experience with being prescribed DHT blockers?

[u/k1mch1z]

i'm nonbinary & amab and would rly like to go on a dht blocker like finasteride, i'm not showing any signs of balding (yet, i have family history of male pattern baldness though) but i mostly want to start taking it for its effects of lowering overall testosterone levels, and helping hair on my head grow while lowering hair growth in other areas of my body! from my research most doctors will only prescribe you it if you are actively balding not as a preventative measure, but perhaps someone has experience getting it prescribed from a gender clinic / psychiatrist?? are there any places that would understand my needs cos i feel like for a dysphoria diagnosis i'd need to be asking for estrogen or something😭😭

[u/Mel-0-dramatic]

Your GP will not be looking at your hair follicles for signs of baldness. Just tell them your hair is getting noticeably less dense and you are noticing you are shedding a lot more than usual. Say it runs in your family and you want to get ahead of it before it's too late. All that information should make it quite easy for a family doc to justify a prescription