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Woman With Excess Face And Body Hair Who Shaved Because She Felt Like A “Freak” – Ditches The Razor

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Woman With Excess Face And Body Hair Who Shaved Because She Felt Like A “Freak” – Ditches The Razor

Leah Jorgensen, 33, has polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal disorder

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A woman who shaved her entire body because she felt like a “freak” due to excessive body and facial hair has ditched the razor and embraced her natural look.

Leah Jorgensen, 33, has polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal disorder which can cause hirsutism, or abnormal, male-pattern hair growth.

From the age of 14 she was branded a “man” by bullies and in a desperate bid to hide the hair, she wore full-sleeved, high-necked shirts and long trousers for 13 years.

In her late twenties she turned to shaving and spent hours painstakingly removing the thick, dark hair on her chin, cheeks, upper lip, chest, stomach, arms, legs and back.

She feared people getting close to her and seeing the hair on her face which resulted in her not having her first kiss until age 27 and avoiding the dentist for 12 years.

But since ditching the razor and showing her hair off in public, Leah said she feels “empowered” – and hopes her story will give other women courage.

Leah Jorgensen, 33, has polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal disorder.

Leah, a behavioral health technician from Madison, Wisconsin, said: “I had never seen women who looked like me. I was so ashamed that I didn’t want to talk about it.

“My way of coping with that shame and embarrassment was to hide. My daily goal for a long time was to just get through the day without anyone noticing how hairy I was.

“Because I have so much of it, it was very difficult to hide it. I developed a terrible case of anxiety and it really took a toll on my mental health.

“I had a bad experience with my doctor. She had never seen such an extreme case of hirsutism and she was startled and made a facial expression.

“She had a figure on a piece of paper and she drew where the hair was. I was so sensitive that it really upset me and made me feel like a freak.

Leah Jorgensen, 33, has polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal disorder.

“In junior high school a classmate noticed the hair on my face and there was this group of girls that would tease me about it and call me a man.

“I felt ashamed, embarrassed and scared, like I was somehow less of a woman.

“I covered up with clothes and shaved my face, and if I was going to be showing any part of my body I would shave it.

“It gets hot and humid here in the summer and I would wear hoodies year round so I would be drowning in sweat.

“People would ask me, ‘Why are you wearing that?’ and I was just like, ‘Leave me alone.’

“I was really convinced I would lose my friends and my family would disown me and I wouldn’t be able to get a job or a boyfriend, I would just live a miserable life alone.”

Leah Jorgensen, 33, has polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal disorder.

In December 2015, Leah was hit by a car as she crossed a road and she had to be taken to hospital by ambulance.

Paramedics cut her clothes off and she underwent surgery and therapy, so people saw the extent of her hair growth up close for the first time.

“I realized no one cared what I looked like, they just saw me as a person. It really helped me to get over it,” she said.

Around that time, Leah – who didn’t have her first kiss until she was 27 – also connected with a man who found her attractive, body hair and all.

She is no longer in a relationship but said the fact that he embraced her for who she is helped give her the push she needed.

“I realized that I never really disliked how the hair looked. The problem was not with the hair, it was with people’s perception of it,” she said.

“I thought, ‘Enough is enough.’ I didn’t want to run from it anymore.”

Leah Jorgensen

Since she stopped removing her body hair just over a year ago, Leah says she feels empowered. She also wears low-cut, sleeveless tops and shows her legs in public.

She bravely wore a bikini for the first time last summer and shares photos of her hair with her 2,500 plus followers on Instagram.

The mindset shift also prompted her to quit her job in insurance and return to college, where she is studying social work and recently got a job working with autistic children.

Leah Jorgensen as a teenager.

Leah said: “People definitely stare or try to take photos but I expect that because you don’t really see women who look like me.

“I used to be scared of people noticing my hair but now I embrace it and let it grow. I’m unique and that is perfectly fine.

“I do still shave my face because I like how my face looks without hair, but I used to shave multiple times a day and now I will go a couple of days.

“It has been incredibly empowering.

Leah Jorgensen, 33, has polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal disorder.

“I hope that sharing my story will give others courage. And to women who have hirsutism; you are not alone.”

Next month, Leah is one of 100 women who will be photographed for a book promoting diversity as part of a project called Underneath We Are Women.

To read more about the project visit www.underneathiam.com and to follow Leah’s story, find her on Instagram @happyandhairy.

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