Question 1

is there anything i can take to increase your body hair growth?

Accepted Answer

Not really.: Body hair growth is largely determined by genetics. Applying  rogaine (minoxidil) miight help a little. Taking testosterone would might work but you would have severe side effect, acne, oily skin, deep voice, loss of breast mass, enlarged clitoris, etc. Assuming your are a female as indicated in your profile these would be intolerable. Most women don't want body hair! if you are male, ask again.

Question 2

does an increase in exercise increase body hair growth?

Accepted Answer

It can: Hair growth can be stimulated by androgens (like testosterone) which are increased by exercise.

Question 3

can there be any product that can increase body hair growth?

Accepted Answer

Increased Body Hair: Minoxidil can cause increased hair in some individuals if the are susceptible.. However, if you grow hair and stop the medication the hair that grew will be lost.

Question 4

does increased sexual increase body hair growth?

Accepted Answer

It doesn't : Increased sexual activity will have no affect on any hair growth. Neither does shaving. When young men/women first start to have sex or shave, they many not have much hair. As they get older, they get more hair. This would happen with or without sexual activity.

Question 5

will mastubating lead to increase in body hair growth ?

Accepted Answer

Doesn't grow hair: If one starts masturbating in his or her early teen years, he or she will have more body hair by the late teen years. It's just a coincidence, because everyone gets more body hair over those years. Masturbating doesn't cause hair changes (won't cause more hair to grow anywhere, and won't cause hair loss anywhere either).

Question 6

testosterone level high increase body hair growth?

Accepted Answer

Maybe but it depends: Testosterone is converted into dihydrotestosterone (dht), which is androgenic - makes you more masculine. Dht is what stimulates male pattern body hair as well as male pattern baldness. Body & scalp hair also depend upon genetics, such as your family & ethnicity. In other words, if everyone in your family has lots of body hair, you will most likely have lots, too. But so can excess testosterone.

Question 7

what could cause asymmetrical body hair growth after injury from working out?

Accepted Answer

Increased blood flow: Injury healing usually causes an increase in blood flow to the injured area. This can lead to swelling in the area, as well as in the ankle, wrist, hand or foot beyond the area of injury.

Increased blood flow can make the area fell warmer to the touch than the other side, and hair growth may speed up temporarily, too.

Question 8

is increased body hair growth in men a sign or symptom of virility?

Accepted Answer

Maybe but it depends: In answering your question, we have to agree (like former president clinton) to a definition of virility since that's more an adjective and less a medical term. Let's assume virility = masculinity, which one could say is distantly related to testosterone. Testosterone is converted into dihydrotestosterone (dht) which increases body hair (but decreases scalp hair). But don't forget genetics!

Question 9

is minoxidil safe for female? is it true that  it increases  facial and body hair growth in female?

Accepted Answer

Lower strength: Minoxidil is safe in females but is used in the half strength of the male version of the Rogaine (minoxidil).  However, hair growth in unwanted areas can still occur, even at the lower strength.  You may have to stop application if unwanted hair growth occurs.

Question 10

im a women is there anything i could eat or do to reduce facial and body hair growth ?

Accepted Answer

See a doctor: If you are the one with the dark armpits, dark neck, and you are overweight, and hairy, you should see your doctor in case the cause for these symptoms is a hormonal abnormality(there are several possible syndromes or abnormalities for this).  Often these symptoms may be associated with menstrual irregularity.  You might need to see a hormone specialist (an endocrinologist).

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