hi guys , im really new to this whole forum thing but i need some advice please ,
im a gay male who people get confused if im a boy or a girl sometimes because im so feminine , i wouldnt say that i want to be transgender however i wear make up and im happy being a male , however im from arab decent which makes my body hair and facial hair were thick and grows really fast , i bought a IPL hair removal machine and have tried doing the treatments however im lazy (being honest haha) and i just cant stick to it and see results , i recently was exploring other options online and saw something about taking Anti-androgen tablets which block out testerone however the side effects are that i would start getting boobs which is something i dont really want lol as i want to stay as a male , just wondering if anyone is in a similar situation and can offer some advice please? as i have a doctors appointment next week and was just going to go and say can i start taking the pill (that females take) sorry if i sound so new to all this..

Welcome to the forum,

Your most immediate concern is that Anti androgens will kill your libido.

"The pill" is estrogen based, it is not an anti androgen. Yes, estrogen introduced into a masculine body will eventually lower testosterone, how much I cannot say for sure (YMMV). Or your mileage may vary.

I've only been on low dose anti androgen for two weeks and my libido has dropped quite a bit

Your ability to get an erection will become more difficult on anti androgens. Your ability to climax may also suffer as well. Some trans women cannot get erections, and some can still get them after years of hrt. But it still will be difficult to get them.

After a prolonged period of time on anti androgens you may grow breasts, and have female nipple development. If your testosterone is too low, you may eventually get osteoporosis (weakening of the bones). Low testosterone will also inevitably cause sterility.

Anti androgens slow hair growth, they do not create female pattern body hair. Only estrogen can do that.

There is more information on the wiki here at Susan's, either under Spironolactone, Cyproterone Acetate, and/or anti androgens...if you wish to do more research. (I would post the links, but I'm on an iPod)

As you can tell...hormones are serious business. Weigh the risks and rewards for your own needs. I have not listed all of the risks/effects, but I urge you to do some serious research if you are seriously considering this as an option.

(I'm posting this at the risk of sounding b*tchy, but that is not my intent, just my tone of voice)

-Skye

Don't plan on hormones reducing your hair.  Its doubtful, your best option is laser removal, professionally.

I understand where you are coming from and I was hoping too that anti-androgens would decrease my body hair.  It seems that I will do some reading to understand what exactly anti-androgens will do.

Good luck.

Welcome, arabroy.

Anti-androgens can have some effect on hair growth.  There is a prescription medication, brand name Casodex, that is prescribed for females with hirsutism (excessive terminal body hair), and for males who must block testosterone because of prostate cancer.

However, the long-use of Casodex will like render you sterile and impotent.  I was prescribed generic Casodex for 6 months, and have almost no leg hair left (I shave the stragglers about once per month) and greatly decreased torso hair (in terms of hair density and rate of growth).

As mentioned above, electrolysis and or laser hair removal may be your best option.

Hey jamie D , just wondering if u can give me some more advice about that drug , what other side effects did u recieve? Did ur facial hair slow down? Any breast tissue? And plus are you from the UK?

Sorry for all the questions lol

And about the laser removal...
I asked my skin-doctor about that and she told me that without hrt hairs will come back... inevitably.

Some of you have already tried facial hair laser removal without hrt ?

Here's all the information we have gathered together in the Wiki. Thanks, Wiki Staff! 

https://www.susans.org/wiki/Depilation