Is excessive pubic hair a hazard? But how much pubic hair is normal?

Excessive hair growth in women is often a sign of disease. Women with eosinophilic or alkaliphilic pituitary adenomas often have hirsutism in the genitals. The former have sausage-like fingers, thickened gums, enlarged tongue, and gonadal dysfunction; the latter have a full-moon face, a drum-like belly, rough skin, and amenorrhea and hypertension.

Women with adrenal cortical hyperplasia and tumors may also have excessive pubic hair due to excessive secretion of male hormones.

In addition, polycystic ovary syndrome can also cause excessive hair growth, which is characterized by not much hair at the beginning, but a significant increase in pubic hair and body hair after the onset of amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea, obesity, infertility and other conditions.

Excessive hair growth in women is mostly caused by factors such as genetics, diseases and excessive hormone secretion. What is less known is that certain drugs can also cause excessive hair growth.

How to judge whether pubic hair is too much

If a woman's pubic hair grows too much and its distribution range extends beyond the inverted triangle and spreads toward the abdomen or even the navel, it is called hirsutism and the woman should seek medical treatment promptly.

Women with excessive pubic hair often grow dense vellus hair around the lips, chin, thighs, calves, arms, etc., with male-like hair distribution and thick black eyebrows.

When excessive hair growth occurs, it is important to find out the causative factor and prescribe the right medicine.

If the hirsutism is caused by long-term use of drugs such as adrenal cortical hormones and androgens, this phenomenon will gradually disappear after stopping the drugs.

Why do women have curly pubic hair?

According to statistics, about 82% of people have curly pubic hair. Why is this?

Because curly pubic hair is more helpful for protection. It is like a soft spring that can offset the impact force and reduce the chance of damage to the genitals. It can also better protect women during sexual life. Furthermore, even if the curly pubic hair grows longer, it will not enter the vagina and will not bring bacteria and other pathogenic factors into the vagina.