13 Month Old Has Facial and Body Hair.

Hi Atithi,

By chance, does either parent or other relative have more facial or body hair than normal? If so, this could be a heridity thing. I'm assuming not, because you probably wouldn't be so concerned if that were the case. Going to the endocrinologist is the right thing to do, and don't stop searching until you have an answer to it. His testosterone could be elevated which could cause this, or it could be something you would never figure out without professional help.

Don't take no for an answer. If your Mommy instincts tell you that something is wrong, it probably is. Good luck at the Dr.

M.

Hi there,

I do not want to scare you, but I have a good friend who just this year had the same problem with her daughter. They went to the endocronologist and found a small tumor on her adrenal gland. NO WORRIES!!! It was completely benign and they had it removed. She has been fine ever since. I highly recommend you taking him asap. The younger they are the easier it is. AGAIN, I did not mean to scare you, that was not my intention, I just want you to be informed.

Good luck.

There may be environmental hormonal influences that are affecting your son too. For example, lavender oil, tea tree oil, estrogen creams, testosterone creams, all would affect him. There was an article about this in the New York Times a year or so ago (see the first link).

For example, see:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/18/healthscience/snea...
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn2119

Your son is on medications that I am not familiar with. Have you asked your pediatrician if the hair growth can be attributed to the medications he is on? I would definitely question your pediatrician very thoroughly. Good luck.