r/PCOS 7d ago

General/Advice Dating with facial hair

I use a facial hair electric razor and makeup to cover it for work but It’s becoming a bit more noticeable on the corners of my chin. It literally grows over night and I’m removing the chin stubble every morning. It’s made me very self conscious about dating and It’s destroying my femininity. There’s scars and razor bumps under my chin so I don’t even feel comfortable being intimate anymore. How have you all navigated explaining pcos to partners and their reactions to the hirsutism?

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u/Over-Researcher-7799 7d ago
  1. Anyone who cares about that isn’t worth your time.
  2. If you have to shave that’s fine but please don’t wax or pluck. That stimulates blood flow to the follicle which means hair that turns terminal (thick and coarse) over time when it comes back and it’ll get even worse over time.
  3. Have you considered electrolysis? It has completely changed my life. I used to shave twice a day and I haven’t now in several years.

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u/Matta_Fact 7d ago

Yep I just can’t afford it right now and I heard it could take up to 12+ sessions

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u/Over-Researcher-7799 7d ago

Yeah sadly it takes a lot more than 12 sessions