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[OldBird]

Hi everyone   Would be so grateful for some help.

Hit late 40's  and there is hair sprouting everywhere, well mainly the face area.  I have a moustache and goatee - if I don't keep an eye on it   Hair is also sprouting on my neck   So it's getting very embarrassing   I'm continually checking for hairs.

The hair on my scalp also gets greasy so quickly. I've tried shampoo's for greasy hair but none of them work and my hair is like a oil slick by day two. 

My mum says it's a sign of the menopause (an annoying one at that) as she had a similar problem with hair and still has, she's 84 now.

[honeybun]

Welcome to the forum.

Yes it's a common problem....oh the joys of meno.

If you look for a thread called My Chin you will see it discussed there.

I will have a look and see if I can find it for you.


Honeybun
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[OldBird]

Thanks Honeybun   Will search for the thread.

My hubby thinks it's funny     I have more hair on my chin than he does on his head!

At least I know it's the meno - like you say oh joy! 

[honeybun]

I've found it and bumped it for you.

It will make you smile if nothing else.

Honeybun
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[Dorothy]

My hubby thinks it's funny     I have more hair on my chin than he does on his head!

There must be a future for hair transplants - then all of us ladies who have unwanted beards and moustaches could pass our hair onto balding men and we'd all be happy 

[Joyce]

Not sure my hubby would appreciate my blonde hair on his bald patch as he has dark hair. It would certainly be a conversation starter.

[Hurdity]

Hi OldBird

 

It is an unfortunate symptom (or whatever you like to call it!) of menopause. I have read that it is a consequence of oestrogen to testosterone ratio falling. ie oestrogen drops considerably at menopause but tesosterone is falling all the time - so there is more testosterone relative to oestrogen, even though testosterone is itself falling and can also give rise to other symptoms ( such as loss of libido etc).

I use HRT and also testosterone but the hairs seem to have kept their distance from my face - I mainly just have to pluck the odd few hairs from the corners of my upper lip about once a week or so - I'm sure most of us have to do this!  Not sure what they would be doing if I wasn't on HRT - maybe I'm just lucky  .

Glad your hubby is amused OldBird - at least you're not having to worry about his negative reaction!

Hurdity  x

[Winterose]

Hurdity BTW - how is the testosterone going ? Do you notice any improvements, ?

Hairs on chin etc : just get a good mirror and a very good pair of tweezers and never let a day go by without checking ...........they sneak up overnight

[CLKD]

Don't they just    and I hate it when the one I'm tugging breaks 

[OldBird]

Thanks everyone    So friendly and so helpful it's great. 

Does anyone have any tips for dealing with greasy hair - head this time rather than the very irritating places it's deciding to sprout elsewhere  I've tried shampoos for greasy hair and they don't work, it's greasy the next day.  I've tried googling it but it's all adverts for shampoo that I have tried or about the onset of puberty - hey perhaps I'm going to change into a teenager again!