Makes me feel super dysphoric - currently I already have a discernible M shape on my forehead (short-medium hair ATM, growing it out) -.- Any tips on what I can do before going on hormones? Could that hair grow back once I’m on them? Any hairstyling advice?
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The rough rule of thumb is that once HRT takes care of your T levels, your hairline can regrow to approximately where it was 7 years prior. There are no guarantees, and it’s a very rough rule of thumb, but regrowth is a thing :)
whoa! do you know how long roughly it takes to get that regrowth?
Up to 7 years or so to get back as much as you’re going to get back.
That’s convenient, just have to remember the number seven - it takes up to seven years to go back seven years 🥳
This is great news, I have hairline dysphoria and I assumed I wasn’t going to get any of that back since it’s been a year and I haven’t noticed any obvious changes.
Thanks as always, Ada ☺️
Finesteride?
I have no experience with HRT (just an old cis dude that likes my long hair) but I’ve been using topical minoxidil for a couple of years and it has arrested and to some degree reversed my pattern baldness.
It’s not an amazing difference, but it is a difference.
If anyone tries it - look for the off brand/generic, it’s way cheaper.
EDIT: it does have a warning for male use only so in the mtf area it might be a bad Idea. Do the research, ask your doc, and I hope you get a badass head of hair.
EDIT: it does have a warning for male use only so in the mtf area it might be a bad Idea. Do the research, ask your doc, and I hope you get a badass head of hair.
Nah, if anything Finasteride is better for transfems than for cis men: A lot of the potential negative side-effects become potential pleasant surprises for us; some of the concerns regarding depression remain, but generally speaking it’s a relatively safe bet for people who don’t want to take T-blockers (yet).
That said: Proper T-blockers are the much more comprehensive solution and usually make Finasteride superfluous, so the primary argument against it in our case is honestly, that it tends to be a better choice to go all the way from the beginning. Even for people who can’t get a prescription, DIY (→ /c/diyhrt) is usually still the better decision.
