The therapy usually takes 4-6 sessions over 8-10 weeks, but this schedule can be accelerated. Many voice patients are happy with their voices after the initial therapy, and choose to not undergo the Wendler glottoplasty.
It depends on the person and their goals, but typically we see trans people achieve voice feminization that they are happy with in 3-6 months of vocal feminization training. Voice feminization for singing may take a bit longer, with a year being a more common time frame.
A lot of your practice will be training the muscles around the larynx to hold it in a different way in order to produce resonance. It's hard work and requires a lot of practice, which is the same for all areas of voice feminization therapy. But with diligent practice, motivation, and consistency, you will see results.
This can be done through various techniques, including pitch variation, vowel modification, breath control, resonance training, and relaxation exercises. Working with a speech-language pathologist or vocal coach can teach you how to experience the voice change you hope to achieve to make your voice sound more feminine.
Results of most voice feminization surgery are permanent. Because voice feminization surgery will only change your pitch, you may still need to work on other vocal behaviors. Voice masculinization surgery isn't as common as voice feminization surgery.
Oestrogen hormone therapy given to people transitioning into female will not have any effect on the vocal cords or the vocal tract. This can sometimes be disappointing news to some transgender females because they really hope (and understandably so) that it would help to make their voice higher or a bit lighter.
It does sound weird, but it's not impossible. It can happen when a full grown men who had undergone physical changes during puberty, but their high pitch voice remains unchanged. For those affected, they actually have a voice problem known as puberphonia. Who has puberphonia?
To sound more attractive:
Men: Lower your pitch, but do not go beyond the norm. Women: Keep your pitch high but natural. Both: Expand the range of your pitch/use intonation more frequently. Frequent intonations are associated with eloquence and confidence.
We help you through this process and guide you to a voice that reflects who you are and what you need to do with your voice. The therapy usually takes 4-6 sessions over 8-10 weeks, but this schedule can be accelerated.
There are generally 6 feminization steps involved in FFS: Evaluation, Confirmation, Planning, Surgery, Aftercare and Long Term Healing.
As the body goes through puberty, the larynx grows larger and thicker. It happens in both boys and girls, but the change is more evident in boys. Girls' voices only deepen by a couple of tones and the change is barely noticeable.
So back to the question: How long will it take to sound good? For me personally, I saw the difference in my voice in 3 months. But normally I advise people that it might take 6 months or more for them to notice a distinct difference.
For women with a voice that sounds like a man, it could be because of the size and thickness of their vocal cords, in which case, they'll need to develop full resonance too, to make their voice sound warmer, an essential quality of a female voice.
However, analysis of the voice patterns over time showed that seduction required flexible use of their voices in modulating their vocal profiles according to the interaction. The researchers suggest that males use an orotund voice in the initial phase of seduction in an attempt to impress a female.
There is also abundant evidence that women prefer men with a deep voice, while men prefer women with a high voice. Attractive male voices are around 96 Hz and the most attractive women voices are up to 280 Hz.
Yawning and sighing.
Speaking in a breathier, aspirated way, as if through a sigh, can help to bring down the pitch of your voice. After a long yawn, you can use the voiced sigh to go down through the scales to a lower tone. An advantage here is that husky, breathy voices are considered among the sexiest in men.
Voice therapy can train you to use your voice muscles to adjust pitch so that your voice sounds higher. Generally, vocal pitches greater than 160 Hz are perceived as feminine. The range is from 160 to 315 Hz and above, with 220 Hz as the average pitch. Voice therapy may also include learning other vocal qualities.
Overall, you may gain or lose weight once you begin hormone therapy, depending on your diet, lifestyle, genetics and muscle mass. Your eyes and face will begin to develop a more feminine appearance as the fat under the skin increases and shifts.
Estrogen and progesterone can help keep your hair in the growing (anagen) phase. Therefore, these hormones can help your hair stay on your head longer and may even help your hair grow faster. This may be why many women notice their hair thinning starts to improve with estrogen replacement therapy.