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Title: Speak to me bones (blog/commentary)
Post by: Natasha on May 27, 2008, 05:40:10 PM
Speak to me bones

Link (http://tgnotwhatyouthink.blogspot.com/2008/05/speak-to-me-bones.html)
5/26/2008

"Estrogen does not change bone structure. Just as with vocal chords, testosterone during puberty causes permanent changes, including the skeletal framework that we have for the rest of our lives. Trans women can have surgery to change bones in the face, but there's no way at present to change the rest of our skeleton."