What Causes a Bearded Lady?

Every woman has hair on her body and face. However, this is normally extremely fine and light in color. If it grows thick, coarse and dark it can really be stressful and may even affect a woman’s self-esteem, and you may be looking for ways to remove them.

What causes excess facial hair in women?

There can be many factors that cause the growth of excess facial hair in women. One of the major causes is high levels of male hormones in a woman’s body.

Hormone imbalance

Male hormones are referred to as androgens, with the most renowned hormones being testosterone. In men, testosterone is used in the development of deepening of the voice as well as sperm production. On the same note, women’s body also manufacture a small amount of testosterone. However, if the body releases more than normal levels, it may increase sex drive, affect menstruation and as well as promote the growth of facial and body hair.

One of the factors that cause extreme levels of testosterone in a woman’s body is due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which is a medical condition that leads to growth of cysts around the edge of the ovaries. Apart from excess hair growth, women with PCOS may have abnormal weight issues and have acne and irregular menstrual cycle.

Apart from increased levels of male sex hormones. Certain women have experienced sensitivity to them. This means that the hormones have a severe effect on your body, leading to issues such as excess hair growth as well as a deep voice.

Women who have menopause are more likely to develop hair because of these hormonal imbalances, and sometimes the issues with hairs result with menopause itself. For this reason, the body starts to adjust its levels of hormones, and you may end up having high levels of testosterone.

Other factors that cause facial hair in women

Medicines can increase hair growth. A good example is mexidil which is used to treat high blood pressure. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is a hereditary condition can also lead to hair growth as it affects the glands that produce sex hormones

 Can excess hair growth be treated?

There are several ways through which the condition can be treated, and this may include:

• Shaving

This is one of the easiest ways to get rid of facial hair, but you may need to shave every day.

• Waxing

This is an effective way to treat hair if you do it on a regular basis, but may be painful and cause redness.

• Bleaching

This makes the hair unnoticeable

• Hair removal creams

A good example is Vaniqa, which is a cream which reduces hair growth by acting on your enzymes in the hair follicle. It is one of the best long-term solution to excess facial hair growth than shaving, waxing or any other form of hair removal method. Treatments in the long term can be painful and change the color of your skin. Finally, you can choose electrolysis to get rid of the hair. However, if you just need to trim up that facial hair then take a look at our top beard trimmers, or one of the top rated electric shavers on the market Braun 9296cc Electric Shaver Review.