FWIW. I hear that libido is better on bica, it's better for hair and it has fewer of spironolactone's sides. Only thing is, and it's close, over a lifetime Bica might be more harsh. Bica is also used as a puberty blocker adjunct.
It's about the sensitivity of cancer cells to Bicalutamide, but if you don't have cancer, your cells don't mutate. I don't know, I'm not sure if this study applies to us
Is this for AA's in general? I've read things about finasteride preventing prostate cancer-- but in rare cases, it causes more aggressive prostate cancer.
A lot of it depends on how you look now in terms of bone structure, etc. There's a decent chance you might just end up looking like a younger guy with nicer skin. But fat redistribution will affect your male attributes in ways that might not be deemed ideal for guys. For instance your jawline will likely soften up and you'll get more cheek fat. And if you don't have especially masculine bone structure as is, then there's a chance you will start looking female given enough time. Personally I didn't feel comfortable presenting female (makeup, clothing, etc) until random strangers began gendering me female while still presenting male. So the possibility to "male fail" exists regardless of presentation in time.
Anytime the receptor is blocked, it can increase sensitivity to compensate. Downregulation and upregulation of receptors happen even just as a result of hormone levels at a given time.
ugh... I hate that we have to f*** with our hormones just to look and feel like who we really r. Feels like a cruel joke
The real question is whether or not the increased sensitivity is enough to overcome the meds that inhibit the receptors. In castrate resistant prostate cancer, the increased sensitivity is enough to still fuel the cancer cells. But hairloss (or other androgen dependent traits) might not be as responsive
Yes but for a male context, on can be much worse off after stopping hrt than before starting it.
Well that's the case with any hairloss treatment.
That's why I wish things like PRP and Stem cells actually worked. It would negate all the negative consequences of these treatments. Then again-- obviously thats just wishful thinking
You are Mr. Tinkerer. Go for it. We are all just Sisyphus's after our hair and that is endearing to me. The guys who get all excited about pig something or other but they are really into it and hoping. Have I seen your hair? I understand if you don't show. Before, showing my scalp was like showing my genitals. It was too painful but I want to post my recovery.
I mean, I don't know your age and your hopes to marry but if you are young, consider banking sperm because this side of the fence is pretty nice. My fear is that we can't find a cis-male dosage that won't grow breasts. If you go lower, the body thinks it is time for first period. I never let anyone in 36 years approach me from behind when I am seated because I had an incipient bald spot and people would like finger it and say, you are going bald. finasteride/min maintained that incipient bald spot for a long time but then I had one of those things where I lost my looks overnight. I have some on my blog but it's hard to have that happen. My alter-ego was just worn out and he was done. So Janey took over. He looked so ill before I went on HRT. I must have had a real imbalance of T and DHT.
You said you would stay off that topic. I agree that it's bs that doctors might be hesitant to prescribe hrt meds for hairloss in males if that's what they seek and as such it should be informed consent. But can you not make that point without the knock on trans issues? I would argue that they don't do what you are suggesting and that it requires a lot more gatekeeping. And that the people who make those decisions likely know more about themselves than you or I do (just like you know that you want hair and are willing to use female hormones for it, even if some would think that means you're crazy). But you would obviously disagree. So what's the point to keep doing this. I'll gladly talk hair loss stuff with you and others here. Just please try and refrain from veering in this direction since it's not constructive.