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trans2007-05-19 11:58 am
jenndolari.livejournal.com) wrote in trans2007-05-19 11:58 am
Body hair issues....
Howdy everyone, got an issue maybe you all can help out with.
Pre transition, I was a REALLY REALLY hairy person. I'm talking prehistoric caveman George the Animal Steele hairy. In 2000, I began my transition eventually ramping up to 4mg of estradiol and 300 mg of Spiro.
My T levels dropped down pretty far, but not far enough. Even my doctor kinda scratched his head at how high those numbers remained. The body hair thinned a bit, but it's still everywhere.
At the beginning of this year, I went to a new doctor who was closer to me, who saw my lack of progress and pushed me to 400mg (she was very very cautious about this, as that's a LOT of spiro). It's been six months, and I know it really takes three years for the effects to show over all of your body, but I'm still not having any luck seeing any more thinning of this body hair.
Anyone out there, short of orchiectomy (I can't afford it anytime soon with a new vehicle and a move to a more liberal part of the country coming soon), have any other ways to thin this stuff out? If orchiectomy is the only way to go, anyone know who has a good balance of "cheapest AND safest?"
I'd do it myself, but if I mess up, the malpractice suit alone would ruin me. :)
Pre transition, I was a REALLY REALLY hairy person. I'm talking prehistoric caveman George the Animal Steele hairy. In 2000, I began my transition eventually ramping up to 4mg of estradiol and 300 mg of Spiro.
My T levels dropped down pretty far, but not far enough. Even my doctor kinda scratched his head at how high those numbers remained. The body hair thinned a bit, but it's still everywhere.
At the beginning of this year, I went to a new doctor who was closer to me, who saw my lack of progress and pushed me to 400mg (she was very very cautious about this, as that's a LOT of spiro). It's been six months, and I know it really takes three years for the effects to show over all of your body, but I'm still not having any luck seeing any more thinning of this body hair.
Anyone out there, short of orchiectomy (I can't afford it anytime soon with a new vehicle and a move to a more liberal part of the country coming soon), have any other ways to thin this stuff out? If orchiectomy is the only way to go, anyone know who has a good balance of "cheapest AND safest?"
I'd do it myself, but if I mess up, the malpractice suit alone would ruin me. :)