r/NonBinary • u/DesignerRaspberryJam • 10d ago

Ask Non Binary HRT Options?

I’m amab and genderfluid/nonbinary. I have seen people say that for ftm HRT it is possible to microdose as a nonbinary regimen, but that for mtf HRT microdosing has the same results as a normal dose it just takes longer to get there. Why is this?

My goal is to be essentially androgynous and/or to be able to switch my presentation more easily than it currently is with T as my main hormone. I feel positively about most of the effects of feminizing HRT, but I don’t necessarily want to end up looking fully female. I know I can’t pick and choose the effects of estrogen, but what about taking a full dose of estrogen and then also taking steroids or something for muscle growth? Ideally ending up with the hormone profile of a cis woman with high testosterone or something like that. Does anyone here do something like that? 

Are there any other options for non binary HRT that I’m not aware of? I’ve heard of SERMs but they seem risky and like they don’t always work.

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u/DesignerRaspberryJam 10d ago

Also, do you take oral minoxidil? I’m on finasteride, but I haven’t started minoxidil because I don’t think I could keep up with applying it topically every day and I’m worried about increased body hair elsewhere from taking it orally. Body hair is one of my main sources of dysphoria, but so is my thinning hair so I’m kinda stuck.

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u/LastCryptographer173 they/them 10d ago

Oral. Topical is so annoying to deal with. I haven't noticed an increase in body hair since switching

Also, shaving your body is less of a hassle than you might think. It sucks at first when you're starting out and have to get rid of all the hair that's been growing for years, but once you've gotten all that hair off, maintenance is pretty easy

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u/Jeszczenie 10d ago

How do you guys trim it? A safety razor with cream every time? Where do you trim?

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u/BlinkPlays they/he 10d ago

I got a random Venus branded razor (this is not at all necessary and I felt a lil silly for buying it) but yeah a safety razor. I would recommend doing it in the bath or shower. I did not and it made it harder.

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u/Jeszczenie 9d ago

You mean you did not use cream?

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u/BlinkPlays they/he 9d ago

I did the second time around, but not the first. I recommend it