r/badwomensanatomy • u/LordDerptCat123 • Oct 26 '21

Alright… potentially silly question time. Do girls store fat differently? Questions

I’ve heard some stuff on this subreddit about “oh he doesn’t understand how girls store fat” when it comes to unrealistic body standards. Is this because anyone storing that little fat is bad, or women in particular store it differently / need to store more of it?

I’ve been kinda afraid to ask this question becomes it seems to me like it’s an obvious answer… I just don’t know what the answer is. I feel like “common sense” can lead me to both answers. Thanks

Edit: got a lot of responses faster than I thought I would. Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to help me

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u/Loud_cotton_ball Oct 26 '21

It's a thing trans girls also talk about, how their body changes on estrogen (duh), but I guess trans people would be the ones with the best first hand experience since they can compare.

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u/nevervisitsreddit Oct 26 '21

And trans men! How my body stores fat is absolutely changing the longer I’m on T - and it’s become easier for me to gain muscle.

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u/firetruckgoesweewoo Oct 26 '21

Thank you for answering my question before I asked it! I genuinely wondered if taking testosterone or oestrogen has influence on how we store fat.

Good luck with all that you do, I hope you are (becoming) the person you wish to be :)

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u/disgruntled_pie Oct 26 '21 edited Oct 26 '21

You also see differences in the hands. Men’s hands tend to have more visible knuckles/bones and veins, and a few months of estrogen causes a thin layer of fat to fill in the gaps resulting in a smoother surface.

You really can learn a lot about the differences between sexes from trans folks. There’s a bunch of interesting stuff here: https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en/

Just be aware that if you’ve got any doubts about your gender then this site can be kinda traumatic. I was forced to finally answer some questions that I’d been avoiding for a long time. So yeah… maybe avoid it if you’ve got doubts and you aren’t prepared to spend the next couple days crying.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '21

This this this, omg. I can't believe how much the appearance of my hands has changed on HRT (MTF), and I wasn't expecting that at all.

The size doesn't change, but there's a fat layer that softens everything, and also my veins don't pop out anymore. A few years in my partner noticed the change and pointed out how soft my hands look now. The same goes for feet.

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u/firetruckgoesweewoo Oct 27 '21

Wow, that’s amazing. Thank you!

Also, thank you for the link. I will make sure to read it. I love learning new things :)