Woman From Italy Has a Condition Where She Grows Eyelashes in Her Mouth

A woman from Italy has a condition where she grows eyelashes in her mouth.

The condition is so rare that there are only five other cases on record worldwide, and it's called oral hirsutism. (hair growth in the mouth)

When the woman was a teenager, she found small whiskers growing on her gums.

At first, the doctors diagnosed her with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and prescribed her birth control pills.

However, it only helped for a little while, and when the woman came back to the clinic years later, her condition was worth, and they discovered she stopped taking her birth control pills.

The exact cause of her oral hair growth is unknown.

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(New York Post)

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