What is it? 它是什麼？

Hirsutism is the development of excessive or abnormal hair growth in areas where men typically grow hair. We know, annoying.
多毛症是指男性通常長毛髮的部位毛髮生長過度或異常。我們知道，煩人。

This includes the face, chest, back, abdomen and thighs. While it can affect both men and women, it's mostly common in women due to higher levels of male sex hormones (androgens) in their bodies. In fact, many women may have some degree of hirsutism without even knowing it because they aren't aware that their body produces more male hormones than normal—or that this extra hormone production signals a hormonal imbalance that could lead to other health issues down the road.
這包括臉部、胸部、背部、腹部和大腿。雖然它可以影響男性和女性，但由於女性體內的男性性荷爾蒙（雄性激素）水平較高，因此最常見於女性。事實上，許多女性可能在不知情的情況下患有某種程度的多毛症，因為她們不知道自己的身體會產生比正常情況更多的雄性激素，或者這種額外的激素產生表明荷爾蒙不平衡，可能會導致其他健康問題。

Although there's no one-size-fits-all way to treat hirsutism (because every woman has different triggers), there are three general categories into which people fall: those with high levels of testosterone who produce higher amounts of male hormones than normal; those with low levels of testosterone who produce lower amounts than normal; and those whose bodies naturally produce an equal balance between male and female hormones.
雖然沒有一刀切的方法來治療多毛症（因為每個女性都有不同的誘因），但人們可分為三類：睪固酮水平高的人，產生比正常人更多的雄性激素；睪固酮水平低的人，產生的睪固酮水平低於正常水平；以及那些身體自然產生男性和女性荷爾蒙平衡的人。

Genetics have something to do with it
遺傳跟它有一定關係

You may have heard of estrogens and androgens, but what are they exactly? Estrogens are female hormones, while androgens are male hormones. When your body has more androgens than estrogens (and therefore less estrogen), this can cause excess hair growth on the face, chest, stomach and other areas of your body—a condition called hirsutism.
您可能聽過雌激素和雄性激素，但它們到底是什麼？雌激素是女性荷爾蒙，而雄性激素是男性荷爾蒙。當您體內的雄性激素多於雌激素（因此雌激素較少）時，可能會導致臉部、胸部、腹部和身體其他部位的毛髮過度生長，這種情況稱為多毛症。

The main culprits behind hirsutism are testosterone—the most abundant androgen in men—and its partner in crime: dihydrotestosterone (DHT). While testosterone is often associated with masculine traits like facial hair growth as well as increased bone density, muscles mass and strength; DHT is considered to be a very potent form of testosterone that can cause significant side effects such as acne breakouts or hair loss if levels become too high.
多毛症的罪魁禍首是睪固酮—男性中最豐富的雄性激素—及其同夥：二氫睪固酮（DHT）。雖然睪固酮通常與男性特徵有關，例如臉部毛髮生長以及骨密度、肌肉質量和力量的增加； DHT 被認為是一種非常有效的睪固酮形式，如果水平過高，可能會導致嚴重的副作用，例如痤瘡爆發或脫髮。

Health conditions that cause hormonal imbalances can lead to hirsutism.;
導致荷爾蒙失衡的健康狀況可能導致多毛症。

Hirsutism isn't always caused by hormonal imbalances. Sometimes, it's simply a result of genetics. While some women are born with thick hair and others are not, there are particular health conditions that can cause hormonal imbalances that lead to hirsutism. These include:
多毛症並不總是由荷爾蒙失衡引起。有時，這只是遺傳的結果。雖然有些女性天生就有濃密的頭髮，而有些女性則不然，但某些特殊的健康狀況可能會導致荷爾蒙失衡，進而導致多毛症。這些包括：

• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
  多囊性卵巢症候群（PCOS）

• Cushing’s syndrome 庫欣氏症候群

• Hyperthyroidism 甲狀腺功能亢進症

The combination of these three conditions can also result in hyperandrogenism—a buildup of male hormones in the body—which causes unwanted hair growth on the face, chest, abdomen and back. In many cases, the excessive hair growth associated with these illnesses is temporary and will go away after treatment of the underlying condition is complete. (Cue AVL!) 
這三種情況的結合也會導致雄性激素過多症（體內雄性激素的積聚），導致臉部、胸部、腹部和背部多餘的毛髮生長。在許多情況下，與這些疾病相關的毛髮過度生長是暫時的，在完成潛在疾病的治療後就會消失。 （提示AVL！）

Don't let it get you down
不要讓它讓你失望

Hirsutism is a common condition that affects women of all ages, but it’s not always easy to diagnose. If you think you might have hirsutism, talk to your doctor about how to get tested.
多毛症是一種常見疾病，影響所有年齡層的女性，但診斷起來並不容易。如果您認為自己可能患有多毛症，請諮詢您的醫生如何進行檢查。