldn't worry about it, as long as:

- You have good sex drive
- You have full pubic hair and normal sized testes
- You can ejaculate
- You have a reasonably deep voice
- No sudden weight gain with breast enlargement

Facial hair growth is often genetic - does your father have a light beard too? Any brothers who also have light beards?