Male Infertility & KS by Mr. Vinod Nargund
The male reproductive system consists of a pair of testes and seminal vesicles, prostate and penis. The Testis has 2 main functions:
a. Spermatogenesis: (Sperm production)
b. Endocrine function: production hormone testosterone.
Osteoporosis & KS by Professor Juliet Compston
What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis means thinning and increased porosity of the bones. It affects one woman in two and one man in five after the age of fifty years but is also sometimes, seen in younger men and women and in children.
Gynaecomastia
Gynaecomastia is the development of female-like breasts in the male. It can occur as an isolated element during puberty, as part of a genetic condition like Klinefelter’s syndrome due to an abnormal balance of testosterone and oestrogen hormones or may develop as secondary to hormonal treatment in Prostate and Testicular Cancer.
Living with KS
Living with Klinefelter’s syndrome (KS) for some can seem like a life long endurance, yet it doesn’t have to be a ‘life sentence’. You will see from the various aspects of ‘Living with KS’, contained in the following short articles written by KS Adults, Parents and Relations as they share with us some of their experiences.
Nutrition and Diet
A Healthy Diet for KS
What you choose to eat and drink can have huge effects on you and your body in many positive and negative ways. Many leading international experts on food and health agree that moderating diet can sometimes have a greater impact on public health than drugs.
Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Testosterone Delivery Methods
Until recently testosterone replacement therapy has mainly been given by intramuscular injections, implants into the skin of the abdomen and tablets.
Introduction to KS Handbook
Why Klinefelter’s syndrome?
Where did the name originate?
In 1942 Dr. Harry Klinefelter, an American endocrine medic was working in research under Professor Allbright in Boston, Massachusetts, with a group of adolescent boys who had the symptom of Gynaecomastia (male breast development).
KSA Newsletter (44) Summer/Autumn 2014
To read the latest news about the KSA and members, click to download the KSA Summer/Autumn 2014 Newsletter.
Contents include:
• View from the New Chair – Alison Bridges
• KSA 25th Anniversary
• Two day Conference Event in Derby!
• News and Views from Members
• Conference 2014
• and more!
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The Psycho-educational Profile of Boys with Klinefelter Syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) affects about 1 in 900 males due to an extra X chromosome. Although there are no obvious physical features associated with childhood KS, many boys demonstrate a cognitive deficit in verbal processing. The first section of this article integrates the extant literature on intelligence and achievement outcomes in boys with KS. The second section presents our findings from a 20-year study involving one of the largest unselected cohorts of boys with KS.
KSA Newsletter (43) Spring 2014
To read the latest news about the KSA and members, click to download the KSA Spring 2014 Newsletter Newsletter.
Contents include:
• Editorial – Povl Larsen
• Activity Weekend April & September 2014
• View from the New Chair – Alison Bridges
• Member Groups
• KSA Conference Programme 2014
• and more!