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The trades off are pretty simple.
On the negative you have to buy medicine which costs money. If you are male transitioning to female, you also have to do extra stuff like shave alot, although the hormones slow down hair growth.
Another negative is that your penis will not work nearly as well as it did.
Some more, discrimination, which is a bitch, and you become less able to defend yourself.
Become sterile under full doses of t blockers.
Some pros,
Happiness if that's what you want to do with your life.
Improved mental health under estrogen. Slightly improved physical health. Less anxiety, less extreme emotions. Estrogen was really good for my brain for some reason. Probably my favorite part tbh. The mental changes.
More attractive in general. For the other way, FtM, you will also probably also find yourself more attractive.
Stops balding. Lowers metabolism, probably adds a bit to your lifespan.
Not having to pretend to be a gender you aren't. It's a very cool thing to feel normal for once. In other words. It basically cures gender disphoria.
Some neutral things.
Lose a lot of friends but also become cooler to many others.
So basically what I would suggest, is, do you think it will make you happier, despite the additional challenges in life, like fitting in, finding work, having to pay for medicine? If so, I think it's very worth it. It made me way more happier then I thought it would. I have no regrets.
Also if you have bad gender disphoria, then also it might be a better life. I didn't realize how shitty I felt trying to be a guy until I finally stopped doing it.
Anyways don't let other people control your life take control of your own life. You don't need anyone's permission to be happy and to pursue your own happiness. If you can't do it yet then experiment with it. You don't have to have hrt to transition. I started to do it 3 years before I even started any medical stuff. Thought about it for many years before that.
Anyways good luck, and we are all going to die eventually anyways. All of us. Don't waste your life and don't fear death, fear being unhappy and wasting your life. People have their bodily and you have yours. Do what you want with it.