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@Willow@chaosfem.tw There's a lot of different ways! Would your friend want to know more about the physical changes, or the inner ones? I was 37 when I started, and according to my endo at the time I was perimenopausal. The most desired trait was the relatively fast cessation of periods -- after about a month and a half they were dramatically reduced, and three months had them gone. My voice dropped rather quickly, though I still had to do some practice before I was understood as male over the phone. I've heard that older trans men sometimes have their voice go deeper more quickly than younger trans guys. That was another welcome change. As an older trans guy I saw hair thinning starting at about the second year. Your body tends to try and catch up to where your age thinks a cis hairline would be, based on your family. Thus I transitioned into a 40-year-old hairline, rather than a young man's masc hairline. So after the first year or two, finasteride might be good to take to halt hair loss (not sooner, to prevent it interfering with bottom growth). For older trans guys, it's kind of a wild ride as you start with puberty just like every trans person who takes hormones...but then your body and mind spend the next five or so years fast-forwarding from 13 to your current biological age. It's a different ride from a younger trans guy. There can be a lot of grief and anger about missed time -- but also, the appreciation of having lived two full sets of gender experiences. I've been on testosterone for a little over 9 years now. I've loved every minute of it and cannot think of anything I regret. 💜​