Comments on: Real Life: “I Was Becoming the Bearded Lady” https://www.styleable.co.uk/beating-the-beard-how-i-live-with-hirsutism/ Making Style Accessible Thu, 01 Feb 2024 05:27:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Me https://www.styleable.co.uk/beating-the-beard-how-i-live-with-hirsutism/comment-page-1/#comment-174585 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:29:33 +0000 http://www.styleable.co.uk/?p=8849#comment-174585 I suffer with the same. Been trying to get help since i was 22, now I am 26. But because there is no hormone imbalance in my blood no one is actually doing anything…. I am pretty much still “hiding”. In Norway it seems pretty much if they dont find a hormon imbalace you dont get a diagnosis and you get no treatment. And thats it….I waited alot, went do different doctors, then paid alot to go to a private endocrinologist (as it doesnt exist that many) that wasn’t helpful at all…

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]]> By: Bethany https://www.styleable.co.uk/beating-the-beard-how-i-live-with-hirsutism/comment-page-1/#comment-37779 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:39:16 +0000 http://www.styleable.co.uk/?p=8849#comment-37779 Thanks so much for writing this! It really helps, my story is very similar. My confidence has always been a huge issue in this area, but I feel it’s getting better as I’m getting older. And have also found at least a couple doctors and psychologists, friends, who don’t minimize the pain I’ve been in over stupid hair. I’ve also been so incredibly relieved to find that some men I’ve dated *just don’t care* about the hair. One guy even had a fetish for hairy chicks (he was really nice, and I apologize if that was a crude thing to say). I know that putting a lot of weight on what men think about my body isn’t the healthiest way to view my own personhood, however I let hirsutism keep me from even kissing a guy until I was 25. And now, I can truly say that the guys who don’t like it can just go shove it where the sun don’t shine! I have the power to be around people who treat me the way I want, and that’s a grand thing 🙂

Do you mind me asking, is the med you’re taking Spironolactone? That’s what I’ve been taking, 50mgs twice a day. It has helped some, though I’ve been trying to get an increase, wondering what the best dosage is for hirsutism…

]]> By: MimiEugenie https://www.styleable.co.uk/beating-the-beard-how-i-live-with-hirsutism/comment-page-1/#comment-31646 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:58:40 +0000 http://www.styleable.co.uk/?p=8849#comment-31646 So happy I found this blog! I have been through the sammee experience. Going from unhelpful doctor to unhelpful doctor, I guess it’s not a priority as it isn’t a matter of life or death. However, for a 13/14 year old girl it seems as though it’s the end of the world. It was soul destroying for me, im 21 now and I still find it difficult. I am currently taking natural remedies, which appear to be slowing things down. Hard to tell as it’s still early days.
I will definitely be following this blog! The more people that speak out about hirsutism the better. Hopefully someday it will be looked at in the same way as any other dermological condition; such as acne.

]]> By: Allerleirah https://www.styleable.co.uk/beating-the-beard-how-i-live-with-hirsutism/comment-page-1/#comment-12293 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.styleable.co.uk/?p=8849#comment-12293 Keely, it seems that the road to taking control of hirsutism is full of roadblocks for a lot of people. But there are definitely professionals out there who can help. Please keep trying, it’s worth it!

]]> By: Keely https://www.styleable.co.uk/beating-the-beard-how-i-live-with-hirsutism/comment-page-1/#comment-10632 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 15:20:08 +0000 http://www.styleable.co.uk/?p=8849#comment-10632 I was diagnosed with PCOS in my 20’s after discovering my hirsutism at the age of 13. My endocrinologist just put me on birth control, but it never helped. This post gave me hope that I can find someone to help me.
Thank you

]]> By: Allerleirah https://www.styleable.co.uk/beating-the-beard-how-i-live-with-hirsutism/comment-page-1/#comment-7391 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:55:48 +0000 http://www.styleable.co.uk/?p=8849#comment-7391 Mo, I follow your blog, too! (For readers, it is http://www.thehirsutismhub.com) It is so nice to find more and more of us speaking out. Hopefully women who are as yet too embarrassed to talk about their hirsutism will see that they don’t need to feel ashamed!

]]> By: Mo https://www.styleable.co.uk/beating-the-beard-how-i-live-with-hirsutism/comment-page-1/#comment-7376 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 01:00:41 +0000 http://www.styleable.co.uk/?p=8849#comment-7376 I actually follow your blog and I am so happy to come across another idiopathic hirsute woman. I can relate with every single thing you said about struggle. The moment I found a doctor that actually gave a damn, everything made sense. The medication gradually started to work, the hair got lighter and my confidence crawled from under a rock!

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