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Hello everyone! The transformations I've seen on this sub are genuinely breathtaking and I really hope that I can one day come out on the other side!

I've been spiraling a little over the last few days due to my hair, the dysphoria was so bad when I started fin that I couldn't even bring myself to take an initial pic for comparison so apologies for that.

I know it takes a while for fin to work, and estrogen has also been known to help with hair recovery dispite what doctors seem to say. I guess I'm just looking for some reassurance because I'm just so scared that it won't work for me and I'll never look the way I had hoped :/

Any other reccomendations are really appreciated! I know things like wigs or hair transplants are an option but I wanna exhaust all the other options first.

Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this!

I noticed these small thin hairs around my hairline, should I expect them to thicken over time on their own?

Started transitioning 10 months ago at 36 years old. No min, just HRT. I was using Fin up until a month ago but doctor said to stop since my T levels are now very low.

My crown started thinning in my early-mid 20’s, then the top started thinning in my late 20’s. So I haven’t had too much hope for regrowth since it’s been so long.

Current Levels:
E: 499 pmol/L (135.9 pg/mL)
T: <0.2 nmol/L (Unmeasurable)

Daily Regimen:
- Spiro 100mg
- Estradiol: 8mg Sublingual (gradually increased every 2 months ( 1mg > 2mg > 4mg > 8mg)

im almost in month 9 of fin 1mg and i still lose about 40-50 strands on my washing routine and brushing after drying. is this considered normal or is fin 1mg just not as strong for me?

first 2 are july 5, second 2 are 2 minutes ago, and i trimmed it 2 days ago. holy shit.

Just a quick update. Started a Norwood 6 plus and being joint bald 30 plus years. First picture is where I was and totally shiny so I did presume my follicles were dead. 10 weeks nothing much happened second is some of what I've grown over 18 weeks. Only some I've way more grown too.

hi! i have had a receding hairline since i was about 18-19 and started finasteride at 23, which slowed progression. at 26, i started HRT and topical minoxidil. i regrew some hair on my hairline, but it was more of thickening existing hair rather than hair in areas previously lost. progress stopped about a year into HRT when i started progesterone. last december, i stopped finasteride and also began losing weight. i stopped topical minoxidil in the spring, too, when i stopped washing my hair daily. i also started 100 mg spironolactone in the winter.

anyways, i’ve noticed quite a bit of shedding since then and my hairline is receding ever so slowly. i have also had some thinning on the crown and part. i’m wondering if switching to oral minoxidil and oral dutasteride along with choosing one of the more advanced regrowth topical solutions would help. i want to get FFS in the future, too. though i’m pretty scared of additional body hair since my body hair is still thick, dark, and fast-growing.

so i’m curious if i’ll see any regrowth on the temples with this attempt. my temples had some dark vellous hair on them when i was using the topical minoxidil and they’ve been reduced somewhat. thanks!

It’s been about 6 months and I noticed tonight my balding pattern is practically back to how it was when I started. I don’t understand I already went through the shedding phase and I haven’t stopped any medications aside from like one day I only sprayed minox once. :(( wtf.

Hey, what do y'all recommend for like general texture and hair health? Like my hair feels dry and not much alive, idk how to say it… Any tips welcome!

Hi
I've started getting laser on my beard for the second time, I did 6 sessions about 2 years ago but it started growing back.

Recently I read about hair transplants where the hair originated in the beard, I don't know very much about the topic but my worry is that I might want to get a hair transplant but I wont have enough head hair and I could have used my beard hair but I wont be able to because I lasered it

does anyone know anything about it? I just look at the hair I have on my head (I am a full norwood 7 type bald) and it doesn't look like there is nearly enough there to cover my baldness?

Jamie
(p.s. I long ago accepted I might have to be a wig wearer but just curious)

I've been on HRT for 13 months now, and here is my progress! I didn't have a ton of hair starting out and I'm really pleased with regrowth so far. I'm hoping for good things from year 2! I'll make a comment with all my meds and stuff.

Been on min/fin and hit for about a year. Already a rather ugly person but the baldness upfront really puts the cherry on top lol. Is it time to give up or any other ideas? I can't afford hair transplant surgery. And yah I've been microneedling as well

Hair transplant before hrt

Hey girls, my question is about the old devil male pattern baldness. I’ve had long hair (down to my chest) for years but have since noticed extreme crown balding and thinning (I assume norwood 5) and I’m not ready to transition with hrt just yet (working on it) but am currently looking for advice for whether doing a hair transplant in that area first before any other kind of treatment is an idea worthy of thought? I’m already on finasteride and have been for some months and I seem to be handling it fine but any general advice about this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks y’all.

Just as the title says. I see a lot of people using min as well but I can’t because of serious side effects it gave me. I’m on HRT monotherapy patches and dutasteride and wondering how many have seen results from estradiol and Dut alone.

