Doc ImpossibleHoly shit. I just talked a cis guy on the internet down from "Let kids be kids" and got him to see why gender-affirming care for teens absolutely cannot wait.
This is one of my greatest achievements. I have a legitimate urge to take a victory lap.
Rachel@Impossible_PhD this stupid society kept me from tranitioning until my hair was a total disaster, I feel this in my bones
Riley S. Faelan@rachel If you ever find a time machine, give finasteride a try. It's technically a androgen blocker, but because of the roundabout way it does its work, it's usually not gatekept for AMAB girls (at least the closeted ones), and a GP might be willing to prescribe it as a hair preservation medicine. But it has (mild) other benefits for people who are not particular fans of dihydrotestosterone on their brains, too.
@rachel Sometimes, I really wish retroactive advice could be more helpful. 
legumancer Davy@legumancer Makes sense.
Because of the way finasteride works, it might possibly lead to a more optimal hormone balance for some people's brains than binary HRT. I reckon most of these people would be enbies of some sort, but, hey, Biology Is Messy, And Sometimes There's Exceptions.
@legumancer @riley I'm currently taking dutastride+Minoxidil which is helping I think, but maybe not quite enough