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purple hayes
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 Posted: 12/18/02 - 15:43 Post subject: Klinefelter's Syndrome
| WebMD wrote: | | Klinefelter's syndrome is among the most common genetic disorders in males. In this disorder, males may not fully develop secondary male sexual characteristics—such as the size of the testicles and the penis, a deeper voice, and body hair—and usually cannot father children without using special fertility methods...About 1 in 500 to 1 in 1,000 male babies is born with Klinefelter's syndrome. |
If it's so common, why have I never known anyone with this problem? I'm talking about the deep voice and body hair part. I'm not one to go around scoping out another guy's "package". 
More info here :: http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/43/10781.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}
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Erstwhile Lurker
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Posted: 12/18/02 - 15:44 Post subject:
OK, someone has been Googling snpei here.
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keltic63
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Posted: 12/18/02 - 15:50 Post subject:
and what about those of us with the opposite problem? voice is very deep and other things are, um well, extremely um.....large.......
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omega lambda
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Posted: 12/18/02 - 16:00 Post subject: Re: Klinefelter's Syndrome
| purple hayes wrote: | | WebMD wrote: | | Klinefelter's syndrome is among the most common genetic disorders in males. In this disorder, males may not fully develop secondary male sexual characteristics—such as the size of the testicles and the penis, a deeper voice, and body hair—and usually cannot father children without using special fertility methods...About 1 in 500 to 1 in 1,000 male babies is born with Klinefelter's syndrome. |
If it's so common, why have I never known anyone with this problem? I'm talking about the deep voice and body hair part. I'm not one to go around scoping out another guy's "package".
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Klinefelter's is a chromosomal abnormality - the male has XXY chromosomes instead of XY. They have underdeveloped testes and are typically taller than ususal, and about 50% of them develop breasts. As for the lack of a deep voice and body hair...surely you've seen some effeminate males at some point? Male models for instance, or...Michael Jackson??
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genie
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Posted: 12/18/02 - 16:01 Post subject:
Yeccchh!!!! I was going to volunteer to do some research, population samples, stuff like that.....but NO THANK YOU!!!!
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akern
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Posted: 12/18/02 - 16:06 Post subject:
Just be glad this Klinefelter got it before you did. Otherwise they would be calling it Purple Hayes syndrome. 
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camelia bedelia
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Posted: 12/18/02 - 16:10 Post subject:
| keltic63 wrote: | | and what about those of us with the opposite problem? voice is very deep and other things are, um well, extremely um.....large....... |
That would be Fragile X Syndrome - one of the leading causes of mental retardation.
Men really are the weaker sex - that single X puts thems at risk for all kinds of things.
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Soigneur
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Posted: 12/18/02 - 16:29 Post subject:
| akern wrote: | | Just be glad this Klinefelter got it before you did. Otherwise they would be calling it Purple Hayes syndrome. |
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