Patchy pubes

[Whitwhoo]

Ive noticed over the last few months a definite bald patch in the middle of my mons pubis. It's about the size of a 50p. I've never been hugely hairy down there, so it's not massively noticeable. Head, leg and underarm hair is normal - no changes.

Should I be concerned? A very brief consultation with Dr Google (as I have a tendency towards health anxiety) seemed to indicate that thinning pubic hair is probably just a symptom of growing older, but I'm only 36. Another explanation was thyroid related but it didn't really fit, as I have no other symptoms and hair elsewhere is normal.

Have had two babies in the last 5 years and am still bfing the smallest one a bit, in case that is relevant. She is now 2.10, so can't think that it is birth related.

[PollyPerky]

I f you've been BF for a long time you may have low oestrogen levels which can cause this - as with women who are menopausal. Are your periods ok as far as you know? Any other signs of low oestrogen like dry 'down below' or soreness?

[Whitwhoo]

That's interesting. Am nearly on my 5th year of consecutive breastfeeding (fed DS until he was 2) so that would make sense. Periods are normal but a little closer together than they used to be, which would fit with low oestrogen, right? Cycle is 25 days.

[PollyPerky]

Periods closer together isn't always a sign of low oestrogen. Disrupted cycles tend to be down to non ovulation and a shorter progesterone phase. I've read (here) about women who had vaginal dryness as a result ofl ong term BF and used oestrogen cream to sort it out.

[Whitwhoo]

Dryness isn't a huge problem. So maybe that's not it.

[Whitwhoo]

Or maybe I've just forgotten what normal is.