Klinefelter’s syndrome is perhaps the most common feminizing disease. It affects one out of every four hundred males. The youth suffering from Klinefelter’s syndrome is usually dismissed as a fat kid who can’t control his eating habits… yet he doesn’t have a over eating habit.

Yet theres no denying of the excess fat around his breasts and upper thighs. A roll of fat may gather in rings around the hips and stomach. The penis may be normal but the testes are noticeably small less than half the expected size. A small semen sample will show complete absence of sperm. A biopsy , or sample of testicular tissue must be taken to confirm the klinefelter’s syndrome diagnosis. Under a microscope the doctor will recognize a number of cells and tubules that are reduced and deformed.

The damage to the testes is an irony: It is caused by a lack of the testereone the testes themselves produce. The cells are androgen sensative because of a genetic error , they cannot absorb the testosterone they need like all sex organs. The underdeveloped tubules fail to produce the hormone and the problem is compounded.

Since the ailment is genetic , it cannot be cured, but it can be treated with testosterone replacement therapy. No matter at what age testosterone treatment begins , the body will take on a more masculine appearance and sexual capacity will increase.