What Causes Excessive Hair Growth On The Legs In Women?

Posted on Sat, 13 May 2017

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Sat, 13 May 2017 Answered on

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Question : What health conditions cause a young girl or woman to have more than normal amounts of hair in butdox and legs?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Causes of excessive hair growth in females

Detailed Answer:
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Increased hair growth in ladies can be due racial factors, hereditary factors, thyroid disease, increased prolactin levels, insulin resistance increased androgen levels and polycystic ovarian disease.
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Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (13 hours later)

Ok what is prolactin & androgen?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Prolactin and androgen are hormones

Detailed Answer:
Prolactin and androgen are hormones.
They also have a role in determining excessive hair.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D