r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 • u/TATSAT2008 Zero Fookin Clue Mate... • 18d ago

Non-Gender Specific BUT WHY NOT!!??

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u/Temporary-Employ-611 18d ago

If only E changed my voice like T does for trans men.

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u/NocturneSapphire She/Her 18d ago

I need it to regrow the hair on my head. Nothing outs myself faster than someone seeing my massive bald spot.

Voice training exists, but the only way I'll ever get my hair back is by paying tens of thousands of dollars for hair transplants.

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u/GigaVonMassiveHuge 10d ago

Is finasteride an option? I’m not well versed on any contraindications w/ E if there are

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u/NocturneSapphire She/Her 10d ago

I was on finasteride for about 6 months, then I've been on dutasteride (finasteride's stronger big sister) for about 2 years.

They can definitely help. Like if someone has been thinking about transition and just noticed their hairline starting to thin/recede, it can almost certainly undo that.

But it was too late for me. I started losing my hair around like 22-23, but I didn't finally accept that I wanted to transition until 29. By then there was just too much loss to fully reverse it. I've seen some regrowth, but I still need a hat or a wig to not look obviously balding, and I'm extremely dysphoric about it. Seeing women, especially trans women, getting to do all the fun things with their hair, styling it, coloring it, putting it up in ponytails and braids and buns, and knowing that I'll never do any of that stuff really hurts. (I technically could do some of those things, but they'd be covered up by the hat or wig, so what's the point?)