Not to be a drama quuen but, could I have some form of intersex?

[SailorMars1994]

I ask this question to see if someone could spare some light. I have noticed a few things that are not so normal when i compare myself cis-males. For one I have a very small penis. When erect it is maybe just over 3 inches tall and even not hard not even an inch. My testies are also odd. I went through male puberty normally but my tesites never desended from what i recall. When I was living as a male over 3 years ago and went to the gym i noticed that cis-men there had their balls drop. Like actually down and there hanging around. like it was clear they were done with a healthy amount of ball sack skin inbetween the descendent balls and penis. TMI I know , but my balls sit firmly right under the penis. Like right under, they never ''dropped'' like it does with others who were born male. And my testies too are small. Also, even when I was like 17 and 18 and reasonablle fit and didnt have a lot of weight or excess weight I always had mini-boobs. Maybe not enough to fill an A-cup completley but still had boobage even as I was fit enough. This while still being able to grow out a full beard :S?? Also, since starting E I can lactate quite a bit. I saw my DR about this and she said it was in my case completely fine.

Not making a case that I am intersex I guess but I do find these things a bit odd?

[Sno]

such a queen. (joking) sorry, couldn't resist 

It sounds like it's possible sweetie, and your doctor would be able to check easily for you with a Karytype test if you wanted to get it checked out. You could also have some fun with a tape measure, to see if you have eunuchoid habitus (sp?), one of the markers for klinefelters.

Good luck on your quest!


Rowan

[kelly_aus]

OK, you have a small penis and incompletely descended testicles... Actually, as they are out of the inguinal canal, they are descended. What other signs are there that you might be intersex? Because the genital stuff isn't enough. Do you have long/short arms and legs? Anything else?

I'd be surprised if you were intersex, it's really not all that common.

[SailorMars1994]

OK, you have a small penis and incompletely descended testicles... Actually, as they are out of the inguinal canal, they are descended. What other signs are there that you might be intersex? Because the genital stuff isn't enough. Do you have long/short arms and legs? Anything else?

I'd be surprised if you were intersex, it's really not all that common.

Intresting. As for arms I have been told they are somewhat long but i dont think they are all that bad

[Laurie]

Intresting. As for arms I have been told they are somewhat long but i dont think they are all that bad

Please be aware these Karyotype tests cost quite a bit. A quick check on google said they can easily run more than $1500.00.

As for the arms length they say your arm span tip to tip needs to be more than 5cm longer than your height. Of course you would want to be consulting with your doctor if you have concerns about this condition.

I hope that helps.

Hugs,
  Laurie

[Soli]

could be, I thought I was, still think I'm mosaic XXY, but the CGH test my doctor was able to get done for me didn't show that at all and was a real downer  as it was phrased: "normal male"... took me a while to get over it.

according to what I read, there is from 1 on 500 to 1 on 1000 male birth who are XXY, most of them never even suspect it.

After that test, and still convinced I'm mosaic XXY and/or other genetic mutation, I...

decided to never mind about that and give up trying to find any justification to my transsexuality.

I mean what difference does it really make? you know, after all... Took me a couple years to get to that conclusion, after adding up tons of signs I would be intersex or genetically mutant in some way...

maybe some day I'll have money to check that out, meanwhile I'm happy with the changes I'm going through

if I'm mosaic XXY or any other genetic mutation, not every cell in my body is XXY, only part, depending when the mutation occurred in the development of the fetus, making it therefore more difficult to identify and test, and all.

it's not really important other than giving me a good way to explain my transsexuality to those of my family who can't really find yet the right box to fit me in

[SailorMars1994]

Well my arms are not that large, still got some distance tho. I guess these physical things I got are just different from the norm. Been reading though, people with intersex condition seem to have an unfortunate set of circumstanses growing up and I feel bad for them. Though, it be cool to have XX chromosomes hehhe

[Laurie]

  Ashley, dear, you are still all girl to us.

Hugs,
   Laurie

[SailorMars1994]

  Ashley, dear, you are still all girl to us.

Hugs,
   Laurie

Of course I am ! and gladly so, but still XX would be awesome

[JoanneB]

Actually, in my Great Trans Irony observations, both personal and hearsay, it seems that many MTF's are well endowed, just like many FTM's have boobs we would die for.

As a kid going to the YMCA back in the age of dinosaurs, and even later in life for gym, I was/am pretty shocked about how small a lot of guys are. The same has been reported to me by various females in my life. Not just about the big steroidal guys.