Hirsutism

It’s a false supposition that women don’t have hair on their faces and bodies. The amount and mass of hair vary from person to person, and largely depends on the genetics and also on the effect of hormones.

Hirsutism - Excessive Growth Of Hair In Women

Every woman has some hair in these skin area: outer corners of the upper lip, the chin, around the nipples, between the navel and pubic region and the tops of the thighs. A woman is reckoned to be suffering from Hirsutism, if she has more than usual amount of hair on her body, or if there is wider coverage of face and body, as some women are predisposed to have hair on other regions as well: chest and abdomen, lower back, neck and cheeks

Hirsutism is visible on the skin, but it is caused by the sensitivity of hair follicles to the testosterone, and it depends on the amount hormone present in the blood. Which suggests the internal nature of this problem.

Some races are genetically more inclined to have more hair than others, for example, Southeast Asians have much lesser hair than people from other parts of the world.

The chief culprit Testosterone is considered a male hormone, but it is also present in active levels in women as well as men. Women’s levels are much lower however (only 5 to 10% of men’s levels). In both sexes, increased testosterone levels at puberty, causes oiliness of the skin and makes pubic and underarm hair grow, as well as on some on other areas also.