I don't really know too much about my friend's ethnicity, but she has very light (white) skin and dark hair on her head. The other day she was wearing a tank top and she wanted to show me her new belly button piercing. When she lifted her shirt up, she had hair on her stomach. I don't just mean the happy trail between her belly button and pubic area. She also had the hair on her back and chest area. It's not thick or dark like the hair on our heads or under our arms and on our legs (I'm of course talking about people with dark thick hair, not you lucky people who grow fine, blonde hairs on your legs), but it is short and fine, but it has pigment to it. Definitely noticeable on her white skin. Is this normal. I've tried reading about it on the internet, but I can't really find anything about it. I don't think it's hirsutism because it's not long, coarse, really dark, curly...nothing like the hair you would find on a man. Anyway, my question is if this is normal or not.
2006-11-30 04:47:07 · 3 answers · asked by tina2fast4ya 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
What you're describing doesn't sound too out of the norm. Some women are just hairier than others. Since she seems happy with her body hair (if she's confident enough to show you her stomach), I'd say don't hassle her about it.
2006-11-30 05:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by MissA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hair, hair everywhere. Yes it's normal, and a real pain too. Some people are lucky and don't have as much, or it's lighter, some of us aren't so lucky. Oh well, it's just a part of life.
2006-11-30 05:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by Cyndi Storm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has to do with her hormone levels. Too much testosterone Ithink...
2006-11-30 04:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by Althea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