Why do men grow beards, but not women?

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Trish D	Women have hair all over their faces. It is usually fine and light-coloured. In women with sallow skin, such as those from Mediterranean countries, this hair is often dark and more visible. Sometimes due to hormonal reasons and many other factors, lighter skinned women also have visible (from a distance) facial hair. There is a whole industry devoted to making women feel bad about it and paying large amounts and suffering pain to remove it. Some women 'do' grow beards. They choose not to put themselves through the unnecessary pain of waxing or electrolysis or tweezing and appear as (shock) nature intended them to. If that is too much for people to accept, then it is not the beard-growing women who have a problem. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Andrew W	hormones? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

racer717	men tend to have more facial hair Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

la bufanda	all that Testosterone has to ooze out of somewhere and you're kinda wrong. some women do have beards. they just shave it better than men Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ANGEL-T	Men have a higher amount of Testosterone which makes them grow more hair, women have only a little amount produced so dont tend do, unless they have polycystic ovaries, which upsets the hormorne balance. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

quikboy	i think it's the testosterone Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

executioner_bolan	You`ve obviously not spent much time in Spain LOL. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

fernmaid	because they can and we cant Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mrs.Doyle	Women do grow beards! Poor souls have to wax, laser etc. Except when they're old and don't care any more. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lovely_heart18kc	thats just the way god created men and how god created women Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

irenemason69	because it slides of their head down to ther chin along with their jowels Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

monkeymanelvis	Havn't you heard of bearded ladies? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

gordon.gibson2@btinternet.com	women do grow beards have u ever heard of the bearded lady Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

doubled254	Women don't have enough Testosterone. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

yetoso	Some woman do. lol. But, it's simply the genetics of our gender. Men grow more facial hair than woman. But it doesn't always have to do with Testosterone. Sometimes it's different with other cultures. For example, some Native American Indian men don't grow facial hair, but have lots of Testosterone. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

fixbackpond	Hormones, that control Testosterone's. Some women do grow beards. I knew a lady who had to shave every day. But that was years ago before, undergoing hormonal treatment. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

drvn2kaos	my neighbor is a female and she does. no really, we have estrogen in our systems, which is why we have lighter voices than men, among other things that make us female. men have Testosterone in their systems, which make them have deep voices and other things that make them so male, including beards. i think it has something to do with the steroids that Testosterone makes. of course, females have Testosterone also, just not quite as much. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

poggle_63	Unfortunately since I hit the menopause I have got facial hair on my chin and upper lip. I tend to use scissors to cut it back on upper lip and tweezers for under my chin. This makes me think it is definitely a hormonal thing. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kevin ? gent	male and female hormones are different Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jenna K	its called Testosterone men have alot of male hormones that girls like you don't have Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

morgi777	my wife has one its lovely Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Zebra	Some women do grow beards, but not as much as men. Ha! they need to shave everyday and not us! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

donna m	old woman do Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

M L	Some women do. 8() Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Diane D	Females lack enough male hormone to grow a beard. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

chrisbrown_222	Can you say Testosterone? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Rx	They have higher levels of Testosterone. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Winged shoes	Higher level of Testosterone. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mobius	It's genetics. Men have more Testosterone. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

pigglet1985	more Testosterone in males than females. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Charley G	My gran has one Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No