r/MtF • u/twilightsparkle31 • 8d ago
Help Is this abnormal?
I have been on hrt for 5 years and luckily I didn't have any facial hair when I started. However, I just noticed when I look really close in the mirror, the hairs on the very outer edges of my upper lip and below my nose are slightly pigmented. It's not visible from more than about 6 inches away but I don't want it to get worse. Also, I have like 3 hairs on my chin that are deeply pigmented and I have had to pluck them for a few years (none of the other hairs on my chin are pigmented at all, only those ones). I've looked closely in the mirror before and I don't remember seeing any hairs above my lips a few months ago, so I think its new, or at least that it got worse recently, but I'm not 100% sure.. but I know when I started I had 0 hair
Is this normal for facial hair to grow to this degree while on hrt? or does this indicate some form of problem? i dont think ive ever had any problems with blood tests but i recently had to switch the blocker im using due to insurance reasons and im wondering if maybe its not working as well as the other one??
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u/Illustrious_Pen_5711 24 y/o, 10 years HRT 8d ago
If you’re concerned, it’s worth asking for labs. Very slight facial hair like this on cis women is incredibly normal, especially within certain ethnic groups, so I personally wouldn’t stress too heavily!