What are the causes of facial hair?

It is estimated that more than 40 million American women in America have unwanted facial hair. As menopause is the story of unwanted hair is often all about estrogen, or more precisely the relationship between estrogen and testosterone.

If estrogen is dominant, the face of a woman usually has short hair and fine hair, almost invisible, as "fluff." Men, but the terminal hair and the kind of thick black beard. Unwanted facial hair can be for every woman, a few hairs on the chin, upper lip, growth light or heavy, and chin and growth. A woman finds slowing growth in the lip or chin terribly bothersome, while another woman to be seen on the hairs of the upper lip and can not object. Women with excessive facial hair often experience psychological factors such as low self-esteem and shame.

The key hormone that controls the type of facial hair, dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT causes increased facial hair is in the production of the terminal.

During playback, increased levels of estrogen, testosterone is usually small compared to the production of DHT. However, if it increases at menopause and decreasing estrogen levels of DHT in the hair follicle (see details below). This is where many women begin frustrating, "like the beard" hair in places you've never seen before chin, jaw, cheeks and forehead.

In MenopauseRx, about 40% of women who have registered with us, we say that unwanted facial hair is a source of frustration. So if you have too much facial hair is not alone.

Over the years, have a good choice to solve the problem is relatively limited. If it looks like a little hair on the face, is the common response to problems with a clamp or other device or a device that automatically controls start tweezers. The problem is that the hair follicle is in the development stage of growth (anagen) phase of active growth, promoting hair faster and thicker ... which of course does not work. Boot options beyond its borders. Color of the teeth and shave five hours, and it's something to keep when you're busy. Electrolysis is expensive and painful. Laser is expensive and can be uncomfortable. We all know what can be waxed. Ex addition to the cost in time. The list of disappointments with the current treatment can be very long.It is important to talk to your doctor about the rapid growth of unwanted hair or unexpected.