Causes of the disease.
When a woman suffers from hirsutism, her soft, short nonterminal hair becomes a hard scalp. Even if the hair covers the whole body, it is not dangerous. The main causes are caused by the following reasons for too strong hair growth:
- The common cause of hirsutism in women is the excess of male hormones in the body. Usually this happens with a disease or a tumor of the adrenal glands. There is a strong release of the substance, which is converted into a hormone testosterone and stimulates hair growth. The same process is observed with lung cancer. Tumors in the lungs can synthesize hormones that can affect the work of the adrenal glands.
- Symptoms of hirsutism can mean that the level of male hormones in the blood has increased and the Stein-Leventhal syndrome began to manifest.
- Hirsutism can manifest at the genetic level. In this case, they speak of hereditary or familial hirsutism.
- The manifestation of hirsutism can affect the intake of medications. In the instructions for the use of the drug, this side effect is usually indicated. Increased hair growth throughout the body can cause medicines containing corticosteroids, such as cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisolone.
Classification.
Classification of hirsutism is based on the reasons that can cause this disease:
- Increase in the level of male sex hormones due to hyperandrogenia of ovarian or adrenal origin. As a result of these diseases, hair from a thin cannon is transformed into a pigmented, hard scalp, which manifests itself in uncharacteristic places for women, such as face, back, chest.
- Medicinal origin. In some cases, there is an urgent need to prescribe medications, the side effect of which is increased hair growth.
- Ideopathic hirsutism. Its causes are hereditary or family. This hirsutism is caused by the increased sensitivity of hair follicles to androgens and the strong activity of a number of enzymes. There are no methods of treating ideopathic hirsutism yet.
Diagnostics.
Treatment of hirsutism is carried out in a complex. The effectiveness of treatment depends on a timely and correct diagnosis. To determine the causes of hirsutism and prescribe the treatment of this disease, the endocrinologist conducts an examination of the patient. The presence of the disease is indicated by the increased growth of terminal hair in uncharacteristic places for hair growth in women. Long hard hair can cover the upper area of the chest and back, face, belly and hips. The specialist conducts diagnostics, which includes checking the degree of secretory activity of the adrenal glands and testosterone level in the blood.
Treatment of the disease.
Treatment is carried out in accordance with the appointment of a physician with medicines. In addition, treatment can be carried out and folk methods. With genetic location to increased hair growth or ideopathic hirsutism, medication treatment, as mentioned above, is not available today. In this case, you can turn to folk medicine, which is rich in all sorts of recipes.
Drug treatment of the disease should be directed to the treatment of internal organs, as hirsutism often becomes a consequence of some serious disease. Usually, after removing the source of hormonal disorders, hair grows less often, but the already existing thick thermal hair remains in place. To eliminate them, people's means are used. In the folk medicine chest usually there are very effective tools for the treatment of hirsutism.
Treatment by methods of alternative medicine.
When treating hirsutism in a complex, using folk methods, the first results will be visible not earlier than in six months or a year. Unfortunately, the hairs will not disappear immediately and forever.
- Juice of the walnut.
Walnut juice is a popular, very effective remedy for those who can not get rid of the symptoms of hirsutism. For the preparation of juice, unripe fruit will be required. It is necessary to cut the nut and squeeze it in your hands. In the cut, the juice will perform, which helps to remove hair very well. After three treatment sessions with walnut juice, the first result should appear.
- Decoction of dope.
This method has long been used by people to treat hirsutism. During the absence of medications, excess hair was removed with the help of a decoction of dope. Take the leaves, stems and roots of this plant, pour a liter of water, bring to a boil and boil for about an hour. Ready-made broth wipes places with high hair growth. Decoction of dope should be used with extreme caution, since this is a poisonous plant.
- A depilator cooked at home.
It is effective enough to remove excess hair with a depilator cooked at home. You need thirty grams of zinc oxide, sixty grams of barium sulphate, thirty grams of starch diluted with water until a gruel. The resulting mixture is applied to clean skin and leave it for eight minutes, then scrape off the hairs and rinse off the skin.
There is another popular recipe for making a depilator at home. It is necessary to take ten grams of sodium sulfate, ten grams of starch and six grams of glycerin. Blend the mixture with water and apply on face for ten minutes. In some cases, the best effect requires more time. After the expiration of the time, wash the depilator with clean water.
Even in the presence of thick hair, try not to use a razor, let alone pull out the hair. From all this, the hair becomes thicker and tougher. Currently, there are softer ways to get rid of unwanted hair. A huge number of beauty salons and medical centers offer photoepilation or removal of extra hair with a laser. Never forget about folk recipes using medicinal herbs - with their help you can easily find a solution for your problem.