#also i will block anyone who says stigmatizing stuff about body hair. please don't do that

[intersex-support]

don't know if this is a weird question to ask but does anyone with hyperandrogenism have tips for at least dealing with the body hair growth? TT

i have to depilate every 3 days because of how fast my leg hair grows back (which is physically and monitarily taxing) and i just thought someone here could give better advice than an article written by and for perisex afabs TT

Hey anon!

Not a weird question at all! I feel you on that-my leg hair grows SO fast and although I like having leg hair + it's gender-affirming for me, I have to trim it a lot just to keep it manageable.

This probably depends on whether or not you're okay with some leg hair or if you're hoping to be free from leg hair.

For me, what's worked the best is just trimming my leg hair down to a half inch once or twice a week using an electric trimmer. It still takes time, but that feels like a manageable length to me and only have to do it once a week. That works for me on a sensory level and I'm also fine with how it looks, but I know everyone has different preferences for what they're looking for.

I have some intersex friends who have gotten laser hair removal, but it's important to know that a lot of times, hyperandrogenism is going to make laser hair removal less effective and last a shorter time. One f my friends who got laser hair removal on their body hair had to go in for 10 initial sessions and then back in every 4 months. That still might end up being more convenient depending on what your preferences are, but it's definitely important to let your providers know that you have hyperandrogenism going in so that they can give you realistic expectations.

Some people go on anti-androgens to help with hair growth, so if you're interested in that option you could reach out to your doctor to explore that.

Sometimes I also just try to give myself a break from managing my body hair. I have a lot of complicated feelings about my body hair due to a lot of prejudice I've faced, as well as my own dysphoria, but being able to accept my body hair is something I would like to be able to do and still feel comfortable in my body. So sometimes I'll just purposefully take a week or two off from trimming my body hair and try to approach it with like a sense of curiosity and exploration, or notice positive things about my body hair like the fact it's really soft, or anything like that. Not saying that you have to try this or assuming that we have the same feelings about our body hair cause we definitely all have tons of different experiences, but just wanted to share in case it is helpful for you or any followers!

Followers, please add on any tips for managing body hair or feel free to share your experience! I wish I had some better concrete suggestions to add, but I can't think of a ton of stuff right now.

#intersex #actuallyintersex #body hair #also i will block anyone who says stigmatizing stuff about body hair. please don't do that #so many of us r told like a million fucking times. really cruel stuff about our body hair #and we r allowed to have all our feelings about it and have all our feelings about our own hair #but we r not allowed to project this onto other people #(this is not directed at you anon btw. there's just some other asks in the inbox that use some really cruel language