What medicines are there that can help?
There are two main aims of medication. One aim is to stop the body’s natural hormone production and pubertal development, which stops your trans daughter from going through a male puberty (or your trans son going through a female puberty). The second aim is to give the opposite hormone - the one that will develop the puberty that is in line with your child’s gender.
So, your trans daughter will develop breasts, hips, and curves. Your trans son will grow taller and bigger, his beard will grow and his voice will break.
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