So because getting to see the GIC is seemingly impossible, we are currently being prescribed three things by gender G.P (who have become decreasingly helpful over time):
- Finasteride (started 2-ish years ago)
- Estrogen patches (started 2-ish years ago)
- Progesterone (started a year in)
Current prescription states:
- Finasteride - 5mg taken in the morning, once daily
- Estrogen patches - 150mcg released over 24 hours, changed twice weekly.
- Progesterone suppository - 200mg taken once daily in the evening
We were watching a video debunking sci-show’s video about HRT and it said that finasteride is a not an AA and effectively only stops hair loss (which we don’t think we had before starting).
We have some problems as our chest seems to have either stopped developing or ran into problems and seems to have developed tubular breasts syndrome (they’re an okay size but a bit triangular and don’t look quite ‘right’ to us) but we aren’t sure if this is because we did something wrong or not?
So our questions are:
- Should we stop our current regimen of finasteride?
- Did we start taking progesterone too early?
- Will our chest continue to grow and work its way out of this shape/problem?
I don’t know much about finasteride, but if you are worried about it not properly suppressing your t, then I think it would be a good idea to get it tested.
Also breasts come in many different shapes, so it is possible that there is nothing wrong with them. I had a period of time where I thought my breasts were weird too, and it seems like that is not an uncommon experience.
Boobs grow in mysterious ways, stopping and starting throughout life. Another thing to consider is putting on a bit of weight, even temporarily. It might help fill things out a bit.
I am not a trans woman but I was hoping I could chip in with a bit about Finasteride as I used to be on it.
Finasteride is not a general anti androgen, but it does block DHT, which is what some T gets converted to and is the most potent/effective form of T. I’m a guy and I was briefly on it for hair loss but I stopped because it made me depressed (dysphoria) and I also felt a little weaker. So at least from my experience, I would call it an anti-androgen, even if it works specifically against DHT.
One side effect of finasteride reported by some men taking it is breast development, so I would be very surprised if it has anything to do with what you are noticing with your chest.
Have you had a blood test recently? If that’s all good, breast growth can take a long time (several years), and ofc the full extent of it varies from person to person.
