Hi All (Again);
I spent a lot time and $$$ on speech therapy and it helped a lot: meter, tonality, though not so much with pitch. With concentrated effort I could only get into the lowest range for a female. The long-term result is I speak like a woman with masculine-like voice that has a lot of feme attributes. I never pass on the phone.
I know some for whom voice therapy really worked. I'm not one of them. I didn't pursue voice feminization because 10 years ago it was risky and it still has a some downsides, but I'm convinced that that there's a good chance it could help a lot now. Age is concern here to as I'm 72 while still very active professionally and socially. What the hay - life is short!
My decision process is down to doing it here in the US. It's simple a a quality of life, time and money decision now.
The matter for me comes down to: Risk (acceptable but wish it was less), time (being voice restricted for weeks-months is challenging), cost (it seems like highway robbery to me but it's the only game in town)
Well . . . I got a cold (achew) so good night to all - luv ya,
Rachel
