By JeanetteA person with Klinefelter Syndrome may not appear that much different from the average person.
There is no one size fits all symptom for KS patiences.
Some may look slightly effeminate and some may not. Some may be tall with long legs and a short torso.
But some may be short and fat with noticable breast. But then again many people may never distinguish a person with KS from an average individual.
The appearance of a person with KS may also depend on the individuals age. As a child I was very effeminate. But in my 30s and 40s I had a more masculine appearance because I was trying to appear more masculine through the use of body building techniques and nutrition. When I turned 50 and beyond my masculinity kind of went out the window. In fact it was symptoms of a serious illness that was identified as an autoimmune disorder the year I turned 50 which the doctors indentified as a complication of KS that led to my discovery of the condition in the first place.
It's not just the skeletal structure that can effect how we are perceived. There's our posture, the way we move, our voice, and even our scent. In some cases KS has a significant effect on behavior.
I learned just recently that not all KS individuals are assigned and live as males. Two have been discovered that were assigned and live as females.
From my experience of living with symptoms of KS my entire life I created a theory. My theory is that having 3 sex chromosomes feels like a female ghost super imposed on an almost male body. Sometimes people see the female ghost and guess me to be a woman.
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There is a very famous (at least in Spain) example of someone with Klinefelter’s syndrome:
Charles II of Spain ( 1661 -1700 )
This was at a time when there was a serious inbreeding problem in the house of Habsburg which caused all sorts of genetic disorders. He was as genetically similar to his father own father as a person would have been to their father if he had said person with his own daughter. Here is a picture of him:
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Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is a chromosomal abnormality where a male has an extra “X” chromosome in his cells.
The genotype of a KS patient is (47 + XXY).
Any normal male will have 46 + XY.
The signs of KS is not always visible and may pass unnoticed until adulthood. However, many of the KS patients are tall, with significant breast tissue (gynecomastia) and weak muscular structure. Besides, many of them are infertile. Karyotyping only makes the definitive diagnosis of KS through genetic testings.
