I've been on hormones for nine years. None of the reported changes strike me as implausible. My skin became gradually softer, and my hairs finer and less pigmen

I've been on hormones for nine years. None of the reported changes strike me as implausible. My skin became gradually softer, and my hairs finer and less pigmented over the first couple years of hormone therapy, and by about six and a half years in, some skeletal changes became evident. I've noticed that folks' skin tone tends to darken and lighten about a shade on testosterone and estrogen, respectively. I did not personally notice pigmentation changes, but my skin was very light to begin with. As for my hands, I can't make interesting specific comments; all these things seem to be systemic. I'm sure that the ratio of the lengths of my ring and index finger (a sexually dimorphic trait) did not change. I have a vivid memory of looking at the back of my hands while driving and feeling intensely uncomfortable with my "man hands", just around the time I started hormones. That thought never crossed my mind again, though, after a short time I felt fine with them and haven't been bothered by them since. I suppose they must have changed enough to relieve my anxiety while I was distracted by other more dramatic effects.