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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: Ladysophia on May 09, 2013, 09:29:36 PM

Title: Hrt question
Post by: Ladysophia on May 09, 2013, 09:29:36 PM
From what I've read the younger you start hrt the better, which is good in my case because I'm young. I feel I had barely just started puberty when I got on anti androgens. So here is my question, will hrt affect how my shoulders grow, will it preven me from growing broad shoulders if I don't have broad shoulders yet? Also my voice was still quite high, and just beginning to crack from time to time when I started anti androgens, so will hrt help my voice become feminine as if I was going through female puberty or will I have go through voice therapy?

Thanks for any advice

Sophia
Title: Re: Hrt question
Post by: Jennifer.L on May 10, 2013, 07:45:46 PM
Earlier is defiantly better.  late teens early 20's will give you fantastic results.
Title: Re: Hrt question
Post by: Jamie D on May 10, 2013, 08:44:46 PM
Your bone structure may indeed be affected by anti-androgens and cross-hormone therapy.  Meaning, it may not develop in such a way as it would have, had you had a normal puberty.
Title: Re: Hrt question
Post by: Tristan on May 10, 2013, 10:54:14 PM
yeah im not sure how old you are and where you are in puberty but if you started blockers at a earlier age it will help with that.