Blood test could have revealed disorder far earlier The Washington Post, 24 Aug 2010 Years, wreaking havoc on families who struggle to figure out what is wrong. Looking for answers Adam was born four weeks early, and doctors told Driscoll and her husband, Toby, a math professor, that was the reason he had trouble feeding as …
XXY Adult Mathew My son Matthew is 26 years old and was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome when he was 14 years old. I credit his pediatrician who thought that his enlarged breast tissue was something more than just puberty. He sent us off to CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) where we received his diagnosis. At …
Klinefelter Syndrome People making a difference. For those of you who have been wondering how you can be making a difference in other Klinefelter Syndrome Peoples lives, now you can. I believe that if you share your story of growing up with Klinefelter syndrome, newly diagnosed or something positive that helps in your life, it will …
Are you just finding you have been diagnosed with Klinefelter Syndrome, 47xxy or another x and y variation? One word of advice, this syndrome is a Spectrum. You might have one symptom or your might have all of them. I found out at the age of 9 I had Klinefelter syndrome. This message was written …
How did we miss this? One family looks back at the “soft signs” of XXY that were overlooked in early childhood. This Article was written by a Mother for Living with XXY. These are her words. We found out about my son’s Klinefelter’s diagnosis when he was 9 ½ years old. We got the results …
Building a stronger Klinefelter syndrome Community starts with you. This article was written about me by a non profit for x and y variations called AXYS. When Ryan Bregante sees statistics estimating that 1 in 500 males has the extra X chromosome that causes Klinefelter syndrome. He is acutely aware of his minority status as …
A story about 15 year old xxy teenager Sean written by his mother Kristin. On July 29, 2002 I gave birth to my second child, a baby boy. He was identical in weight and length to my first child three years prior, a daughter. They even looked so similar at birth they could have been …
Kyles XXY Story My son Kyle was born healthy with no complications. He was a very happy, content little baby. He was quite delayed with his milestones and alarm bells began to ring as I have a background in teaching. Kyle’s speech was also not where it should have been but the doctor’s and teachers …
I am writing this from a mothers perspective, my son Noah is aged 5 and is a xxy kid. When Noah was 2 weeks old we nearly lost him. His tiny wee body was starting to shut down. He was exhausted, and as I held his wee hand, I prayed and begged for him to …
Klinefelter Diagnosis My name is Stefan Schwarz. I have Klinefelter Syndrome, XY/XXY mosaic and found out in February 1996 at the age of 25. Throughout my life before my Klinefelter diagnosis, my parents took me to many medical professionals to determine what my issues were. They knew that I had learning, social, anger and behavioral …
