NOTE: This is intened to be written in-universe a few months after the change

Selected Frequently asked Questions and Answers about Hermaphrodation

General

• What are these answers based on? The answers given here are based primarily on the first 2 months of data from three ongoing large scale international studies. One of university students that after the change were partially along the hermaphrodation process, the second of people who fully changed, and the last on people who did not change at all but are old enough that they were very likely to start hermaphrodating soon. All studies involve following participants with daily questionnaires, weekly MRIs and blood tests to establish baselines and how hermaphrodation progresses. As the studies are all ongoing the data is preliminary.
• How long will it take to go back to normal after my body switches to male/female mode? How long going back to neutral mode takes varies a fair bit from person to person and over time, sometimes a person might have sex or masturbate and be back to neutral 15 minutes after they're done, other times it can take a few hours, even if they aren't aroused at all for that time. There is no known action you can take that will change the time it takes.
• What do I do if my body is in female mode and I have to pee? Gently pull on the head of your penis, if not enough is outside of you you can gently get a finger and thumb into your body. It should come out without discomfort, you will need to hold on to it until you begin urinating at which point it will not retract until a few minutes after you stop.
• I’ve found myself having strange sexual fantasies about things I was previously uninterested in? What turns on each half of you can be different, so you may be discovering what works for your new libido. For example, many men strongly associate breasts with femininity so it's common for men for whom breasts are erogenous to have breast stimulation more strongly arouse their female half. This is less common in women, they tend to associate breast stimulation with sex and foreplay in general, not specifically their female parts.
  For some the kinds of fantasies that they enjoy as a male are totally different than as a female, for others, they are very similar.
• I have found one side of my libido is much stronger than the other? Some people may find that their new libido is much stronger than their original, or the opposite, it is entirely possible that you may discover that one side of you simply has a much stronger sex drive than the other.
  It may also simply be related to your menstrual cycle, the balance in strength of your male and female libido commonly varies during your cycle. Generally, for a few days before and during the most fertile part of the cycle your female libido will become stronger and your male libido weaken, or even disappear. During and after a period it is common for the opposite to occur, that is the male libido waxes while the female one wanes.
• Can I accidentally get myself pregnant? There hasn’t been a known case of this occurring, so the answer is likely no, but there is also no known mechanism to prevent it if you get semen into your vagina.
• I seem to be changing more than normal, will I look like the opposite sex? If so, will I get taller/shorter? It’s possible, some rare people do change to an appearance that is of the opposite of the sex they were born. It is not expected, based on current data, that you will get shorter, as most people are nearly fully grown at the age that hermaphrodation occurs and for the most part development doesn’t seem to reverse growth. Getting slightly taller may happen for women whose appearance is becoming more masculine, but it is uncommon.

For Women

• I got an erection for no reason? Once a woman’s penis develops sufficiently she will begin to have spontaneous erections, like boys going through puberty they are likely to be fairly frequent for a few years.
• How big will my penis get? There does not seem to be any significant difference in the size of women’s penises and men's, nor is there any known correlation between penis size and other body parts in women. None of the studies conducted took data that could be used to make any statements about the heritability of penis size in women.
• What are the signs I’m starting to hermaphrodate? The general first sign in females is a significant increase in sex drive and some mood effects, though many women notice nothing until the first external signs of penis development occur.
• How will things progress when I start changing? The first stage of hermaphrodation in women is the internal formation of the testes and the internal parts of the penis and related structures. As those parts develop the head of the penis will form externally followed by the scrotum as the penis grows. From there, things simply grow and develop. Once the penis is partially formed and generally just long enough to aim while urinating, the urethra in the vulva will close and urine will begin to exit from the penis. Initial changes to sexuality were generally noticed around the time of their first erection. For straight and bisexual women this first part of their changing sexuality is feelings about breasts on men. Homosexual women, almost universally find changes to feelings about penises on their partner to be the first noticeable change to their sexuality.

For Men

• How do I know when to expect my first period? If your female organs are still developing you can expect your cycle to start about two months after your vulva stops developing. Your internal female organs begin developing first and the external parts only start when the internal parts are nearly finished.
• How big will my breasts get? Look at your parents and siblings. Breast size is not significantly sex-linked, male and female children of the same parents, when fully developed, tend to have proportionally similar breast sizes. Normal genetic variations obviously happen but if you have a sister it is likely that your breasts will be of similar size, in proportion to your bodies.
• My hips seem wider. Is that normal? It is common for men to have their hips widen as their body changes. Most do not end up as wide as a woman of the same height would be likely to have. It is expected that this may mean men who become pregnant and carry the child to term are more likely to require cesarean birth than women.
• What are the signs I’m starting to hermaphrodate? The usual first signs are related to internal changes. The evidence available points to the development of the womb, ovaries and related structures as the first stage, and that may make significant progress without being noticed. As the ovaries form they may cause hormonal effects that can cause some of the same kinds of things as puberty, including some mood swings and acne. At around the same time, the development of breasts begins with the formation of breast buds, as in girls during puberty. The order is not entirely consistent, sometimes breast development is delayed until after the first external signs of the vagina appear, which does not happen until the internal female reproductive system is very nearly complete.