A woman's thick black hair can reveal disease

All women are afraid of getting sick. Even the smallest illness can cause significant harm to the body. Therefore, in order to prevent problems before they occur, we must detect the presence of the disease in a timely manner. In fact, some diseases can be reflected through the hair in a woman's private parts. Don't be shy. Your health is important. Come and have a look.

Health signal 1: too little pubic hair

Too little pubic hair is called hypotrichosis, which means that pubic hair and axillary hair are extremely sparse or absent. This is a pathological manifestation in a small number of women. There is a genetic disease called Nayson syndrome caused by sex chromosome abnormalities. The disease often causes very little pubic hair. Female patients with this disease have hypogonadism, short stature, underdeveloped breasts, childish external genitalia, almost no pubic hair on the mons pubis, amenorrhea, and no fertility. Some women have hypothyroidism, often have no armpit hair, sparse pubic hair, and have low libido. Some women also experience heavy postpartum bleeding, pituitary ischemia, pituitary insufficiency, amenorrhea and infertility, weight loss, weakness, loss of libido, loss of hair and pubic hair, and less pubic hair. Therefore, if women find themselves suffering from hypotrichosis and have other obvious symptoms, they should not take it lightly and it is best to go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible.

Health signal 2: pubic hair loss

Like head hair, pubic hair also falls out due to metabolism. Pubic hair is replaced approximately every six months, with about 10-20 hairs falling out every day. As age increases, the secretion of sex hormones gradually decreases, the hair follicles gradually shrink, the pubic hair loss increases, and the pubic hair becomes gradually sparse. These are all normal physiological phenomena. Before and after menopause, pubic hair falls out faster. If there are no special abnormal symptoms, it is physiological and there is no need to worry about it. However, some people experience severe pubic hair loss in adulthood or even in adolescence, which should be taken seriously because this situation is mostly caused by some disease.

In women, premature pubic hair loss is most commonly caused by pituitary prolactinoma and hypopituitarism. The former can occur at any age, while the latter is more common in women with postpartum hemorrhage. The lesions in both cases are located in the pituitary gland. If pubic hair loss is accompanied by symptoms such as menstrual disorders, amenorrhea, nipple discharge, and headache, you should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. In addition, Sjögren's syndrome, hypothyroidism, endogenous obesity, adrenal insufficiency, etc. can all cause pubic hair loss. It can be seen that pubic hair loss can also be a symptom of certain diseases.

Health signal three: There is something attached to the pubic hair

Colored aggregates on pubic hair: Aggregates on pubic hair may indicate tinea pubis, which is caused by infection with Corynebacterium parvum. The bacteria grow in and between the cells of the hair epidermis and rarely involve the cortex. They appear as yellow, black, or red aggregates on the pubic hair that are hard or soft, nodular or diffusely surrounding the hair shaft.

There are grayish-white nits (lice eggs) on the pubic hair: caused by pubic lice. Symptoms include itching of the affected area, local redness, small red spots with blood scabs on them. In the early stages, patients may inadvertently see small black or red spots on their underwear, which are small blood spots where lice suck blood and they seek medical attention. Lice eggs are an infectious disease and should be treated actively by medical treatment.

Health signal 4: Excessive pubic hair

Some women have excessive hair growth, which is often a sign of disease. Women with eosinophilic or alkaliphilic pituitary adenomas often have hirsutism in the pubic area. The former has sausage-like fingers, thickened gums, enlarged tongue, and gonadal dysfunction; the latter has a full-moon face, a drum-like belly, rough skin, accompanied by amenorrhea and hypertension. Women with adrenal cortical hyperplasia and tumors have excessive secretion of male hormones, which can cause excessive pubic hair and clitoral hypertrophy. Polycystic ovary syndrome can also cause excessive hair growth, which is characterized by a slight amount of hair at the beginning, and a significant increase in pubic hair and body hair after the onset of amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, obesity, infertility and other conditions. In addition, people with hereditary hirsutism, drug-induced hirsutism, and neurogenic hirsutism should be examined and diagnosed in a timely manner.

Health signal 5: Pubic hair color changes

White: Common causes of pubic hair turning white include nutritional, mental factors, systemic diseases and some albinism. The whitening of pubic hair is caused by the reduction of melanin, which is related to age. Regularly massaging or scratching the pubic hair like hair can delay the process of graying hair.

Yellow or red: Also related to age and nutrition, similar to white pubic hair.