[MzHoney]

I thought it WAS normal to have hair around the nips lol. Maybe I was wrong. And I guess I know what you mean by not wanting to hear that you're "normal"... I, too, have VERY easy muscle development (my arms are cut and I do nothing to work them out), arms and legs that are hairier than the average girl (like a werewolf, haha), underdeveloped breasts, and even hair around my navel I also was hoping it was due to a hormonal imbalance that I might be able to fix, and assuming that I had more testosterone and less estrogen, but I just got the results back from my blood test and guess what-- despite all these "signs" that most people would use to self-diagnose themselves-- my hormones are all in balance. Just goes to show that people should really try to refrain from self-diagnosing and leave the diagnosing up to actual measurable, objective tests.

Hi Timarie! Yea, I do think it is relatively normal to have some hairs there. But I have a LOT. Like, a few rows of really long dark ones that just totally cover the areolas. I tried to accept it, but its just not what I'm into... so I shave them. Its too much hassle to pluck. Maybe it is more common than I realize - I don't know. I haven't seen too many like that, but maybe they all shave em too!

Its a great thing that your hormones are balanced, after all. And yea, you're right those are definitely "signs" people go off of.
But its more than that, its numerous symptoms which have never been properly categorized into any disease or condition. I have been tested for lots of things and have had multiple blood tests done over the past several years and everything is totally fine!!! It's sooooo frustrating to hear that you are totally fine when you feel like crap. What else am I supposed to do about it, you know? Pretty much the only legitimate thing which has relevance to my symptoms is hormonal testing, and I haven't been able to make that happen mostly because of a lack of insurance, and a tight budget. If it isn't a higher test. level - then I think I have completely run out of ideas. I had given up on trying to do anything about it, and go about life, but my recent interest in NBE has brought this all up again. But you're right, it sucks to self-diagnose, and one should be extremely cautious. ESPECIALLY if you are young and still developing, lil_baby.

Sorry to hi-jack your thread, by the way.