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Why Is It That T Gives Lower Voices, But E Doesn't Give Higher?

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Posted 08 July 2010 - 10:58 PM

well, thats basically it. I just want to know why Testosterone can lower the voice of a FTM but Estrogen doesn't raise the voice of a MTF?

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 12:16 AM

Because male vocal cords are longer and thicker because of the larger amount of testosterone in their body.

If your cords are already thickened and longer, estrogen cannot reverse the effect of what testosterone has already done. Estrogen doesn't do that in the first place for natal women. Natal women have no way of having thicker/longer cords unless they have high levels of T naturally and/or they go on HRT...

Basically, estrogen doesn't have the control over vocal cords that testosterone does.

There's a difference between gaining and undoing things.

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 03:29 AM

Exactly what Zolrek said.

Once you grow a thing its yours unless you cut it out; trachea shaves, top surgery, removing penises. -all excellent illustrations.

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 05:23 AM

Perfect answers, Hon....

It sux for us, but don't despair....

With training and practice, most of us can have a good or adequate voice...


Huggs

Donna Jean

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 05:37 AM

Yeah for real Miss donna. The girl who does the deep stealth video, hers is very very nice and she can go very low with her voice. I was extremely surprised so I know there is hope for people like me who have rather deep voices! Don't worry OP =) not all is lost even if you have a deep voice.

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 05:46 AM

For most of us it takes lots and lots of practice. I am still working on mine and still have a ways to go. I can pass on the phone sometimes and then other times they know. If you haven't starting practicing don't wait too long because it takes a while to get down.

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Posted 12 July 2010 - 02:33 PM

so GG vocal cords pretty much stay the same as when they were kids. much like when males are young, they sound like females. the T is what thickens the cords, but once they thicken, there is no going back. Got it!

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Posted 12 July 2010 - 02:50 PM

because you can thicken the vocal cords, but anything less than surgery cannot make them less thick! bleh

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