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Good luck to you, and do try the PM before taking any other irreversible steps. I think, as others have already chimed in, that you will either have your desire strengthen dramatically (which will confirm that you are truly transgendered) or they will lessen and you (and your family) will be able live happily.

While I do agree with Bryony and Misty, I would recommend every single person considering transition to start on PM and I always have, it's effective, safe, discrete and can help people at certain parts of the transgender spectrum.

And I also agree it's important to come out to immediate family and spouses before anything that will have a drastic impact on their lives, like HRT will to your appearance and fertility. My dad would of taken it MUCH worse if I didn't tell him beforehand, it was the right call to bite the bullet early.

But what Misty pointed out here is the crux of the issue, not everyone responds to PM like that. My dysphoria got worse after I started, it's like I opened the flood gates and all my repressed feelings came gushing out and I won't be happy till I have a vagina.

I really hope people would give it a chance, it really could be the answer for a lot of people.