Diagnosis And Management Of Hirsutism

    April 1960 in “ Journal of the American Medical Association ”
    Howard T. Behrman
    TLDR Hirsutism perception varies by culture and individual.
    The document discusses hirsutism, which refers to excessive hair growth on body areas that typically have hair or on normally hairless regions. The perception of what constitutes excessive hair varies based on individual, gender, and cultural norms. For instance, while a mustache may be desirable for some men, it is generally unwanted by women, although in certain Latin cultures, a light upper lip hair on women is seen positively. Similarly, while American women often remove axillary hair, it is preserved in other cultures. The document highlights the cultural relativity in the perception of hair growth.
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