Transgender hormone therapy refers to a type of therapeutic intervention that involves using hormones to make an individual's body appear like a certain gender. 

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A physical or medical transition involves a transgender individual altering their outward, physical, or sexual characteristics to better align their physical body with their gender identity. Not all transgender people choose to undergo these bodily alterations; many maintain their original anatomy while still presenting themselves to society as their identified gender.

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An individual's friend, Kai, has recently shared that they are transgender. The individual assumes that Kai will soon begin taking hormones or seeking surgery. Based on an understanding of the process of changing one's outward physical characteristics to better align with their identity, which of the following statements represents the most accurate judgment of this assumption?

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