NEW MEGA SERIES: HUMAN DISEASES, REDEFINED

50. Hirsutism (Hair Growth in Unwanted Places)

Male sex hormone called androgen secretes in both men and women in differing amounts.
If excessive androgen secretes, the hair from head tends to drop off, while hair tends to grow in other unwanted parts of the body. This is called hirsutism.
Women often develop mild ‘moustaches’, hair on their arms and legs, and even on chest, at times.
I have clinically observed that teenaged girls consuming synthetic chemicals in the form of either medications, food supplements, or vitamins and minerals, almost certainly develop hirsutism.
The approach appears to be to prevent or subside the problem, rather than trying to rectify it, for a cure does not seem to exist.
See Hair Problems.