with the support of doctors and experts, shaving off male puberty with an implant in her arm that blocks testosterone production. do you worry about the decision to use these therapies? i feel that it was the right decision to make. and even though you know you re worried about it what would be the consequences if she didn t? we didn t want a child that was going through life just hating herself. reporter: you ve been called a trailblazer for transgender kids. is that how you see yourself? i would say it s not about me but more about my message. in the end, everyone just deserves the right to be their authentic self just be who they are, and i hope we can come to that place one day. reporter: for nightline, i m alicia menendez in southern florida. what a powerful story. our thanks to elisea menendez for that. the bravery also of the parents to stand by her. and these pills are actually very expensive. some insurance companies do cover them but it varies from state to state.
when she was 11, the jennings chose to medically intervene with the support of doctors and experts, shaving off male puberty with an implant in her arm that blocks testosterone production. do you worry about the decision to use these therapies? i feel that it was the right decision to make. even though you re worried about it, what would be the consequences if she didn t? we didn t want a child that was going through life just hating herself. reporter: you ve been called a trailblazer for transgender kids. is that how you see yourself? it s a not about me but my message. in the end everyone deserves the right to be their authentic self, be who they are. and i hope that we can come to that place one day. reporter: for nightline, i m alicia menendez in southern florida. what a powerful story. thanks to alicia for that. the bravery also of the parents to stand by her. and these pills are actually very expensive. some insurance companies do cover them but it varies from state t
2:00 to 10:00 p.m. which is maybe when you most need it. exactly. so then it starts declining. so you need to sleep. number two, for example, stress. in your body the pathway of testosterone production which starts with cholesterol. people don t realize that. cholesterol is not only bad but a good thing because it is one of the precursors for testosterone. right. you have good and bad cholesterol. absolutely. cholesterol becomes testosterone but another pathway is cortisol, a stress hormone. whenever you are stressed cholesterol a lot of times goes to the cortisol. so stress is one of the things can also lower your testosterone. draining it away. obesity. absolutely. obesity is kind of simple. fat cells have certain enzymes that convert testosterone to estrogen.
sleep deprived testosterone levels are low especially from 2:00 to 10:00 p.m. which is maybe when you most need it. exactly. so then it starts declining. so you need to sleep. number two, for example, stress. in your body the pathway of testosterone production which starts with cholesterol. cholesterol is not only bad but a good thing because it is one of the precursors for testosterone. cholesterol becomes testosterone but another pathway is cortisol, a stress hormone. whenever you are stressed cholesterol a lot of times goes to the cortisol. draining it away. obesity. absolutely. obesity is kind of simple. fat cells have certain enzymes