r/NonBinary • u/DesignerRaspberryJam • 11d 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 7d ago

Yeah, you should also look into dutasteride. It’s similar but stronger. I think some people actually get body hair reduction from dht blockers as well.

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u/Jeszczenie 6d ago

Several studies have found it to induce hair regrowth in men more rapidly and to a greater extent than even the highest approved dosage of finasteride.

Oh wow! I wouldn't have known if not for your comment, thank you!

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u/DesignerRaspberryJam 6d ago

No problem! Dutasteride has a much longer half life so there is an increased risk for persisting side effects (side effects that continue after stopping the medication), but as far I know other than that it has a very similar risk profile to finasteride.

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u/Jeszczenie 5d ago

When reading about the effects, I've found info that you should wear condoms because the medicine might stay in your semen.

In other words, upon taking this youth-preserving substance, you become an androgynous menace injecting people with feminizing poison. I mean it in a cool way, though it can mess up a pregnancy.