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so i have searched the forum for klinefelters and have fount alot on the topic in the intersex topic but i was just wondering if any male to female transsexuals have been diagnosed with this. my doctor is believes i may have it, as alot of the symptoms i have it. im not scared about having the syndrome but just the full body examination. if anybody has had a full body examination how did you deal with it im just scared about getting undressed infront of my doctor. if i had had my surgery i think i could just strip off (iv  told my friends once iv had my surgery if the want to see what a vaginoplasty looks like i will show them, like once i have healed i dont want to wear clothes when i dont have to) but i hate my body so much i cant do it.

I do!  :icon_wave:

The exam was not bad for me, but that has a lot to do with my career. To me medical procedures are something I am very used to giving and receiving. You just have to realize that it is necessary and the medical provider cannot talk about it to others about you and your possible conditions. I have examined literally thousands of patients in my career and my only thoughts were what is wrong, where is it and how do I treat it. Medical providers really do not care what is discovered or seen. They are just interested in providing the care needed and not missing anything. We just don't have any other mindset than that. Just relax and answer questions honestly and you will be fine.  :)

i understand that as i am going into the medical profession. but i am just so embarrassed i can not do it i know everyone has different body. the only way i think i could do it is by having a joint before going in so then im comfortably numb.

I had to do it when I was 14 or so. I had a nasty UTI. I was very apprehensive about it, but it turned out it wasn't that big of a deal. Emotionally it was comparable to using a urinal with another guy next to you and the divider is missing. I wished it was a women (I'll always pick women over men in just about anything), but it didn't happen.

Il have a woman do it but I don't think she will look at a cocktail sausage the same way again. And I don't think il be able to look at her in the same way. As for the examination I think I need somthing to take the edge off maybe some rohypnol or ketamine..

I don't understand why a full body exam is necessary at all. Chromosomal intersex conditions are diagnosed by karotype and by taking a small sample of blood. Also, I was under the impression that symptoms are so mild that often one finds out during an infertility test. The main characteristic is some form of gynecomastia. Generally, I thought people dismissed this. In any event, if you're this freaked out about the exam, take control over your medical care and demand a karotype test. Insurance may not, a probably will not pay for it, unless you have some really bad thing going on, like Cancer.

I refused a karyotype test.  At the end of the day, why it is that I'm trans is completely irrelevant to me.   It's not like finding the source of the problem is going to lead to a better treatment for me.   Any which way you stacked it, I was going to transition anyway.

I'm luck enough not to need insurance as I'm in uk. My doctor said she just wants to thorough which I can understand and thinking about it as the night goes on I might be ok I'm just going to close my eyes and listen to music.

I don't believe its genetic with me. However my mom has asked me if I think she might be responsible or if my dad's frequent buisness trips are or anything like that. I tried to explain I don't really care at this point nor does it matter. However I did tell her I think she's the reason why I'm a feminist a LONG time before I was trans. I've always seen horrible things happen to women and my response is always "ugg men! I hate being one!" You would think I would have picked up on the "I hate being one" part, but nope. Notice how I tend to blame all men rather than the individual. I guess that makes me sexist. I've always known that women are better and if women were running the show the world would be a better place. Is that true? Who knows.

Quote from: Jill F on August 28, 2014, 05:21:41 PM
I refused a karyotype test.  At the end of the day, why it is that I'm trans is completely irrelevant to me.   It's not like finding the source of the problem is going to lead to a better treatment for me.   Any which way you stacked it, I was going to transition anyway.

Quote from: Jill F on August 28, 2014, 05:21:41 PM
I refused a karyotype test.  At the end of the day, why it is that I'm trans is completely irrelevant to me.   It's not like finding the source of the problem is going to lead to a better treatment for me.   Any which way you stacked it, I was going to transition anyway.

+1
My wife confessed that the first time she saw naked Klienfelter's came to mind. When I got to looking it up I saw myself on the Wikipedia page.

At the end of the day, the who, what, why's of how I am what I am is immaterial. It isn't going to change what I need to do for my emotional health

BTW- The ONLY way to diagnose it is with chromosomal testing.