Hair and PCOS anyone??

Is anyone else growing large amounts of hair were it shouldn't be on a female body???

I have a heap of hair on my neck under my check bone and today I found about 10 hairs on my chest between my boobs.

I know hair growing like that is a side effect of PCOS, but this is really starting to frive me nuts. I can't see the hairs on my chest well enough to pluck them so I have to put up with them till DH feels like attacking them.

ETA: Fixed spelling.

Edited by mummy_becks

Agreed!!!... for me, other than the fertility issues being the worst side effect of PCOS... hair growth comes a close second... I'm a regular with my waxing lady

I hate it. Absolutely hate it. I had all these white hairs on my cheekbones as a teenager and my dad asked me once if I actually shaves as it was too long and too much facial hair although still white. Made me feel self concious. STarted picking up weight at about 19 and just couldnt shed it. (had anorexia and bulimia before however)

And then the hair started on my face. First it was one black one and then a few more ect.

Then when I went to see the gynae after my first mc she immediately said PCOS. Did a scan and then blood and confirmed.

The hair got a lot worse during pregnancy and afterwards and I always thought I might imagine it getting worse as time goes by. I have to remove it every day now and feel totally gross and ugly. Cant even motivate me to lose weight.

What my dr said in SA there is only two options for this. The one is really expensive medication that wont get rid of it but it will stop it from going worse. I asked about this in NZ but it is really expensive.

Other thing is wait until you have had all your kids (and then there wont be huge huge changes in hormones anymore) and go for laser hair removal. After the first few appointments and they get rid of all of it you will have to go back about once a year to 18 months for a maintenance one.

I am definately going to do this after the next baby. I just just cant wait. I also hate the hair on the boobs. Drives me freaking nuts. And makes me really self concious to the point that it is really affecting me badly and I am scared what this will do to my child one day.