As others have mentioned, this is a good question and observation. I’ll throw my experience in as another data point.
I’ve been dressing since pre-puberty, so I knew the origins of my crossdressing aren’t hormonal. I’m not transgender, and have no desire to transition at all, so I won’t be taking estrogen. In fact, I’m autogynephilic – a man with a (sexual, but also psychological) desire to view myself as a woman. This gets interesting because two years ago I found out my testosterone was very low, and I wondered if it was that way from the beginning and maybe “caused” my autogynephilia. I started testosterone therapy, and low and behold – my desire to dress INCREASED! The testosterone gave me more energy, took away some depression, and increased my libido. Since my libido is tied to my dressing and viewing myself in a female role, and it takes energy and get-up-and-go to transform myself, my dressing desires were intensified. Funny how things work sometimes.
- This reply was modified 1 year ago by Stephanie MacNeil.
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