Re: 21 and growing a beard?

You wrote

> In the last two years I have noticed a dramatic
>increase in hair under my chin. I leave the
>sideburns alone, but I started shaving under my
>chin about that time and at first it was only
>maybe every other week but since then has
>increased to every day. I suppose that I could
>go longer without shaving but I am so aware and
>embarrassed of it now that I try to keep it like
>there is nothing there. I'm to the point where I
>dont like people touching my face incase they
>should happen to feel anything.

Get checked for PCOS. If that's OK, then stop worrying. Buy a really good electric shaver for men -- the Norelco ones (Philishave outside the USA) ones for MEN are brilliant. Don't use one for women, they're no use on the face. And don't be uptight about it. Most men are really nice when they find you shave. I was shaving every day by the time I was fifteen, if that's any consolation.