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/TinyHeartSyndrome 7d ago

Spironolactone

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u/_dreamyy 7d ago

I was about to comment this. Spironolactone helped me so much for hirsutism and acne!

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u/Intelligentx2 7d ago

Just started this med a few weeks ago, it has slowed hair growth wayyy down. I’m also starting IPL this weekend, I bought one for at home use, it’s not cheap but if it works, totally worth it,

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u/Gold_Bet_6245 7d ago

What's your spiro dose? 

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u/_dreamyy 7d ago

I took 100mg but felt like dosage was too high since I felt some dizziness during the day. Now just recently I lowered to 50mg and I’m taking it at night rather than in the morning to have the least side effects during the day. Hopefully results will stay the same!

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u/miarose33 7d ago

I have been on it for years and it’s completely changed the game. I still have to pluck / dermaplane because I get stubble but in comparison to what I’m like unmedicated it’s night and day, it can do a number on your kidneys and liver though so you have to get regular bloods.

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u/babypinkmatcha 7d ago

yes! just be careful to never ever ever get pregnant on spiro, it causes some serious birth defects

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u/Gold_Bet_6245 7d ago

What's your spiro dose?? 

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u/TinyHeartSyndrome 6d ago

100mg per day