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Is There Any Way To Prevent Facial Hair Growth While Taking Depo Shot?

Hi, I just had my first shot of depo provera and never knew the fact that it can grow facial hair, if is supposed to happen when will I notice the efect? Also is there any way to prevent facial hair to grow? How can I get rid of it? I am now really stressing as I never thought of having hair on my face! help please
Mon, 3 Mar 2014
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Dear is the the facial hair growth was not like this earlier , you must report the side effect to the gynecologist.
The mechanism by which it occurs is due the inhibition of the FSH and LH hormones from a part of the brain .Thus the further release of female hormones is inhibited and that is how it is effective in birth control.
Probably there is increase in androgens , that might have caused facial growth
The ideal treatment is that either we can go for cosmetic removal .
Or an estimation of hormones that
1. Prolactin
2. Dihydro - epiandrosteinodone to be done
in this case to be done
Then we can decide the further course of treatment
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Is There Any Way To Prevent Facial Hair Growth While Taking Depo Shot?

Dear is the the facial hair growth was not like this earlier , you must report the side effect to the gynecologist. The mechanism by which it occurs is due the inhibition of the FSH and LH hormones from a part of the brain .Thus the further release of female hormones is inhibited and that is how it is effective in birth control. Probably there is increase in androgens , that might have caused facial growth The ideal treatment is that either we can go for cosmetic removal . Or an estimation of hormones that 1. Prolactin 2. Dihydro - epiandrosteinodone to be done in this case to be done Then we can decide the further course of treatment