Male hair or lack of it

As a teen growing up I never grew any underarm hair, even today. I only have very little pubes (just a very small amount around my penis) and didn't grow any until I was about 18yo. even to this day I only have very little anal hair, almost none at all. I only have very little leg hair and that only came in as an 16-17 yo I only need to shave my face every 3 days and didnt start that until I was about 25.

Question: was I a freak of nature or are there any other men that also have very little hair? I only mean what you were born with, not being shaved.

I am not sure that this would be a blessing for me today as I am usually mistaken for at least a 15 year younger man BUT as a teen and young adult it was plain miserable since showers were a requirement in middle and high school and back then NO ONE shaved their pubes. (at least not in my schools) Even when I went for my Army physical, I was embarrassed when the doc was checking my underpants area asked me "OK, how old are you, REALLY"-----this was in front of about 20 other guys. I often wondered if it was because I only weighed 116# and got in the Army by only one pound. Any real medical people care to weigh in? (of course I was too embarrassed to ask this at the time of my doctor)

I think in most cases it comes down to genes, the timing of puberty, and a bit of fate. There are obviously some developmental and chromosomal disorders that can affect body hair development, but I think in most cases it just is what it is. I'm in my mid 20s and I have virtually no chest hair besides a little around my nipples while at the same time, my legs are hairier than my father's.

Only a doctor can confirm, but there's a good chance you're just naturally very light on hair.

I have no chest hair at all, little underarm either and except for my lower legs and pubic area, little elsewhere. It has never bothered me nor ever gotten any adverse comments from others either. At least not to my face ... ha ha. In fact, several ladies thought it a welcome change from the typical hairy male, something softer and more gentle looking. For myself, I sometimes cringe when seeing a hairy chest or even worse, a back covered with thick hair. Enough to make me shudder and look away.

Facial however needs shaving every bloody day and it does get on my nerves having to attend to the chore. I know many men nowadays don't shave daily and sport the Miami Vice Look, but for the love of me, I cannot see the least attraction in that particular fashion. Besides, not shaving the face makes a male look even older than he is. Who needs that?

I would think patterns of body or head hair must be genetically determined. Male balding pattern in families is just too prevalent, and there are enough similarities between fathers and sons, to lead me to this conclusion. So, I would have to ask @bootboy1998 , was your Dad similar in appearance to you?

I still have some hair on my head, and have sported a variety of facial hair over the years. I have some chest and pubic hair, which like my head, is white. I share @agracier 's distaste for thick back hair on a man, though that seems an unfair prejudice. It's not as if we get to pick what grows where.

Without giving it much thought, I started shaving my armpits a few years ago. It just feels more hygienic.

ANSWER FOR IBROX My father also never had any pit hair but he also had a full head of greying hair before he passed at 98yo. Me on the other hand have more of a face to wash these days----I also never had any back or chest hair. I was always worried about the lack of pubes and pit hair. Prob. the reason as a teen and even today I dont wear sleeveless tee shirts.

Your mom, ancestors and blind luck also had something to do with it. If doctors aren't concerned, you shouldn't be. I'm furry and wish I wasn't. Oh well.

@bootboy1998 I'm sure a comment from me will probably not alter your approach to wearing sleeveless shirts. I would point out, however, that competitive swimmers shave most of their body hair, as do other athletes. Even in various threads here, it seems more men than I might have expected, are shaving, lasering, waxing, etc. Your appearance, therefore, may not be as different from the male stereotype as you may think.

The fact that you are not a very hirsute individual, is just a fact of life. I understand your discomfiture as a young man, but to some extent we all went through that. My best friend had pubic hair growing at age 14, while I still looked pre-pubescent. Fortunately for my fragile ego, I lived in Scotland where there were no group showers, or locker rooms where I would have been on view.

My husband is a hairy beast. He is the evolutionary "missing link."

He sometimes shaves and other times he or I wax his pubes because we enjoy the hairless feelings our pubes give each other.

I count my blessings NOW, but it was different as a teen----thanks for all your input

PS----my Mom did surprise me as a 16yo by making me an appointment with a Pediatrician that I had never seen before but he told me nothing except if it really bothered me I could take weekly injections.-----ahhhhh NOT ( I was scarred of that idea when I found out that they were given in my butt, and at 16 I was too old for injections there)

I've got a fairly hairy chest but very little on my back. A lot in the arm pits and an average amount of pubic hair. A little in my butt crack and a modest amount on my legs. All in all I think I'm fairly average, a bit heavier in some areas and lighter in others.

I have plentiful hair in some areas (face and pubes) and little elsewhere (torso, underarms).

My understanding has always been that it's a matter of genetics. I have a modest amount of hair on my chest, stomach, legs and forearms - though a large amount of pubic hair, underarm hair and in my butt crack - and no hair at all on my back or shoulders.

I do not have that your problem--I have the exact opposite-You should be very thankful because to me body hair is a curse--I love the feel of skin on skin not hair on hair. I spend a lot of time an energy keeping my skin hair free soft and sensitive. Just enjoy the feel of your lovers skin on your skin and never worry about your lack of body hair--it is a blessing.

An interesting post, for me. I started puberty a little on the early side - started growing pubic hair before I turned 12. It came in quickly and it was not long before I had a pretty full bush down there. By the time I got into high school, if you had taken a picture of just my pubic hair, you would have thought it was a picture of a grown man, because by then it had spread across my groin from leg to let and was thick, and the hair was very dark brown.

Also by the time I started high school I had hairy legs and was shaving every day or two. But I had almost no arm pit hair, and over the years, as the rest of my body hair filled in, my arm pits remained with just a few hairs. It is weird how the body is. I am jealous of guys who have bushy arm pits.

I couldn't grow a stash until i was 20 something , a beard around 25 or so . I was 34 or 35 when my chest broke out in a bad rash then sprouted hair . My wife said she made a man out of me . To this day I am accused of shaving my legs , I don't . Never had much of a bush and when shaved there, am smooth and clean for a almost a week or so . Now as to my nose , the hair there grows out of it on the outside and i have to shave it and clip the inside almost constantly . then the ear's my god hair every where .

It is weird how the body is. I am jealous of guys who have bushy arm pits.

You have absolutely no reason to be jealous of armpit hair … ha ha ha

It's probably a genetic thing. I am generally fair/smooth skinned from childhood. As far as I can determine--I have a real mix of genetic history from European and Nordic origin. I have normal “pubic” hair but my butt has always been fair skinned and smooth--not even “peach fuzz”.My Doctor says it is a genetic thing…

My body hair pattern has changed quite a bit over the years, even though I'm not really all that hairy. At puberty, I grew a full amount of facial hair, underarm hair, pubic hair, and perianal hair. Frankly, the perianal hair interfered with hygiene.

By my late 20s, I had quite a bit of nose hair, which I began to trim to keep it from being unsightly. My brows became thick, and the lady that does my hair cuts would always trim the brows.

By middle age, I had grown midline hair up my abdomen all the way to my rib cage. By late middle age, the underarm hair mostly went away as did the perianal hair. My pubic hair thinned but remained prominent. I developed hair around my nipples.

While the hair on my head has really greyed, none of my other body hair has changed color.

So, it's really interesting how our body hair changes as we age.