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So, I'm an androgyne. I know a massive amount of people don't believe in androgynes; they think they're just transgenders in hiding or something. But I know I don't quite want to be a male just as well as I know that I don't exactly want to be a female, either. So that's lead me to believe in androgynes.

I'm not comfortable with the body I have. Especially not my chest. I have small breasts, but they're there, and I don't want them. I was wondering; does anybody know about anything that can be done about them? Breast reduction to the point of not having them? Something like that? People have suggested hormones, but again, I don't want to be male. That'd just ******** s**t up.

Male hormones will not make you entirely male. There are people out here in Toronto who want to be as andro as possible and take male hormones to reduce the size of breast and to add facial hair to themselves. They still think of themselves as female to an extent but usually call themselves "f** Bois" now.

Surgery is expensive and scares majorly. You may want to just look into straping your chest down for now. How old are you? Because depending on your age your options can change.

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Kat

Surgeons do a lot of "man boob" jobs, so yes, they can definately work things out for you.

Look up before and after shots on plastic clinics' websites.

Just remember there'll be scars.

I don't think hormone therapy would be enough for that, even more when you don't seem to want any of the main effects of it (secondary sexual traits such as the beard and so).

I guess the best option you have, probably the only one, is mastectomy, that is, the surgical removal of breasts. FTM transexuals often go throught this with good results. I don't know how things go in your country, but probably you'll need the signature of a psycologist before a surgeon agrees to it. Some of my friends have been through it and they were happy about the results (choose a proper surgeon anyway, that's quite important). In any case, the friends I'm talking about are FtM, so it's not exactly the same case. I guess at some point you'd have to ask a doctor about it.

Personally, I'm not a fan of surgery unless you want to go all the way. But that's just me. Right now, I'd definitely go with just the binding. Mastectomies are painful and once you have them there's no going back (it's not like cutting youor hair or something).

If you really want to get rid of your breasts, buy your shirts two or three sizes too big and use something to bind them. That's the best I can think of. Sometimes (I have really small boobs too) when I wear big shirts you can't even tell that I have boobs. And I'm not even binding them.