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>1. How does female hormone therapy effect mail pattern baldness???
>
It may stop it from getting worse.  It will not reverse it.

>2. What is involved in laryngial cartilidge surgery (removal of the adams
>app>le), and how much does it cost???

A small horizontal slit is made on your throat (1 inch).  The surgeion
literally scrapes the offending tissue away.  Then you get sewed
back up.  This can be a tricky operation but it is becoming 
commonplace for some surgeons and TS surgeons are masters.  The 
scar is just like any scar.  If you scar easily, you will carry it
for life.

>
>3. About how long after the beginning of hormone therapy, do female   
>secondary sex characteristics become evident??? physical??? emotional???
>psychological???

Many report physical affects almost immediately.  From my experience,
I not experienced them personally or seen them make that much difference
on anyone else.  This is initially.  Over time, features soften, 
body hair reduces, and some breast tissue grows.  These thinks 
happen best when the testocerone producers are removed <wink>.

On the psychological side... I felt much better after I started taking
them.  I felt like I was finally doing something positive.

Emotionally, it was a roller coaster. I was working with a physician
who experimented with several types to help me find the correct one
prior to surgery.  I finally settled on DES (Diethyl Stilbestorol)
which did the best job on controlling male urges in the night.  
During the first 6 weeks of taking this, I became very depressed
and despondant.  Surely, I had family problems that helped compound
it.  I remained on DES for 10 months or so until I had the surgery.
In addition, I took spironalactone (a blood pressure medication) 
to reduce the after growth of hair from Electrolosys.

Prior to surgery, my areolas had developed significantly, and the
skin on my male member had started to change color and texture.  The
penus skin does have receptors that recieve hormones.  In time 
the vaginal cavity will take on these and respond.  

After surgery, the body hair has diminished significantly.  I still 
have to shave my legs but arm hair and chest hair have gone.  I 
have enough of my own breast tissue to fill a B cup (with implants,
I wear a C cup).

I  hope that this answers some questions.  Maybe it will raise more!

Judy (|)


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