About this site

HairFacts has been featured in many books, articles, and news segments over the years. I’m especially proud to have worked with so many women with PCOS to solve the unwanted hair challenges they face.

FYI, that’s a photo of me when I started this site!

Media

“Zapping teenage torment,” New York Times

SoundBytes: CBS News Radio

Books

Unwanted Hair and Hirsutism: A Book for Women

Plucked: A History of Hair Removal

Pocket PCOS: A Quick and Practical Guide to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Personal Testimonies

The Low GI Guide to Living Well with PCOS

Permanently Beat PCOS: The Complete Solution

How to Change Your Sex: A Lighthearted Look at the Hardest Thing

The Rough Guide to Girl Stuff: Your Full-on Guide to the Teen Years

Websites

QuackWatch

“Laser Hair Removal,” Medscape

Papers

Nonphysician practice of dermatologic surgery: the Texas perspective (PDF)

From Creams to Lasers: Regulating the Beauty Industry in the New Millennium (PDF)

Antiandrogen therapy for androgenetic alopecia (PubMed)