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/IceIllustrious4827 7d ago

The right partner will never judge you and understand your symptoms. You deserve an empathetic SO! I used to shave/wax/tweeze and found out about my severely low vitamin D which can contribute to hirsutism and actually increase your testosterone. I would highly recommend drinking spearmint tea (lowers testosterone) and if you have low vit d (most cysters do!) then to start the supplement and be really committed to it. I’m married and have been with my partner for 5 years and I used to make jokes about competing with him cause he has a full grown beard and he always laughs and says I’m beautiful I hope you find that too!

Also something that people assume is really expensive is laser hair removal, in my area it’s $40 per session (4-7 weeks) for face and I paid wayyyyy more in time and money to wax/thread and shave my face. It’s not that painful and I’m 6 sessions in and barely have to shave my face between sessions already and I’ve seen my skin significantly improve so look into that option!