Cant say for them, and im sure everybody has different experiences, but hrt is a long term thing.
I started when i was nearly 35, and am at about 9 months. Im just starting now to actually catch certain angles in the mirror where i no longer hate everything and thing hmmm maybe some things are better. Certainly a long way from really being happy, but moving in the right direction
Ive started the hair removal, that was the first thing that i couldn't stand hah. Good advice from yiu two, i should get started looking into it all.