Reasons why women grow beards

After puberty, our bodies gradually begin to mature. Generally speaking, men begin to grow beards at this time, and the area around their mouths turns green. However, many women also grow beards, which can be very distressing. For example, girls may find that black and blue areas are growing around their mouths.

Sometimes we can see some women growing beards on their upper lips, cheeks and chin, and some are even as thick and black as men's, which affects their appearance and also brings great mental burden and pain to these women. What is going on? To understand this issue, we must first understand the hair growth regulation mechanism.

Hair growth is controlled and regulated by the nervous and endocrine systems, among which the metabolism of endocrine male hormones is the most significant. Androgens stimulate the growth of hair matrix cells. Testosterone can promote the growth of trunk, limbs, beard, armpits and pubic hair. Therefore, for people who have lost armpit hair or pubic hair, local injection of testosterone can help them grow back. Therefore, when androgen metabolism is abnormal, hair growth occurs abnormally and women grow beards. Most women experience varying degrees of facial hair growth during pregnancy, which generally disappears six months after delivery. This is also the result of changes in androgens during pregnancy and is a physiological change. The growth of beards in some women after menopause is also a physiological change.

Beard growth in women is mainly seen in some syndromes, the most common of which are diabetic syndrome and bilateral polycystic ovary syndrome. The beard diabetic syndrome occurs in menopausal women. Its main clinical manifestations are beard growth, systemic hirsutism, and significant obesity, often accompanied by diabetes and hypertension, but except for hirsutism, there are no other male characteristics. This disease is mainly caused by increased androgen levels due to pituitary tumors or adrenal cortical tumors. Bilateral PCOS begins during puberty.

Menstruation is normal at first, but then gradually decreases and finally disappears. There is also a decrease or disappearance of libido, infertility, excessive hair growth on the face and trunk, and it may be accompanied by obesity or delayed breast development, and symmetrical enlargement of the bilateral ovaries.

In short, when women grow beards, there are both physiological and pathological changes. Once it happens, the patient should go to the hospital in time to find out the root cause of the beard growth and treat it accordingly. Do not shave or pull out your beard without permission, so as not to aggravate or delay the condition.

In the article above, we learned about women growing beards. In fact, this phenomenon is not surprising. It is one of the main reasons for excessive body hair. This varies from person to person. If you find such a situation, you should go to the hospital for examination.