A WOMAN who became the youngest transgender patient in Britain at 15 then transitioned back to being a man three years later has told of her decision to change gender for the third time.

Ria Cooper, from Hull, was born Brad and hit headlines when it was revealed she had started to transition at 15.

2 Ria Cooper is now 23 and feel ready to live life as a woman,, and she hopes to have a family one day Credit: Rex Features

She struggled with how the hormones she was prescribed changed her though, and shortly after her 18th birthday she began living as a gay man.

Now 23, Ria has again embarked on her transition and is adamant living as a woman is right for her.

She told the Sunday Mirror: "I’ve always known I was female – it was everyone else who was confused, not me.

"I was wearing make-up and heels at the age of 12, there was no question."

When she began her initial transition, Ria was given blockers to stop puberty.

She also had female hormone injections to help her form breasts and cut down her body hair, but she didn't have full gender reassignment surgery.

2 Ria Cooper) - Britains youngest sex swap patient who at 18 went from being a boy called Brad to a girl called Ria now wants to swap back! Ria has spent the last year on hormone injections has now revealed she wants to change back. Credit: Caters News Agency

Her decision to live as a man again led many to argue teens shouldn't be allowed to start transitioning, but Ria claims it was pressure from society which made her stop.

Now she is sure being a woman will make her happier, and she's already paid £5,000 for a boob job.

At 18, Ria was worried she'd never be able to have a proper relationship as a woman.

The hormones she was on also impacted her a lot, making her angry and she turned to drink and drugs.

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She bitterly regrets appearing in a documentary revealing she had dabbled in prostitution as it soon became all anyone spoke to her about.

This was when she decided to live as a man again, in an effort to get rid of her problems.

Now she realises that was the wrong move, as she finally feels able to live life as she wants to.

Ria's also less worried about what others think, and hopes to become a mum in the future.

Earlier today we brought you the story of identical twins Alyssa and Matt Call, who were born as brothers.

At 23 Alysssa underwent gender reassignment surgery, and now at 36 they discussed what it meant for their relationship.

Last month 16-year-old Lori Beynon became the UK's first transgender prom queen.