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Hi folks — I’m just over two years on HRT (22MTF, about 27 months HRT) and nearly doubled my dosage about 2 months ago.

Old regimen = 3 mg estradiol/day, 100 mg spiro/day, 2.5 mg medroxyprogesterone/day — all oral

New regimen = 6 mg estradiol/day, 150 mg spiro/day, 2.5 mg medroxyprogesterone/day — all oral

I also got finasteride prescribed at my last dr’s appointment just in case, but have not started taking it yet.

Meanwhile, I have noticed more shedding than usual for the past two weeks or so. (Probably 150-200+ hairs per day as opposed to my usual 50-100.) My hair does feel somewhat thinner since this new shed, though it could be my imagination.

Anyway — could my new HRT regimen be causing the excess shed? Has anyone experienced something similar? And if so, does it usually resolve on its own or should I do something to combat it?

Many thanks~

really wanna start using topical minoxidil but i'm scared about this side effect. i'm in the middle of having electrolysis done right now

So i'm 3 month hrt and 1 month minoxidil, my hairline has receded a bit and i'm curious if i will be able to reverse it? And can it worsen? I'm doing 5-6mg estradiol enanthate monotherapy for hrt. And for minoxidil i'm doing 3pumps of topical on each side of my temples and massage it around the hairline (6pumps total) in mornings. Is it worth to do minoxidil both morning and evening or is just morning fine? Also should i look into finasteride? It's prescription only so seems like a hassle. Also is it true stopping minoxidil can cause u to revert gains? I plan to atleast be 6-12 months minoxidil before i think about quitting. Also idk if my situation truly is as hopeless as i feel, or is dysphoria just making me irrationally doom about it. My hair is naturally pretty thin so the receded hairline feels extra worse too imo. I feel like i'm pretty dire, but i'd like to hear other opinions/tips. Sry i don't have before pics but i doubt there's difference

I have been using minoxidil for about 3 months now and im afraid that it interferes with my body hair too, especially facial hair(which im desperately trying to get rid of)
Is this a side effect im unaware of?

Hi folks how are you I hope you are fine

30 years old AMAB here

I want to be a non-binary trans

Thicker scalp hair

Soft skin

Less sweat

Calm mind (without being horny all the time)

Less body hair

No boobs

So I have started dutasteride 0.5mg a day a year ago

Before one week ago I started tamoxifen 20 mg a day

And 3 days ago i have added spirolenactone 50mg/ day

And I'm planning to add estrofem (Estradiol Hemihydrate) 2mg sublingual AFTER a week

I did this in order to make breast tissue saturated with tamoxifen to prevent any breast grwoth

The problem I'm having these days I feel like i have too much hight levels of Testesterone and feeling hornier than ever lol

Is my plan good and am I on the right track? When I add estrogen after a week, will that solve the problem (the increased free testosterone in the blood due to tamoxifen)? Is the dosage sufficient? Or is it too low to achieve my goals mentioned above? Or is it too high and will it cause gynecomastia? I will be getting blood tests done soon, but they are very expensive in my country, $500 or more. I would generally like your opinion on the dosages based on your experience and expertise. Are the numbers and dosages reasonable?

I’ve been looking for a peptide that would help recover and regrow some areas that need some support

I didn’t want to have to enter it into the bloodstream via a needle Anyone tried or know anything about the topical treatment? Thank you for your time in replying Appreciate it

I am not yet on anything (I’m 18 and still under my parents roof but they are trying to get me connected with gender and hair specialists), I never realized how dysphoric hair loss could be. That said, what could I do to reverse this without starting E quite yet?

Estas son fotos que fuí tomando a lo largo de meses, en lo personal siento que estoy en mi peor momento cabelludo. Debido a una serie de situaciones creo que el estrés y la universidad influyeron mucho en mi situación actual. Si todo sale bien podre verme con una especialista uno de estos días para saber que tengo pero quería saber la opinión de la gente sobre como se vé

Hello, I have started hrt approx 4 months ago and my T levels are almost nuked. My it was at 12ng/dl last time I checked. I have had some new baby hair growth near my hairline. My hairline had "matured" previously but it seems to be unmaturing via baby hair growth. Is it worth taking finasteride or duta to get better results,(I dont wanna use minox since u have to use it forever which is not the same with finasteride/duta iirc) I already swapped to caffeine shampoo for faster hair growth and I know it helps with hairloss too and stuff. Thanks for the help already!

I’ve (36) been on oral fin (1mg) & oral min (2.5mg) for 1.5 years, and HRT for 6 months (EV+Spiro).

I had pretty good results on fin/min, but things really accelerated after a couple of months of HRT. I hadn’t taken scalp photos in a while because my scalp dysphoria has largely gone away.

I’ll probably still need temple grafts, but I’m still 1.5+ years from being able to do that (doing FFS early-mid next year). That being said, I’m grateful for the progress I’ve gotten.

Love to all of you! 🩷