If there is no abnormal condition, the hair will turn into
pre-pregnancy 3-6 months after a normal pregnancy and excessive hairiness will
pass during this period. Many women in pregnancy complain that unwanted excess
hair grows in the upper lip, chin, cheeks, neck, back, breasts, arms, legs, and
abdomen.
Apart from that, some other causes that cause excessive hair
growth during pregnancy are listed below.
Causes of
hirsurtismus (excessive hairiness) during pregnancy:
- Pregnancy luteoma (a type of mass that develops in the
ovaries)
- Teka lutein cyst (A type of ovarian cyst)
- Placental aromatase deficiency
- Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase deficiency
- PCOS
- Virilizing ovarian tumors
- Adrenal carcinoma
Luteoma, placental aromatase deficiency, ovarian tumors,
adrenal carcinoma and cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase deficiency can cause both
hirutismus in the mother and virilization in the fetus, whereas teka lutein
cysts can only cause hirsutism in the mother.
Pregnancy luteoma is solid and unilateral mass, whereas teka
lutein cysts are generally bilateral and multicystic structures.
What should
be done to get rid of excess hair during pregnancy?
Methods such as taking with tweezers, epilation, waxing,
shaving, laser, electrolysis are not inconvenient during pregnancy. However,
some of the whitening creams, some of the depilatory creams may be mixed with
blood and may be inconvenient during pregnancy; You should definitely consult
your doctor before using such creams.
If there are no abnormal cysts and hormonal disorders listed
above, excessive hair growth due to normal pregnancy will pass within 3-6
months after birth. Apart from this, if there is an abnormal condition, hair
growth will not improve without its treatment. If hair growth does not improve
after birth and there is no reduction in hair, you should consult your doctor.
Herbal remedies should not be sought, these can have harmful
effects to pregnancy and the baby during pregnancy. Various herbs, teas, herbs,
cures should not be used unconsciously for this purpose; Sometimes they can
increase hair growth with the opposite effect, except that they are harmful for
the baby.
Could there
be a decrease in hair during pregnancy?
Rarely, some pregnant women can express a decrease, fading,
shedding in their body or facial hair after getting pregnant. This does not
mean that there is an abnormality during pregnancy. It is a normal condition
that can rarely be seen.
-REDNESS IN HANDS IN PREGNANCY
-NUMBNESS IN HANDS IN PREGNANCY
-GAS PAIN IN PREGNANCY
-PAIN AND STRAIGHTENING IN BELLY HOLES IN PREGNANCY
-DYSPEPSIA IN PREGNANCY
-BLOOD IN URINE IN PREGNANCY
-CONSTIPATION AND HEMOROID IN PREGNANCY
-BLEEDING IN PREGNANCY
-ABDOMINAL CRACKS IN PREGNANCY