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Underarm hair loss
Underarm hair loss is where the hair under the arm falls out or gradually thins. This may occur due to a number of hormonal or metabolic conditions.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Underarm hair loss?
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A 48-year old asked:
What causes loss of hair of the axilla?
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A 17-year old male asked:
At what age does my son have armpit hair?
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A male asked:
Is there any way I can grow my armpit hair faster?
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A 48-year old asked:
How accurate is armpit hair for drug test?
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A 50-year old asked:
Can you tell me if i shaved my armpit hair would i sweat less?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Is it possible for a trait to be dominate with curly armpit hair?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Hey. I'm 16 years old and I want have armpit hair. I don't have nothing"?
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A 41-year old asked:
I'm 16 and my armpit hair and pubes smell bad sometimes, but why just these areas?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Hi im 22 y/o I have no armpit hairs. And i even notice that if im sweating, my armpits are not which is weird. What to do? Need help. Thanks..
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A 44-year old female asked:
What causes pubic and leg hair in teen girl but no armpit hair?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Is Elos hair removal safe if I have a small mole on my armpit ?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Plucked armpit hair and it left a pea sized red bump, hurts really bad and getting irratated please answer as soon as possible?
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A female asked:
I have a wound in my underarm i thought its already a scar but when i use hair removal cream i felt a liitle pain. How can i heal that?
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A 17-year old female asked:
What's the best way to get rid of armpit hair to avoid them and having chicken skin and the best way to treat chicken skin, and dark underarms.
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A 18-year old male asked:
Male 18 but penis hasn't grown...when will it grow? i have pubic hair, somewhat armpit hair, barely started getting facial hair before i turned 18
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A 18-year old male asked:
Im17 & bearly have armpit hair everyone at school knows and its so emberissing:( my parents told me to wait it out, but im past waiting. I want hgh?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Im 16 and Im grown up now, Lots of Armpit and Pubic hair etc. But i think my penis size is abnormal.(3 inches-erect and it is thin.) What will I do?
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A male asked:
Ok I'm 16 and my penis is no larger than 1 in and when erect its 3-4 inches l.I have pubic hair but no armpit hair or facial hair,will my penis grow?
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A 31-year old female asked:
My daughter is 12, she weighs 81lb, 5"2ft , hasn't gotten her period yet.She wears a 32a bra, has pubic hair, no underarm. When doya think she will start?
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A 17-year old male asked:
I am 14 years old and I am 5ft 1. My dad is 5 ft 9 and my mom is 5 ft 6. I havent hit my growth spurt yet and I barely have armpit hair. How tall will I be?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Hi, Ive had a bump under my armpit for about 2 years which started of really hard and the bump has got bigger and very sore around the area and it seems to be a bit softer, can this be a ingrowing hair ? Thank you?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Noticed hair has stopped growing in last 30 days and significant thinning particularly at the part on side of head. Also lost 50% of armpit hair. White bulb at end of most hairs. Under significant stress past 45+ days. Is this telogen effluvium?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Ive been using Dove Deodorant, after two days, red cyst-like bumps have appeared on my underarms. They hurt (feel like someone shoving a needle into my underarm). I do not shave/wax or remove my underarm hair. Could the deodorant have caused this?
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A 31-year old male asked:
At what age do males get armpit hair?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Hi. I heard that Armpit hair increase Odors. Does I should remove it to reduce odors?
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A 21-year old male asked:
How to get rid of underarm hair?
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A 19-year old female asked:
How do women prevent growing hair in armpit?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can everyone get armpit hair and facial hair?
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A 44-year old asked:
No growth of hair in the armpit what's the cause?
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