Other names: hypertrichosis, reduced hair growth

Secondary hair growth, ie hair that grows during puberty individuals is influenced by sex hormones. In women it is mainly estrogens and progesterone, androgens in males and testosterone. Pubic hair begins to grow during the onset of puberty, and its growth is usually completed at the time of maturity, grow a beard and chest hair on men continues well into adulthood.

Slow growth of hair can thus be due to a lack of sex hormones that can often simultaneously manifest as insufficient development of gonads and characters.

Disorders of hormonal levels may be caused directly impaired chemical synthesis of these structures, or they may be larger, for example a genetic disorder.

Lack of pubic hair and the secondary sexual characteristics and have, for example, women with Turner’s or men with Klinefelter’s syndrome. Both these are harder genetic disorders that can be offset to some extent precisely the administration of hormones, the cause will not remove.

When only a failure of the synthesis of sex hormones, hormones may be given highly effective effect. When a suspected hormonal disorder as soon as possible, contact your doctor. In addition to the external signs of hormonal imbalance can cause changes in the internal function of the body.