u/Due_Ant_6108

Are our bodies really "programmed" during puberty?

Are our bodies really "programmed" during puberty?

I saw this study (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8247856/) on transgender teenagers that found that people transitioning mid-to-late puberty overwhelmingly grew in the way of their birth sex despite hormone therapy. The author says this is because of hormone exposure during tanner one biasing their bodies towards male/female growth but is this actually something that exists? If so, is this why some people have drastic hrt changes and others look like their birth sex until they get surgeries?

u/Due_Ant_6108 — 6 days ago

I've been on a low dose of the vitamins and I've noticed higher libido and facial hair growing faster since starting. I'm also on high dose pregnenolone but I doubt that's the cause since I started it a bit after.

Do I need more E or should I invest in bicalutamide? The supplements seem to be helping with stress to an extent so I don't want to have to quit cold turkey.

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u/Due_Ant_6108 — 19 days ago