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 Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:00 pm
SO, guys! I'm a 16 year old female, through puberty, and I haven't grown a strand of armpit hair.
Is there something wrong with me? Everyone's jealous of me, but I kinda get worried.
What if I'm 40 and all of a sudden it all shoots out to make up for the past years?!?!?
Hey, I'm happy I don't have it now, but does it have to do with being a vegetarian or not getting as much hormones in my diet?
Just askin'.
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:43 pm
I wouldn't worry about it too much. It could be that it's just a part of your development that will kick in late, or it could be your body type.
I can assure you that it has nothing to do with vegetarianism. I've been a vegetarian for literally my entire life, and I started growing armpit hair when I was 12.
Also, hair doesn't make up for lost time. Not being hairy now certainly doesn't mean you'll be really hairy in the future.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:41 am
You could have low androgen levels which typically spike during puberty in both males and females. You might also have your thyroid checked. It could affect the hair growth. Read this. Madsci is a very credible source, it's not like Yahoo! Answers or something. I'd say enjoy it while you can. Shaving is time consuming and once you start you can never stop. You can always not shave, but that can get hot.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:38 am
I wouldn't worry about it, and I doubt it has anything to do with your diet. Some people are not hairy. And people all develop at different rates. At 16 you're probably still growing even if it's not as noticeable now. I think underarm hair was the last thing to come in for me too.
I don't agree that once you start shaving you can never stop though. I shaved all my body hair off years ago, but I found it to be itchy and uncomfortable. So now I don't remove any of it. It feels more comfortable, natural, and healthy for my skin this way. So if you do shave then decide you don't like being without the hair, you can simply stop and let it all grow back in. Other women shave only in the summer or only when they're going to wear a swimsuit or tank top. So there are plenty of options, and you're never locked into any one of them.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:35 pm
Sorry about the misunderstanding. Of course you can stop once you have shaved, but you will then grow hair. It's a stupid figure of speech really. You can stop doing anything but in this case the result will be hair growth.
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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:46 pm
Alright, guys, thanks! I've been talking around and aparently one of my great granmothers claimed to have never grow armpit hair her entire life. Maybe it's genetic?
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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:36 pm
Maybe it is. What a cool genetic anomaly to have!
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:49 am
Indeed, that is a pretty cool trait of genetics.
Like those guys that can never grow facial hair.
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:10 am
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:25 am
No it won't. It will grow back though. Meaning once you start shaving you can't stop unless you decide you want hair. I never said it would grow back thicker or darker.
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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:22 am
leialeaf, said grandmother didnt ever grow leg hair either.(im so freaking jealous of you two!)
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