Klinefelter's Syndrome Diagnosis

Before birth

• Prenatal testing by amniocentisis, CVS sampling or maternal blood can detect Klinefelter's Syndrome.

Post birth

• During childhood - learning, behavioural and co-ordination difficulties.
• At adolescence – delayed, slow or no puberty when expected, long limbs.
• Adult males - small undeveloped testes (1-4ml) after puberty, breast development

A KS diagnosis is confirmed by a karotype blood test that checks the number and structure of chromosomes in cells as well as hormone blood testing for:

• Testosterone
• Luteinizing hormone (LH)
• Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

For a detailed summary of KS and diagnosis see the Andrology Australia Klinefelter's Syndrome Fact Sheet

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• KS Research
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