what is responsible for women growing beards, any biological or supestitious explanations?

Answer 1

Facial (and also body) hair on women comes about in the same way as on men because of

1) the body being sensitized, before you were even born, to testosterone -- doesn't happen to all girls, but does to many

2) the body producing high levels of testosterone

The growth rate and coarseness of the hair depends on just how much testosterone is circulating in the bloodstream.

Getting rid of it isn't actually easy -- bleaching doesn't work, because when someone sees it against the light you'll look as if the woman has a glowing moustache and/or beard.

As far as removing it is concerned it's worth remembering that

* Waxing, plucking, threading, epilating all pull the hair out by the roots and where the growth is hormonally-driven can actually stimulate a dormant follicle into producing more hair quicker. They also distort the root if done repeatedly, leading to hair growing at strange angles. And you've got to let the hair grow to quite a length before you can repeat the exercise. It can also damage the skin and discolor it. Long-term use of waxing also causes bad wrinkles.

* Chemical depilatories strong enough to remove the hair are very likely to burn the skin, cause swelling and cause long-term discoloration of the skin.

* Laser is also liable to cause burning and discoloration and in any case only works effectively on a dark hair/light skin combinantion.

* Electrolysis is very liable to cause scarring and discoloration of the skin.

Which, like it or not, leaves shaving which does not damage the skin. Best done with a men's-style electric razor, the best of which, for women, are probably those from the men's range of Norelco razors (Philishave outside the US).

Answer 2

This tends to happen after menapause when there is a lack of the female hormone oestrogen and there can be a small trace of the male hormone testosterone, hormone replacement therapy would sort this problem

Answer 3

Usually a hormonal imbalance. Any other symptoms? For example irregular periods, obesity, depression, high blood pressure....may be due to PCOS. There is a med called spironolactone that helps with decreasing facial hair growth for women.

Answer 4

This is due to ,usually but not invariably, an hormonal imbalance .

Growth of beards are hormonal depended. Of course there may or may not be any other manifestations of the imbalance.

Answer 5

its normally too much of the male hormone testosterone present in the female body or the underlying cause could be poly cystic ovary syndrome this can be confirmed by seeing a doctor

Answer 6

Hi there

Very often drugs, particularly immuno-surpressants can cause hormone over-activity and cause hair to grow in the wrong places!!

Answer 7

MANY MANY MANY women have prob with body hair.(hursitism is a condition where a woman has excess hair on her face)..it is caused from hormones....It can be many different conditions such as pcos......take a look
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hirsutism/AN00905

Answer 8

hey well ide have to agree with evry1 else hormonal imbalance but more specifically too much testosterone which can cause those sort of side effects

Answer 9

id say hormones to be honest or maybe its in the womans genes if other women in the family were quite hairy

Answer 10

Are you very young?
All women have hair on their faces - on some people it is more visible than on others. Some choose to remove it some don't.