Unwanted hair growth
All women of the world have hair on their arms, legs, body, and faces, but normally these looks very thin and light grey in color. When a woman has unusual unwanted hair growth on her face, she is suffering from hirsutism, a condition where women have unwanted body and facial hair growth. The pattern of women body hair growth in hirsutism is changed as of the growth of hair in males.
Here are some common reasons for excess facial hair in women
SPECIFIC AREAS/ORIGINS
Women of South Asia especially Indo-Pak are more likely to have unwanted hair growth than the rest of the world as of American, European and East Asian countries.
FAMILY HISTORY
There are big chances of having more facial hair growth if it runs in your family. Being Overweight can also disturb the hair growth pattern.
MEDICINE ABUSES
There is some medicine especially of high blood pressure, Migraine, Birth control, and headache can cause this condition.
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF DISEASES
- Ovarian cancer is another important cause of having unwanted growth of facial hair in women.
- Bone and muscles weakness.
- High or low blood sugar
HORMONE IMBALANCE
Androgens which is also called testosterone is responsible for hair growth and voice changes in both men and women . Higher level of this hormone increases the growth of body hair and deepen the voice. In men, testosterone takes part in the production of hair, deepen the voice and produce sperm.
All women also produce low-level of testosterone, but higher than normal levels may lead to menstrual disorder, excessive body hair growth and sex drive abnormalities. Menopause is another reason for hormone imbalance and can cause unwanted hair growth in women.
TREATMENT
There is a lot of treatment available, some of them are
- waxing
- Shaving
- Laser treatment
- Bleaching
- Medicine
- Especially, homeopathic medicine
