A brief description of my Kallmann syndrome story. Misdiagnosed as a late bloomer until I was 23 years old. Sorry about my voice, but not much I can do about that unfortunately.

Kallmann syndrome is not the same condition as delayed puberty.

Did not receive testosterone therapy until I was 23. Need to be on life long hormone replacement therapy since I produce very little natural testosterone.

Have no sense of smell meaning I have Kallmann syndrome, a form of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. I also have problems with my hearing which is another linked symptom.

Would need specialised hormone therapy if I wanted to be fertile temporarily, which would take around two years to work.

The primary cause of the condition is the lack of communication between two endocrine glands, the hypothalmus and the pituitary gland. Failure in the production of reproductive hormones prevents normal puberty from occuring and prevents normal fertility. The condition affects both males and females but is more often diagonosed in males.

Links to more information:
https://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrend...

There are patients groups on Facebook and Reddit.

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