Klinefelter Syndrome

Klinefelter syndrome is a genetic disorder and cannot be detected until a male boy reaches his age of puberty. Be default, this genetic disorder affects only male child where at the time of fertilization the male child receives extra X chromosome [one or more than one] from this parents.

Due to existence of extra X chromosome in the genetic order the male child may possess some physical traits which are unlike normal male features.

Males with extra X chromosome may not know eventually that they possess an anomaly in gene arrangement, unless it is clinically proven due some abnormal physical drive in a male growing child.

These male children can be called as XXY males or males with the XXY gene arrangement syndrome. It is a comparatively rare genetic disorder occurs in a male out of 100 male children.

The existence of a chromosome in male gene arrangement is seen mostly at the initial stage when cells spit in an uneven manner in procuring eggs. However, this abnormality may occur when cells split in an uneven manner while producing sperm.

The typicality of Klinefelter syndrome is its unspecific symptoms which cannot be apprehended unless some acute anomalies are seen or some other discrepancies in physical order is achieved. In case the affected persons may have enlarged breasts, wider hips, thin body hair, and small sized testicles.

The voices are in general not as manly as male voice, and in certain cases, the penis never reaches the adult size irrespective of their growing with age. Generally these people suffer from sexual infertility but they can lead normal sexual life.

In certain cases, the boys affected by Klinefelter syndrome, may suffer from language learning and vocabulary management problem.

This disease can be diagnosed only at the puberty level when with the aging the growth of testicles remains inadequate as well as of the growth of penis in some cases.

While trying to asses the problem of Klinefelter syndrome, the consulting doctor may ask some question about the past history, may undergone some physical examination, and may ask to run one diagnostic tests called karyotype.

Testosterone treatment is advised for Klinefelter syndrome affected male children which help to have adequate sexual development in body. If the treatment can be imposed at the early puberty the inadequacy of the physical growth can be compromised by adulthood.

Special educational support and speech therapy helps to procure development in this problem area for Klinefelter affected male children.