Idle thoughts at 4am

[magicicada]

Transgender mysteries
If a man becomes a woman, does he defeat male pattern baldness or would the new woman begin losing her hair at the appropriate age?

If male pattern baldness is defeated, I find it interesting that vain men, who have certainly resorted to some bizarre strategems, have not made the leap to keep their precious hair follicles.

If not, are potential male-female transgenders warned of a theoretical upper age limit for making the switch? How unfortunate it would be to invest thousands of dollars, an equivalent amount of social and emotional upheaval and *still* have to wear a wig.

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[prickvixen.livejournal.com]

It depends on what medication they're taking, and some men do take the leap, in a sense. Propecia suppresses a certain variety of androgen. A broader androgen suppressant can have the same effect. One may or may not have to apply something like Rogaine to get back the hair that's been lost.

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[gardenwaltz.livejournal.com]

ah, it is good to have such a large knowledge base at my disposal ;).

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[prickvixen.livejournal.com]

That's what you get when you know a transsexual who's also a medical fetishist... or maybe it's what you get when you marry Jeff the Riffer. :)