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What Causes Facial Hair Growth In Elderly Women With Thyroid Issues, Hypertension, Diabetes?

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Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2015
Question: Hi my mother's age is 57 years , she is diabetic, ad suffering from its related disorders like thyroid, hypertensio, diabetic neuropathy. Also, her back bone got weak and bent due to which some of her nerves are suppressed.She on the following medication:
Thyronorm
Glucoformin G2
Pantop DSR
Evion LC
Ace Proxyvon
Zerum 5
Neurobion Plus
Seven seas
Gabaneuron 300
Ocid DSR
And for past 4 days she having an injection methylco-500mcg.
She is complaining for facial hair growth.can you please suggest which medicine has this side effect.
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Answered by Dr. Niranjan G (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
I dont think any of these medicines has that side effects

Detailed Answer:
Dear friend, Greetings, i do not think that any of these medicines which your mother is taking has side effects of causing facial hair growth. you need to check her hormonal levels ,
FSH, LH, TESTOSTERONE , AND ESTROGEN
Meet your endocrinologist with the report. in the post menopausal age group, estrogen levels goes down and that could lead to hirsutism
Women normally produce low levels of male hormones (androgens). If your body makes too much of this hormone, you may have unwanted hair growth.
In most cases, the exact cause is never identified. It tends to run in families. In general, hirsutism is a harmless condition. But many women find it bothersome, or even embarrassing
Many medications which she is taking are overlapping and please meet your doctor and get it changed
take care and do ask if you have more queries
thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta
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Follow up: Dr. Niranjan G (2 days later)
Hi Doctor, thanks for replying.
Can you please guide on which are such overlapping medicines and the patient is constantly complaining of deep pain and numbness is limbs.

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Answered by Dr. Niranjan G (9 hours later)
Brief Answer:
2 multivitamins, one cobalamine, 2 proton pump inhibitors...

Detailed Answer:

From the list I can see there these are two multivitamins, one cobalamine (which is also a vitamin) and two proton pump inhibitors. The list can be cut short. If you can meet your doctor with this list or any doctor , he or she will be doing the same.

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What Causes Facial Hair Growth In Elderly Women With Thyroid Issues, Hypertension, Diabetes?

Brief Answer: I dont think any of these medicines has that side effects Detailed Answer: Dear friend, Greetings, i do not think that any of these medicines which your mother is taking has side effects of causing facial hair growth. you need to check her hormonal levels , FSH, LH, TESTOSTERONE , AND ESTROGEN Meet your endocrinologist with the report. in the post menopausal age group, estrogen levels goes down and that could lead to hirsutism Women normally produce low levels of male hormones (androgens). If your body makes too much of this hormone, you may have unwanted hair growth. In most cases, the exact cause is never identified. It tends to run in families. In general, hirsutism is a harmless condition. But many women find it bothersome, or even embarrassing Many medications which she is taking are overlapping and please meet your doctor and get it changed take care and do ask if you have more queries thank you