How can we break the facial hair taboo?

Published: 8-Oct-2019
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Excess facial hair affects 5-10% of women – Dr Katerina Steventon asks how can we work with medical professionals and the media to address this sensitive issue?

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One of the last taboos of menopause, excessive hair growth in women, or hirsutism, is a big cosmetic concern. Affecting women mainly around the menopause, or even earlier in life, it is a sign of an underlying endocrine disorder and (for many women) a disturbing issue to live with. So what can the industry do?

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