She began sprouting thick facial hair after the birth of her son 28 years ago and says she's feeling sexier and more confident than ever before, having finally stopped trying to get rid of her beard. Mariam, also explained that she is happy with the way she looks and would not change her situation, despite being criticised for her behaviour by her own mother.Mariam - who has had tests to rule out serious medical problems more associated with excessive hair growth in women said that she had never had any facial hair before the birth of her son, after which it gradually began growing.
What triggers excess facial hair in women?It's estimated that one in ten women suffers from excess facial and body hair. But what causes it?
'Sometimes race or just a family tendency to be more hairy is to blame, rather than any medical problem,' explains Dr Rina Davison, an endocrinologist from Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, with a special interest in excess hair.
'People of South Asian or Mediterranean descent tend to have more hair than Caucasians or those with black skin, for example. It's also possible to be quite a “hairy” family regardless of race.'But there are other factors that could be to blame.
Women normally produce low levels of male hormones called androgens, but an excess can trigger unwanted hair growth known as hirsutism.
A common cause of hirsutism is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, which has accompanying symptoms of acne, weight gain and irregular periods.
Other, rarer, causes include a tumour on the ovary or adrenal gland as well as certain medicines including steroids.
Rarely, a woman will have normal androgen levels and the cause of the unwanted hair growth will not be identified.
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