Klinefelter syndrome | Klinefelter's syndrome

Scheduleyourappointmentnowforsafein-personcare.Learnmore:MayoClinicfactsaboutcoronavirusdisease2019(COVID-19)Our COVID-19patient andvisitorguidelines,plustrustedhealthinformationLateston COVID-19vaccination bysite:ArizonapatientvaccinationupdatesArizona,FloridapatientvaccinationupdatesFlorida,RochesterpatientvaccinationupdatesRochesterandMayoClinicHealthSystempatientvaccinationupdatesMCHSSkiptositenavigationSkiptoContentThiscontentdoesnothaveanEnglishversion.ThiscontentdoesnothaveanArabicversion.SectionsforKlinefeltersyndromeSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departmentsPrintDiagnosisYourdoctorwilllikelydoathoroughphysicalexamandaskdetailedquestionsaboutsymptomsandhealth.Thismayincludeexaminingthegenitalareaandchest,performingteststocheckreflexes,andassessingdevelopmentandfunctioning.ThemaintestsusedtodiagnoseKlinefeltersyndromeare:Hormonetesting.BloodorurinesamplescanrevealabnormalhormonelevelsthatareasignofKlinefeltersyndrome.Chromosomeanalysis.Alsocalledkaryotypeanalysis,thistestisusedtoconfirmadiagnosisofKlinefeltersyndrome.Abloodsampleissenttothelabtochecktheshapeandnumberofchromosomes.AsmallpercentageofmaleswithKlinefeltersyndromearediagnosedbeforebirth.Thesyndromemightbeidentifiedinpregnancyduringaproceduretoexaminefetalcellsdrawnfromtheamnioticfluid(amniocentesis)orplacentaforanotherreason—suchasbeingolderthanage35orhavingafamilyhistoryofgeneticconditions.Klinefeltersyndromemaybesuspectedduringanoninvasiveprenatalscreeningbloodtest.Toconfirmthediagnosis,furtherinvasiveprenataltestingsuchasamniocentesisisrequired.MoreInformationGenetictestingTreatmentIfyouoryoursonisdiagnosedwithKlinefeltersyndrome,yourhealthcareteammayincludeadoctorwhospecializesindiagnosingandtreatingdisordersinvolvingthebody'sglandsandhormones(endocrinologist),aspeechtherapist,apediatrician,aphysicaltherapist,ageneticcounselor,areproductivemedicineorinfertilityspecialist,andacounselororpsychologist.Althoughthere'snowaytorepairthesexchromosomechangesduetoKlinefeltersyndrome,treatment


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