difference between a transgender and a transsexual

[youngblood61]

That is typically true, but Jesse never took hormones and she has soft boobs

Sometimes even when you take hormones you don't get much breast growth

A lot of girls just go over the muscle in that case ie Bailey Jay and others

Jesse does have nice boobs.

[robertlouis]

That is typically true, but Jesse never took hormones and she has soft boobs

Sometimes even when you take hormones you don't get much breast growth

A lot of girls just go over the muscle in that case ie Bailey Jay and others

The other issue to consider with hormones is that the changes aren't just physical, but aslo psychological and physiological, and these can be both more profound and significant. Most of my friends who have had hormone treatment experience mood swings and their psychology moves much more towards the feminine. It also softens the skin and features as well as making the body shape more feminine.

Depends of course on the strength and frequency of treatment and also just how far you want to go, but for the girls whose ultimate aim is to feel that their body completely matches their female brain, hormones seem to be more or less essential.

The above is just the experience of the girls I know who have already or who are in the process of transition; it may not apply generally but it does to my friends.

[maddygirl]

The problem with this is as she ages, her body will continue to get more masculine, regardless of the surgery she's had...

[robertlouis]

The problem with this is as she ages, her body will continue to get more masculine, regardless of the surgery she's had...

I take it you're talking about girls who haven't taken hormones, Maddy?

[LilyRox]

The problem with this is as she ages, her body will continue to get more masculine, regardless of the surgery she's had...

No, that's just called getting old. Even natural females sometimes age badly due to low estrogen.

I'm 21 right now, the human body peaks growth around age 24. I am not going to change much. If anything my testosterone levels will go down later on.

[maddygirl]

I take it you're talking about girls who haven't taken hormones, Maddy?

Yep! That's why I think taking hormones is important and necessary..

[maddygirl]

No, that's just called getting old. Even natural females sometimes age badly due to low estrogen.

I'm 21 right now, the human body peaks growth around age 24. I am not going to change much. If anything my testosterone levels will go down later on.

I don't agree...I think this is especially obvious in older trans women who have transitioned later in life... they usually have a much more difficult time just in daily life with passing, and other activities. I'm not talking about aging badly, I'm talking about becoming more masculine.

[robertlouis]

Yep! That's why I think taking hormones is important and necessary..

As I said a few posts back, almost every girl I know who's transitioned has done so with the aid of medically planned and extensive programmes of hormones, so I reckon you're absolutely correct.

Think again, Lily. It might be in your own long-term interest to do so.

Seriously.

[danthepoetman]

Men stop growing up at around 22. But after, we start thickening, and I'm not talking about becoming fat. The shoulders keep broadening and the bones getting bigger... The thorax is getting bigger not only in span but also in depth. They're right, Lily!

[LilyRox]

I disagree. I believe the majority of older transgender women who haven't done hormone therapy started dressing at a much older age. There's a big difference to start dressing at age 40 when you were man your entire life than to start at 18 and to continue dressing till 40.