During puberty, all kinds of hormonal changes take place in the body, which lead to the development of external sexual characteristics, such as breast growth, a lower voice or body hair growth. For transgender young people who do not identify with the gender assigned to them at birth, these are often undesirable changes, which can be very drastic.
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