Estrogen and hair growth, respectively changes

[Linde]

I learned here that estrogen seems too help to thicken the hair on the scalp, and reduces growth on most areas of the body.
But I also read that it changes pubic hair.  Some write that it changes from male to female pubic hair versions.
Being this semi hair free individual, I wonder what is the difference between male type and female type pubic hair?
The little bit of pubic hair I have, is about as soft as the hair on my head, and not coarse at all.
Would this be female type of pubic hair, or am I different in that aspect, too?

Reading along here in this forum, I find that much of my body is pretty much outside of the general conventions of what an adult body would look/be like?
I never would have thought that I am living inside a body which is much outside of the standards.
One should think that physicians who were treating me over the years, would have looked into more detail into me!

I still wonder if I am actually a sibling of Superman, and he just simply forgot me on earth when he went back to Krypton?

[KathyLauren]

LOL.  I had to look up pubic hair patterns when I learned that there were male and female versions.  It turns out that the female version is straight across the top.  The male version points upwards a bit, with a track of hair running up to the belly button.  I don't believe there is much difference in texture.  Mine was about 95% female (which is why I didn't notice the difference), with just a hint of the male pattern.  The male bit disappeared within a couple of months of starting HRT, and mine is now 100% female. 

[Linde]

LOL.  I had to look up pubic hair patterns when I learned that there were male and female versions.  It turns out that the female version is straight across the top.  The male version points upwards a bit, with a track of hair running up to the belly button.  I don't believe there is much difference in texture.  Mine was about 95% female (which is why I didn't notice the difference), with just a hint of the male pattern.  The male bit disappeared within a couple of months of starting HRT, and mine is now 100% female.

Thanks Kathy
Well in that case, even my pubic hair decided to be female.  Not a single hair tried/tries to grow towards my belly button, and even the growth to the side (where the legs meet the torso) is hardly going out there.  iI have something that I would call a bikini cut which needs to be cleaned up a little.

That means, the only exterior indicators my body has, which are male, are my parts and the very slow growing facial hair.
I would have prefered male pubic hair, and no facial hair, but I was not asked what I would like!

[BlueJaye]

I have always had a "female" pubic hair pattern. I never even thought about it until I became serious about needing to transition and started reading about the differences between male and female patterns. Even though I do have hair on my stomach, my pubic hair had a definite feminine pattern and does not connect to my stomach hair. Just a triangular patch of hair, straight across the top.

[pamelatransuk]

The same for me which makes 4 of us! An almost straight triangle with no additional line up to belly button.

Whereas we quite rightly concentrate on the term transgender referring to misalignment between the mind and the body, so it also seems there are some physical attributes that either align with our true gender or at least are less defined for our body gender! Pubic hair and small genitalia are the obvious ones in that area. Food for thought!

Of course, this will only apply to some of us. One may be a transgirl with no visible physical differences to a cisman.

Hugs

Pamela

[Linde]

The same for me which makes 4 of us! An almost straight triangle with no additional line up to belly button.

Whereas we quite rightly concentrate on the term transgender referring to misalignment between the mind and the body, so it also seems there are some physical attributes that either align with our true gender or at least are less defined for our body gender! Pubic hair and small genitalia are the obvious ones in that area. Food for thought!

Of course, this will only apply to some of us. One may be a transgirl with no visible physical differences to a cisman.

Hugs

Pamela

What you indicate Pamela, might be already some version of intersex.  If you read through this, you might find those conditions as part of some kind of intersex!
http://www.isna.org/faq/conditions

[pamelatransuk]

Thank you very much Linde.

Although I am aware of several of the subject matters, it is worthwhile informing me of those with which I am not familiar and refreshing me on those with which I am familiar. I am sure other members will wish to read aswell.

Interesting similarity and potential confusion between Klinefelter and Micropenis.

Hugs

Pamela

[Rachel_Christina]

You can be plain up lucky. I never developed body hair of any kind. Not a single hair.
My arm pit hair is half the density of my GFs.
And when I was tested for testerone it was apparently totally normal for a man