Very Hairy Woman - How To Be Comfortable With That?

[fIncarnate]

I am a 21 years old woman with a lot of body hair. In addition to the regular armpit and leg hair, I also have hair on my upper back, stomach, feet, and very dark arm hair. I'm fine shaving my legs and pits. But I really want to stop shaving my stomach and back? It's just so time consuming and I feel like being hairy is just part of who I am and I should just accept it.
Should I keep putting in the effort? Or should I just own my body hair and get over it?

[NoMercy]

Have you seen your GP about this and has he ever mentioned hirsutism?

You might be able to control the excess growth of hair with a certain contraceptive pill.

[roopower]

I would have a word with your doctor as No mercy has suggested.

[Sqad]

How do you shave your back???

[Old_Geezer]

Carefully, with two mirrors.

[Old_Geezer]

Whether you accept yourself as you are, or continue to remove hair, has to be your choice; but seeing if there's a medical cause, or solution, could be tried first.

[aelmpvw]

i can only assume that old geezer has an unwanted hairy back

[wolf63]

Go to your doctor. Laser hair removal is effective and may be worth a try.

[tiggerblue10]

As NoM says, you should see your GP to check for a hormone imbalance or PCOS.

[andy-hughes]

It depends if you are happy with your body hair.

If you are, then there is no reason to remove it.


If you feel constrained by cultural attitudes to female body hair, and would be happier without it, then remove it.

The decision comes down to whatever makes you feel happy about yourself.

[andy-hughes]

LouiseK - the notion that having hair bakes it grown back in more abundance and / or strength, is a myth.

The re-growing hair will have a sharp tip where it has been cut, and this can feel more bristly, and leave the illusion that more hair is growing - it isn't.