Masculinizing Hormone Therapy
Expected effects of a regimen consisting testosterone
Below are estimates of the expected effects of feminizing hormone therapy from published and unpublished clinical observations. Hormone therapy will not change the underlying bone structure of the face or body.
Click on the coloured physical effects to view expected reversibility, onset and maximum effects
Skin changes
Skin oiliness and acne increases
- Reversibility:
- Reversible
- Expected onset:
- 1 - 6 months
- Expected max. effect:
- 1 - 2 years
Body and facial hair growth
Facial hair grows and body hair thickens.
- Reversibility:
- Irreversible
- Expected onset:
- 3 - 6 months
- Expected max. effect:
- 3 - 5 years
Scalp hair loss
Highly dependent on age and inheritance; may be minimal
- Reversibility:
- Irreversible
- Expected onset:
- > 12 months
- Expected max. effect:
- Variable
Deepening of voice
- Reversibility:
- Irreversible
- Expected onset:
- 3 - 12 months
- Expected max. effect:
- 1 - 2 years
Cessation of menses
- Reversibility:
- Reversible
- Expected onset:
- 2 - 6 months
Clitoral enlargement
- Reversibility:
- Irreversible
- Expected onset:
- 3 - 6 months
- Expected max. effect:
- 1 - 2 years
Vaginal atrophy
- Reversibility:
- Reversible
- Expected onset:
- 3 - 6 months
- Expected max. effect:
- 1 - 2 years
Increased muscle mass/strength
Significantly dependent on amount of exercise
- Reversibility:
- Reversible
- Expected onset:
- 6 - 12 months
- Expected max. effect:
- 2 - 5 years
Fat redistribution
Fat redistributes from buttock/hip/thigh regions to the abdomen and mid-section.
- Reversibility:
- Reversible
- Expected onset:
- 3 - 6 months
- Expected max. effect:
- 2 - 5 years
