transcription: trans people: hormones have made me finally feel good about and at home in my body for the first time in my life. cis people: but arent you worried that might be irreversible?
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Breast growth and infertility were the two main irreversible changes they warned me about. It took about a month before I got the sore nipples which is the first sign of active construction, and it was about 3 months before the growth was noticeable to anyone else. Stopping the HRT at that point would have zero to minimal permanent effects.
As far as infertility goes, its not guaranteed. It does stop semen and sperm production. Reverting the hormones will restart that, but there is a chance it doesn't. Its wise to take precautions if maintaining fertility is important.
But cis hormones cause irreversible changes too. If your voice drops it cannot be undropped. If your beard follicles activate hormones cannot deactivate them. Irreversible effects can be managed, but not undone. You can voice train, you can get top surgery, you can get electrolosys.
Its very important to teach children about transition, and make sure they have access to medical care early on. Diagnose it early enough and save them from having to suffer through any of the wrong irreversible changes.