How old is too old to transition?

[kimi]

 i am new to this... i am 48 years old and have realized over the past few years that i identify a transgender...(anger issues, not fully identifying with my "birth gender") anyway... a question was posed to me about being too old to start transitioning to my true gender... so i was wondering is there an accepted age that is considered too old or not...

thanks for listening... kimi

[Chrisse]

I have seen examples of really old people doin the transformation and I personly dont think one can get "To" old for it. If it makes you feel better inside so go for it no matter how old you are.

[findingreason]

Hi kimi, welcome to Susan's!

There is never an age to late to transition . There are many your age that do it, and then many more who are in their 60's, 70's and heck later.

[Sarah Louise]

There is no such thing as "too old to transition".  I know several people who transitioned in their 60's.

Sarah L.

[Nero]

what they said. and you're not in the minority at all. tons of ladies transition in their 40s and beyond.

a better question would be - do you want to spend the rest of your life as your birth gender?

[Sandy]

what they said. and you're not in the minority at all. tons of ladies transition in their 40s and beyond.

a better question would be - do you want to spend the rest of your life as your birth gender?

Well said, Nero!

-Sandy

[kimi]

thank you all for your opinions.  i was not sure if i was on a fool's errand by wanting to transition.  being my age i know it will not be as easy (not to mean any of this is easy) but if i was younger it may be more acceptable than being my age.

anyway i do appreciate everything you have told me.

kimi

[Ms.Behavin]

Well I wanted to transistion all my life, with a few false starts, I did not really start to tansistion till I was 50, now 53.  So age is not an issue at all.

Beni 

[Sephirah]

As long as warm sun rises,
Upon each brand new day,
And you've resolved to be yourself,
Transition is okay.

The truth is very simple,
Something everyone should know,
It's too late only once you've joined,
The earthworms down below.

[Fer]

It's never too old to do anything.  The oldest person to have ever fully transitioned, including GRS was 73 years old.  One of Sanguan's patients.

[V M]

Your alive and kickin' right? Your never to old to be yourself as you wish yourself to be. I'm 47 

[Janet_Girl]

The latest anyone could possible transition is the day before they pass over.  Then it is still possible to be your true gender.  Even if it was only of a day.  And pass over happy.

[Jay]

No age is "too old" your only as old as you feel

Jay

[Sandy]

Remember, age is just a number, old or young is how you feel.  The two really don't have any relationship.

-Sandy

[Genevieve Swann]

A cancer survivor friend of mine says "Any day above ground is a good day." So I guess any good day is a good day to transition.  I have a question of my own. Does HRT work as effectively after 50 or later? Genevieve

[Janet_Girl]

Genevieve,

am 54, almost 55.  I have been on HRT for 11 Months now.  I am a 38B,  down to 145 from 180, starting to fill out in the behind and my hips areal lot more feminine.  And I started with minimal breast development and pretty much a boy shape.

So you be the judge. It is all in the genetics.

[Genevieve Swann]

Thank you Janet. I am wanting to distribute some proportions to my butt. My waist has gotten larger from eating too much but I like the weight elsewhere. Hugs,Genevieve

[Sandy]

I have a question of my own. Does HRT work as effectively after 50 or later? Genevieve

I started HRT when I was 54 and have been on HRT for over 2 1/2 years.  After that period of time I have had some dramatic feminization.  My skin has softened, and there has been quite a bit of fat redistribution to my hips and butt.  And also, my ability to maintain or lose weight has become much harder (damn!).

As the anti-androgens work, and block the effects of testosterone, your body will become less masculine, mostly, causing loss of body hair and upper body strength.  And the effectiveness of the estrodial will start feminizing your body, softening of skin, changes to hair, softening of facial features, breast and hip development and other secondary sexual characteristics.

These will occur to a greater or lesser degree depending on the individual.  Age does have some bearing on it as well.

Also the cross gender effect only changes soft tissue like skin, muscle and fat.  It cannot have any effect on tendon, cartilage or bone.  So if you are a medium height man, you'll become a moderately tall woman.

Puberty doesn't happen overnight, but it does happen.

-Sandy

[SakuraPrincess]

Puberty doesn't happen overnight, but it does happen.

-Sandy

Wow, great saying.

[Cindy]

For many MtFs.
As you age T decreases, The need to transition becomes greater. How old is too old? As others have said. I want to die as a women. And my bro's want to die as men. There is never to old. And anyway you're spring chicken.

Cindy James (56 and totally in denial)