I know that ingesting testosterone and other hormonal drugs may stimulate libido

Question

I know that ingesting testosterone and other hormonal drugs may stimulate libido and increase sexual desire.

But I wonder, if a man ingests female hormones such as estrogen, will he experience sexual desire towards other men or not?

Similarly, the other way around, whether a female ingesting male sexual hormones will experience desire towards other women?

The question is motivated by the interest to know whether transgender people, particularly, the MtF transsexuals engaged in prostitution experience genuine attraction to males.

Explanation / Answer

There is no evidence that postnatal hormone exposure can change the sexual sexual preference of an individual. However atypical hormonal stimulation of the fetus can induce homosexuality.

Homosexuality does not develop without a variety of social factors which are up-to-date mostly unexplained. But can develop without hormonal stimulation.

As real life examples there are a androgen antagonists for the treatment of of prostate cancer, which reduce the testosterone level in males. Under treatment the men often turn softer and more emotional, as described by their wifes. And there is beer which contains oestrogens and can induce the growth of female breasts in men. But none of this mechanisms has been observed to turn males homosexual.

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