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Suggest Treatment For Facial Hair
hi,
i m a 19 yr old female,i have excess facial hair,there is no such problem in other parts of my body and my periods are absolutely regular..reports show an elevated level of DHEA sulphate..i have been taking laser for one year which prooved to be of no use..i just wanted to know a permanant solution in ayuveda..
i m a 19 yr old female,i have excess facial hair,there is no such problem in other parts of my body and my periods are absolutely regular..reports show an elevated level of DHEA sulphate..i have been taking laser for one year which prooved to be of no use..i just wanted to know a permanant solution in ayuveda..
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic.
Hirsutism or coarse facial hair in females can be due elevated sexual hormones(ovarian or adrenal) OR it may also be due to end organ hypersensitivity i.e the hormone levels are normal but they still have facial hairs due to hypersensitivity of the androgen receptors sites/end organs.
Since your sexual hormones are elevated(DHEAS is of agrenal origin), I would suggest to start you on monthly hormonal pills(combination of low dose estrogen.e.g ethinyl estradiol along with a progestational agents e.g cyperoterone acetate) for 21 days of a monthly cycle, to be begun on the first day of the menstural cycle.
In addition to this you could also be started on topical eflornithine hydrochloride cream, which reversibly inhibits the metabolism of hair and slows down the hair growth rate.
Laser can continued simultaneously
regards
Hirsutism or coarse facial hair in females can be due elevated sexual hormones(ovarian or adrenal) OR it may also be due to end organ hypersensitivity i.e the hormone levels are normal but they still have facial hairs due to hypersensitivity of the androgen receptors sites/end organs.
Since your sexual hormones are elevated(DHEAS is of agrenal origin), I would suggest to start you on monthly hormonal pills(combination of low dose estrogen.e.g ethinyl estradiol along with a progestational agents e.g cyperoterone acetate) for 21 days of a monthly cycle, to be begun on the first day of the menstural cycle.
In addition to this you could also be started on topical eflornithine hydrochloride cream, which reversibly inhibits the metabolism of hair and slows down the hair growth rate.
Laser can continued simultaneously
regards
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