# Question about hair - on body

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hair-on-body/920876>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 17, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hair-on-body/920876 "2020-09-17T23:17:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Loggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hair-on-body/920876/1 "2020-09-17T23:17:50Z")

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At 50 – suddenly it startet to grow dark hair on me. Ive always been a hairless person (exept the usual places)  
Its under the t-shirt on the arms - but some on my legs?

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hair-on-body/920876/2 "2020-09-17T23:19:37Z")

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You forgot the question part.

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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hair-on-body/920876/3 "2020-09-18T03:19:57Z")

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The question I guess is why? Just a WAG answer, it’s not on your head anymore and is drifting down! 😜

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hair-on-body/920876/4 "2020-09-18T04:01:57Z")

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Sorry, maybe I should know this without asking, but - do you inhabit a biologically male or female body?

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hair-on-body/920876/5 "2020-09-18T22:02:19Z")

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**CairoCarol** raises a good point - since menopause I’ve hair drop off some places and start growing on others. Hormone changes can result in hair changes in bodies of all genders.