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2. Hirsutism - Wikipedia

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   Hirsutism is excessive body hair on parts of the body where hair is normally absent or minimal. The word is from early 17th century: from Latin hirsutus meaning "hairy". [2] It usually refers to a male pattern of hair growth in a female that may be a sign of a more serious medical condition, [3] especially if it develops well after puberty. [4]

3. Hypertrichosis - Wikipedia

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   Hirsutism is a type of hypertrichosis exclusive to women and children, resulting from an excess of androgen-sensitive hair growth. [16] Patients with hirsutism exhibit patterns of adult male hair growth. [1] Chest and back hair are often present on women with hirsutism. [16] Hirsutism is both congenital and acquired.

4. Body hair - Wikipedia

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   Body hair or androgenic hair is terminal hair ... (usually androgen excess), ... (See Table 1 for development of male body hair during puberty.) Women retain more of ...

5. Curly, unruly, fast-growing. For women, chin hair is normal ...

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   Outside of normal hormonal changes and genetics, there are some health issues that may lead to hirsutism, a condition leading to excessive hair growth, which may crop up on the chin, upper lip ...

6. Topical Minoxidil for Hair Loss: What Are the Side Effects? - AOL

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   Hypertrichosis (excessive body hair growth) Tachycardia (fast heart rate) Transient dizziness. ... Rogaine is sold in a variety of strengths to treat hair loss in both men and women.

7. Losing weight with PCOS is difficult. Here's what experts ...

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   This can cause irregular menstrual cycles, as well as symptoms including excess body hair, weight gain, acne, thinning hair and skin tags, per Johns Hopkins. ... Women with PCOS often have high ...

8. Prepubertal hypertrichosis - Wikipedia

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   [19] [20] On the other hand, hypertrichosis is defined as excessive hair growth anywhere on the body and is independent of androgen. [3] In addition, hypertrichosis is a condition that affects both males and females while hirsutism is primarily used to describe "male-like pattern terminal hair growth in women within androgen-dependent sites". [2]

9. Let it grow: The ‘Januhairy’ movement wants us to embrace ...

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   “Compliance rates of body hair removal are staggeringly high,” said Fahs, who cited research that between 92 and 99 percent of women in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and much of western ...