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A man with high levels of the female hormone oestrogen is naturally turning into a woman, but doctors say the process is irreversible.

Terry Wright, 60, started losing his hair and beard ten years ago.

Since then, the father of five has developed smooth skin, hot flushes and breasts.
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Blood tests have revealed that Mr Wright has abnormally high levels of the female hormone oestrogen. But doctors who have examined him say they have never seen such a case – and do not know what to do to reverse the process.

Some testicular cancers can produce high levels of oestrogen and drugs that used to treat prostate cancer can have similar effects. However, doctors say this in not true in this case.

An MRI scan has ruled out the oestrogen surge being caused by a tumour and a psychiatrist has judged him mentally sound.
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Professor Richard Ross, a hormones specialist and the head of Endocrinology at The University of Sheffield said: "This case seems very unusual."

Mr Wright added: "Doctors call me an 'interesting case' and 'unique' but I just want to go back to being a proper man."

Sounds like a Type II, the most common variety. All other cases of "Idiopathic Partial Sex Reversal" (that's not the official name, it doesn't have one yet) have had female gender identities. There's only been just over a dozen recorded, including my own. (Type III - the quick one)

This guy has just acquired instant FtoM transsexuality.

Not Good. Very Not Good.

Seems to me that this person was either self medicating or even getting hormones through another source and has now decided to reverse their transition. The news story I read said that the doctors were "baffled". Any doctor who is baffled by this should turn in their medical license and become a tabloid reporter instead.

Gender role changes were reported in 56-63% of cases with 5alpha-RD-2 and 39-64% of cases with 17beta-HSD-3 who were raised as girls. The changes were usually made in adolescence and early adulthood.

I faced the same degree of scepticism

I saw before and after pics of this man on the news. What a scam.

This person has willingly changed their hair style and eyebrows and is wearing lipstip in the picture.

They also claimed in the news story that I read that they have lost their facial hair. HA! Tell that to all the TS's that have spent thousands of har earned dollars on hair removal.

Seems to me that this person was either self medicating or even getting hormones through another source and has now decided to reverse their transition. The news story I read said that the doctors were "baffled". Any doctor who is baffled by this should turn in their medical license and become a tabloid reporter instead.