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The normal amount of body hair varies widely among women. When coarse, dark hairs grow where women typically do not grow dark hair, such as the lip, chin, chest, abdomen, or back, the condition is called hirsutism.Excessive hair growth in women is...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 17, 2007
The condition usually develops during puberty and becomes more pronounced as the years go by. However, an inherited tendency, over-production of male hormones(androgens), medication, or disease, can cause it to appear at any age.Women who have hir...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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