transsexual women take female hormones. they may also take drugs that stop male hormones called androgens. taking estrogen pills makes breasts grow. it does not make beards go away. it does not make voices higher. transgender women may remove their facial hair so it does not grow back. this takes a long time and hurts. some transsexual women with low voices have surgery to raise their voices. other transsexual women try to make their voice sound higher and more female without surgery. some transsexual women also get surgery on their genitals. this is called a vaginoplasty. this is done by making a vagina from the skin of their penis, which is turned inside out. some transsexual women also have surgery to make their faces look more feminine. some also have surgery to make their breasts larger.