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Testosterone blocker questions (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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So, my endocrinology intake is swiftly approaching, in November. I'm excited and anxious. They would at least start me on testosterone blockers, right? Or is it more waiting?

I know I will still have to shave , until I have laser hair removal, but, will I be able to go longer than 10 hours without feeling stubble?

Will I be able to go more than one day without shaving my body hair without looking at my chest and arms in disgust?

I know YMMV, but I was just hoping things will start getting easier soon, like maintenance.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Will I be able to go more than one day without shaving my body hair without looking at my chest and arms in disgust?

I've previously been curious about this, and I waded through a lot of reddit threads looking at all the anecdotal answers.

A pretty fair number of folk said they eventually saw a large reduction in body hair on the torso especially, but that it took 3-4 years.

You'll also see a lot of folk on 2 years of HRT saying it gives only a little bit of reduction.

Hard to draw a strong conclusion here, but it seems hopeful! (I'm two years in and see some reduction, but I still have plenty of hair. Pretty sure it grows back much more slowly now, but since I didn't shave my body pre-HRT it's kind of hard to tell.)