When Menstrual Periods Stop

Excess male hormones (androgens) can influence the regularity of your menstrual periods. One sign of high male hormone levels is the appearance of excess body hair in unfamiliar places. But a woman could have normal body hair and still have abnormal androgen production.

Have you noticed increased hair on your body recently? Yes, I do have new hair. No, I do not have new hair.

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Online Medical Reviewer: Faculty of Harvard Medical School Date Last Reviewed: 5/26/2006 Date Last Modified: 5/18/2006 Source: from Harvard Health Decision Guides, Harvard Health Publications, Copyright © 2007 by President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. Used with permission of StayWell.