desertwhistler
08-29-02, 12:16 PM
Hello, my name is Noel and I just joined this forum today. A friend told me about the site, and I am very glad he did.
I am 66 years old, have just recently been dx'd 45,X0/45,XX, and identify as male. I have reason to believe that I may have had anomalous genitals at birth because I've had an odd "mark" all my life, which I now believe may be a scar, in the pubic area where a penis would be.
The percentage of X0 to XX is rather small (~10% X0), but I have many of the body and general characteristics of Turners Syndrome. However, I had a "normal" puberty, began mensus at 13 and menopause at 38, and was fertile. I bore two daughters and had several early-onset miscarriages. I never received estrogen and, as I said above, my chromosomal variation went undiagnosed for 66 (nearly 67 years).
I was severely abused in my childhood, and I've spent many, many years in therapy. The abuse was a significant factor in my psychological problems, but I now believe we were looking in the wrong place for their roots. The majority of the problems I experienced were apparently related to difficulties from my chromosomal variance.
Right now, I am trying to get as much information as possible about Turners Syndrome and how likely it may be that I am also intersexed. One thing I'd like to know is if Turners Syndrome is often, or sometimes, a factor in being intersexed and/or transgendered. The Turner Syndrome sites I've looked at have not been much help, unfortunately, since they deal mostly with hormone treatment (which would not be benificial at my age), and with living with TS, which I have done for far too long. The road I am on now is more than satisfactory to me, but I would like to have a better understanding of myself.
Thanks, and I am glad to be here.
Noel
I am 66 years old, have just recently been dx'd 45,X0/45,XX, and identify as male. I have reason to believe that I may have had anomalous genitals at birth because I've had an odd "mark" all my life, which I now believe may be a scar, in the pubic area where a penis would be.
The percentage of X0 to XX is rather small (~10% X0), but I have many of the body and general characteristics of Turners Syndrome. However, I had a "normal" puberty, began mensus at 13 and menopause at 38, and was fertile. I bore two daughters and had several early-onset miscarriages. I never received estrogen and, as I said above, my chromosomal variation went undiagnosed for 66 (nearly 67 years).
I was severely abused in my childhood, and I've spent many, many years in therapy. The abuse was a significant factor in my psychological problems, but I now believe we were looking in the wrong place for their roots. The majority of the problems I experienced were apparently related to difficulties from my chromosomal variance.
Right now, I am trying to get as much information as possible about Turners Syndrome and how likely it may be that I am also intersexed. One thing I'd like to know is if Turners Syndrome is often, or sometimes, a factor in being intersexed and/or transgendered. The Turner Syndrome sites I've looked at have not been much help, unfortunately, since they deal mostly with hormone treatment (which would not be benificial at my age), and with living with TS, which I have done for far too long. The road I am on now is more than satisfactory to me, but I would like to have a better understanding of myself.
Thanks, and I am glad to be here.
Noel