What does it mean for girls to have a lot of hair?

Girls may have excessive body hair due to physiological factors, because congenital genes will lead to vigorous hormone secretion, so hair growth will be more vigorous. It may also be caused by acquired factors, such as living environment and hormone imbalance. When a woman's male hormone secretion is too strong, it will lead to increased body hair. You can use hair removal methods to remove the hair, but be careful to avoid skin damage.

What are the causes of excess body hair in women?

Physiological factors: genetics & hormonal changes

Body hair has a lot to do with genetics. If your parents are hairy people, then it is very likely that you will be born with a lot of body hair as well. Of course, body hair genes also tend to be inherited from generation to generation.

In addition, it is affected by many factors such as race, gender, age and hormone levels.

For example, white people have more hair than yellow people and black people. This is mainly related to the geographical location of their lives. The areas where white people live are at high latitudes and the weather is cold, so having more hair can help keep out the cold.

For example, men have more body hair than women. This is related to the amount of male hormone secretion. People with high male hormone levels in their bodies will have more body hair. However, the main manifestation in women is that the hair on their limbs is slightly more and longer, and there is no masculine appearance.

The hirsutism caused by these physiological factors and the fact that one has a little more male hormone than other people will not cause any harm to one's health.

Pathological factors: hirsutism & endocrine disorders

1. Hirsutism

Hirsutism refers to the excessive growth, coarsening, and darkening of hair in androgen-dependent areas of women. When a woman has an excess of male hormones, her hair will grow too long and too dense, causing hirsutism.

Hirsutism can be physiological or pathological. Among them, pathological ones include adrenal hirsutism, central hirsutism, ovarian hirsutism, drug-induced hirsutism, idiopathic hirsutism and many others.

Differentiating between excessive hair growth and hirsutism

Hirsutism caused by genetic factors only results in an increase in body hair, but it does not show any masculine symptoms. This condition means that you just have a little more hair than other people. It is not a disease and does not require treatment.

However, if a woman's hair grows like a boy's, for example, thick hair grows around the belly button, chest, inner thighs, and around the lips, or if her eyebrows become thicker and thicker, this is not normal. It is a manifestation of hormonal imbalance in the body. Too much male hormone in women is not a good thing. It will affect normal ovulation and the regularity of menstruation, and needs to be taken seriously.

2. Endocrine disorders

There are three reasons for endocrine disorders:

① Polycystic ovary syndrome

If it is hirsutism and accompanied by irregular menstruation, it may point to a disease - polycystic ovary syndrome.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common disease among women of childbearing age and the most common female endocrine disease. It is mainly caused by endocrine and metabolic abnormalities, and one of its clinical manifestations is hirsutism. Especially in areas such as the calves, arms, midline of the abdomen, vulva, and anus, hair with masculine tendencies will grow.

If you have any of the above problems, you should seek medical attention immediately. If this disease is not treated, it will continue to worsen. Don't wait until a tumor grows on your ovaries before you realize the seriousness of the problem.

②Effects of hormone drugs

Taking some hormone drugs can also cause endocrine disorders. Especially when taking drugs containing male hormones, it is impossible to control the amount of male hormones even if you want to.

③Bad living habits lead to

For example, staying up late, eating spicy food, etc., these bad habits in life and diet can also lead to endocrine disorders.