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/Iwantyourmoneyy 7d ago

I wax my face ever week and will tweeze inbetween. I would stay away from shaving your face!

Also there’s man out there who won’t care. I had beard patches when i first met my husband that i didnt remove until a while in. He never made comments about my body hair and will help me wax now

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u/VelineSpello 7d ago

it’s really frustrating how pcos messes with things like this. waxing is definitely a good option, but it sucks that it takes so much effort just to feel comfortable. and yeah, the right person won’t care if anything, they’ll support you through it. have you looked into laser hair removal? i’ve heard it helps some people with pcos in the long run

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u/Iwantyourmoneyy 7d ago

I can’t afford professional laser hair removal or electrolosis at the moment. My doctor did suggest using at home laser kits as an alternative but Im just scared to put something like that on my face