What Causes Excessive Course Hair On The Breasts And Face?

Posted on Sat, 10 Feb 2018

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Question : I suffer from excessive course facial hair and hairy breast, when speaking on the phone, mistakenly taken as a man sometimes. Inside of palms and bottom of feel are embrassingly hard and thick! If I get excited, angry or frightened, I get prickly, itchy sensations, pores open on face,,,,

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:

About the excessive hair: further exams required.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

You should do some further exams to exclude a testosterone-producing tumour.

First, an abdominal ultrasound would give information regarding the ovaries and adrenal glands.

Except for an ultrasound, you need to check testosterone level.

These 2 examinations will give us information on where to get focused further.

Try to attach the results and will be a pleasure to help you.

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Mirjeta Guni, Endocrinologist

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