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More hair loss concerns?
I was hoping some people might be able to help me out with some hair loss issues. For maybe the past...somewhere between 5-6 years or so, my hair's been thinning on top, and I absolutely loathe it. I wear a hat everywhere I go, which I loathe because it is not my style at all, and it is one of the major things preventing any sort of passability given that in general, I have a rather feminine facial structure, HRT has produced noticeable breasts over the past year or so, etc. With a hat on, my hair is long enough that it hides my crown and isn't noticeable at all.
Still, thinning hair + breasts is, as one older post on this issue said, not exactly good when it comes to passing. On top of that, my hair has always been a matter of pride for me...where it isn't thin, and when it -wasn't- thinning, it's curly, lush, wavy, all those good things, and being a very touchy feely person I love being petted. Without hair, of course, petting goes out the window and I have absolutely no self-confidence whatsoever.
Furthermore, it makes me incredibly self-conscious with my girlfriend, who really is turned off by thinning hair, and doesn't like men in general, and I don't know what to do.
I'm terrified of hair transplant, especially what I've seen from chain clinics like Bosley, which seems to be one of the only actual places to go in Pittsburgh. I know, I know, if I can't get hair transplant done I'm hardly a candidate for something as invasive as SRS, but that's neither here nor there.
I am on 100mg of Spiro at the moment, but I don't know if it's actually helping, or if I should add dutasteride, (or if I even can, I'd need a relative to pay for it as I'm strapped just paying for E and Spiro...) or if there's side effects with using both, or if both are even worth setting my hopes upon. I can't use wigs, I find them just as embarrassing as going bald, but I have absolutely no idea what to do by this point...
So for tl;dr...
- Is dutasteride/Spiro something reliable enough to count on together? One at a time?
- Are hair transplants as terrifying as they seem for someone with a huge, huge aversion to any sort of pain? One clinic I read seemed to imply it wasn't much work, then another described taking broad swaths of skin away, suturing things in place, very painful suture removal, etc.
- Are there any other options?
Still, thinning hair + breasts is, as one older post on this issue said, not exactly good when it comes to passing. On top of that, my hair has always been a matter of pride for me...where it isn't thin, and when it -wasn't- thinning, it's curly, lush, wavy, all those good things, and being a very touchy feely person I love being petted. Without hair, of course, petting goes out the window and I have absolutely no self-confidence whatsoever.
Furthermore, it makes me incredibly self-conscious with my girlfriend, who really is turned off by thinning hair, and doesn't like men in general, and I don't know what to do.
I'm terrified of hair transplant, especially what I've seen from chain clinics like Bosley, which seems to be one of the only actual places to go in Pittsburgh. I know, I know, if I can't get hair transplant done I'm hardly a candidate for something as invasive as SRS, but that's neither here nor there.
I am on 100mg of Spiro at the moment, but I don't know if it's actually helping, or if I should add dutasteride, (or if I even can, I'd need a relative to pay for it as I'm strapped just paying for E and Spiro...) or if there's side effects with using both, or if both are even worth setting my hopes upon. I can't use wigs, I find them just as embarrassing as going bald, but I have absolutely no idea what to do by this point...
So for tl;dr...
- Is dutasteride/Spiro something reliable enough to count on together? One at a time?
- Are hair transplants as terrifying as they seem for someone with a huge, huge aversion to any sort of pain? One clinic I read seemed to imply it wasn't much work, then another described taking broad swaths of skin away, suturing things in place, very painful suture removal, etc.
- Are there any other options?