Hormones 2016

Hormone effects in male→female
Hair
• Current facial hair is only slightly affected (some reduction in density,
coverage, and slower growth) by anti-androgens. Those who are less
than a decade past puberty and/or whose ethnicity generally lacks
a significant amount of facial hair will have better results with antiandrogens.
Those taking anti-androgens will have better results with
electrolysis/laser hair removal than those who are not. If one is still in
their teens or early twenties, there will be prevention of new facial
hairs from developing if testosterone levels are within the female
range.
• Body hair (chest, periareolar, shoulders, back, abdomen, rear, thighs,
tops of hands, tops of feet) will, over time, turn from terminal hairs 17
to vellus hairs 18 . Hair on the arms, perianal, and perineal will reduce
but may not turn to vellus hair on the latter two regions (some
natal females also have some hair in these areas). Underarm hair
will slightly change in texture and length, pubic hair becomes more
typically female in pattern. Lower leg hair becomes less dense in
concentration. All depend upon genetics.
• Head hair may slightly change in texture, curl, and colour (new hairs
that is, not hair that has already formed and reached the surface prior
to HRT), this is especially likely with hair growth from previously bald
areas.
• Eyebrow hair becomes less "bushy" or scattered (unknown, 2015e).
Urogynaecological effects
• Transgender women report a sometimes significant reduction in libido
all depending upon the dosage of anti-androgens. A small number
of post-operative transsexual women may take small amounts of
testosterone to boost the libido. Many pre-operative transsexual
women simply wait until after sex-reassignment surgery to begin an
active sex life (due to how they feel towards their genitals and/or, for
heterosexual or bisexual transsexual women, an aversion to anal sex)
and for post-operative transsexual women how satisfied they are with
the results. Raising oestrogen dosage or adding a progestogen has also
raised the libido of some transwomen.
• Spontaneous and morning erections decrease in frequency significantly,
however some who have had an orchiectomy still experience
morning erections. Voluntary erections can be maintained since the
brain is the most important sex organ, a developed repertoire of
fantasies and good visualization is a must. It also depends on how
one views their own genitals (disgust, strong aversion to, tolerable,
etc.).
17 normal hairs
18 very tiny, blonde "baby" hairs
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