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The Society for Clinical and Medical Hair Removal Specialists. You can use their links (under members) to find an electrologist in your area. The Society for Clinical and Medical Hair Removal, Inc. (SCMHR) is an international non-profit organization with members in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and beyond. SCMHR supports all methods of hair removal and is dedicated to the research of new technology that will keep its members at the pinnacle of their profession, offering safe, effective hair removal to their clients.

According to Geoffrey Redmond, M.D., a majority of the 42 million American women between the ages of thirty-five and fifty-five suffer from vulnerability to their own hormones. Appearance, emotions -- and even sex drive -- may be affected. Symptoms include thinning hair, persistent acne, mood swings, low energy, loss of pleasure in sex, weight gain, irregular periods, and pain. While the media has emphasized the problems of menopause, Dr. Redmond explains that all too many women experience hormonal miseries even in their thirties. Lab tests are often normal because the problem is not the hormones themselves but how a woman's body reacts to them. Healthy, active women suddenly find that once quiescent hormones have taken over control of their lives. Because their problems are often dismissed as trivial, women who are hormonally vulnerable are frequently thwarted in their quest for help. Too often they are brushed off with remarks such as, "Your tests are normal; there's nothing wrong with you." This is tragic because, as Dr. Redmond demonstrates, hormonal balance can nearly always be restored with the treatments he details, which include individualized use of prescription medications, herbal supplements, lifestyle changes, and even spiritual practices. Many women have heard that testosterone can help sex drive, but most have not been warned about the damage that careless testosterone therapy can cause on skin and hair.

In this book, Dr. Redmond, an internationally recognized authority on testosterone in women, explains the only safe ways to use testosterone. With informative sidebars, quizzes, and personal stories of women who have overcome hormone vulnerability, this helpful book will empower you to find treatments for your hormone problems that are tailored to fit your own body, biochemistry, symptoms, and lifestyle.

http://www.amazon.com/Hormonally-Vulnerable-Woman-unwanted-perimenopause/dp/0060825537/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1231015308&sr=1-2

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Women and Unwanted Hair by M. Sara Rosenthal Ph.D.; (Your Health Press: 2001)

"An excellent resource for women" -Dr. Shajia Khan, an Ottawa endocrinologist

"A wonderful, factual, well-written, long overdue book." - Electrology World 2002 American Electrology Association

To purchase a copy you can try Amazon.com at

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1552128881/qid=1097948120/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/103-4601355-1171864

Published by Sarahealth.com, Inc. Women and Unwanted Hair examines the reasons why unwanted hair grows, and the best ways to treat and remove it, with detailed information on all removal methods as well as a look a the range of hormonal disorders that cause hair growth and the treatment options available. It is relatively unbiased as to presentation of the different hair removal methods and is very easy to read and understand as it isn't written from a medical perspective or by a medical person. It does however have some interesting claims and assertions that appear to have little foundation in research such as the bikini line hair purposes. It can be a nice primer on the subject.

Resources for those doing research on infection control in barbering and cosmetology establishments

A collection of articles and studies about hygiene issues in waxing establishments, safety of waxing services, and reporting of problems and complaints.

Healing Syndrome O: A Strategic Guide to Fertility, Polycystic Ovaries, and Insulin Imbalance
by Ronald F. Feinberg, MD, OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor

"In this book, leading reproductive specialist Dr. Ronald Feinberg provides a new way of looking at the disorder, linking it to body wide metabolic irregularities, insulin resistance, nutrition, activity, and stress-a combination of health issues that collectively make up what he has termed "Syndrome O." And this understanding brings new hope for overcoming it.

Written in a compassionate, inspirational, and motivational style, Healing Syndrome O discusses the causes and complications of this condition and provides a targeted plan to help women balance and repair their overall health, overcome symptoms, and, especially, restore their fertility."

To purchase it at Amazon try this link:

http://www.amazon.com/Healing-Syndrome-Strategic-Fertility-Polycystic/dp/1583331670

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