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Irish Intersex Conference

by onevoice47xxy26/03/202126/03/2021

The Intersex Mapping Study and Dublin City University are proud to present an online interdisciplinary conference that aims to bring together a multiplicity of discourses about intersex/variations of sex characteristics in society.

Should You Trust the Myers-Briggs Personality Test?

by onevoice47xxy10/03/2021

Personality psychology is a thriving field that has led to important discoveries about how humans differ from one another and how they are the same. Unlike some subfields of psychology, it has done exceptionally well in the replication crisis. Personality might…

Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient with Klinefelter’s Syndrome

by onevoice47xxy14/02/2021

BACKGROUND Dyspnoea and syncope are common causes of admission to hospitals. Pulmonary embolism is often a differential diagnosis, and by examining the clinical history the clinician searches for known predisposing factors. This case report highlights the importance of Klinefelter’s syndrome…

Is there an association between paternal age and aneuploidy?

by onevoice47xxy31/12/2020

Delayed parenthood, by both women and men, has become more common in developed countries. The adverse effect of advanced maternal age on embryo aneuploidy and reproductive outcomes is well known. However, whether there is an association between paternal age (PA)…

Class action launched against Monash IVF over non-invasive embryo testing

by onevoice47xxy24/12/2020

What was earmarked as the demise of 47XXY and other sex chromosome variations has hit a major snag and one it will undoubtedly find difficult to recover from. A heartbroken woman has launched a multi-million-dollar class action against one of…

Covid Has Proven The New Frontier of Medicine is Precision

by onevoice47xxy22/12/2020

It should go without saying how precision medicine is paramount for XXY's especially given we are genotypical females and how standard pharmacology designed for males does not always adhere to the type of expected outcomes and in some instances not…

Can Your Home Affect Your Child’s ADHD?

by onevoice47xxy21/12/202025/12/2020

Researchers at the University of NSW are seeking volunteer research participants to identify home features impacting children and adolescents with ADHD. By participating in this research you can help us better understand how to make homes more suitable for people…

Drug Turns Back the Clock on Cognitive Decline

by onevoice47xxy11/12/202022/12/2020

Could this be the proverbial silver bullet necessary to enhance cognitive function amongst an XXY community and more, early signs certainly seem to point that way. Bring on the human trials, our community is more than ready for this. When…

‘It will change everything’: DeepMind’s AI makes gigantic leap in solving protein structures

by onevoice47xxy01/12/20201 Comment

Image: National Cancer Institute An artificial intelligence (AI) network developed by Google AI offshoot DeepMind has made a gargantuan leap in solving one of biology’s grandest challenges — determining a protein’s 3D shape from its amino-acid sequence. DeepMind’s program, called…

Klinefelter Syndrome In An Identical Female Twin

by onevoice47xxy29/11/202029/12/2020

Photo credit: Babatunde OlajideLekki - Ikoyi Link Bridge, Nigeria. Although seldom reported, variances in Klinefelter’s Syndrome are only rare in the sense they are rarely reported. Usually this type of variant is documented as Androgen Insensitivity (AIS) and mostly because…

Advocacy + Peer Support

Reach Out is Australia’s leading online mental health organisation for young people and their parents. Our practical support, tools and tips help young people get through anything from everyday issues to tough times – and the information we offer parents makes it easier for them to help their teenagers, too.

Re-imagine Today is co-designed with people living with mental health issues. Many of those involved have lived experience of the NDIS and have used this experience to help you better understand how it all works

Intersex Peer Support Australia is a peer support, information and advocacy group for people born with variations in sex characteristics and their families.

Kids Helpline is Australia’s only free, private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 – 25

Intersex Head To Health is a digital Mental Health resource by the Australian Government connecting you with some of Australia’s most trusted Mental Health organisations. It brings together apps, online programs, online forums, and phone services, as well as a range of digital information resources.

Parents of Gender Diverse Children provides peer support to Parents and those parenting Trans and Gender Diverse children. They realise that parents who are well supported are better able to support their children.

Intersex Human Rights Australia promote human rights, health and bodily autonomy. Their goals are to help create a society where intersex bodies are not stigmatised, and where our rights as people are recognised. They build community, evidence, capacity, and education and information resources.

Flourish Australia: Being part of the Flourish Australia family is a great way to make new friends, try new things and get more involved with your local community. Connect with us to start feeling less isolated.

Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia We provide nationwide counselling and support for people impacted by domestic and family violence.

Other Sex Chromosome Variations

46 XX(y) Phenotypically there are three groups of sex-reversed 46,XX individuals. The first classical group includes phenotypically normal XX males, while the second and third groups consist of those with varying forms of genital ambiguity.

48 XXYY is a chromosomal variation that causes infertility, developmental and behavioural issues, as well as other health problems

48,XXXY often compared with 47,XXY because of shared features including tall stature and hypogonadism, 48,XXYY, 48,XXXY and 49,XXXXY are associated with additional physical findings, congenital differences, medical problems and psychological features.

Incidence of Sex Chromosome Variations. Knowledge on the prevalence of Sex Chromosome Variations are limited, where delayed diagnosis or non-diagnosis are a continuous concern. We aimed to investigate change over time in incidence, prevalence and age at diagnosis among XO, XXY, XXX and XYY’s

Educational Resources

Diversitywise Educational Services provides curriculum, pedagogy and professional development services to early learning centres and schools.

Speech & Language Development Australia is the nation’s peak body supporting and advocating for the needs of children and young people with speech, language and related differences.

A Podcast Initiative by The National Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability, to assist in learning more about development issues

Brain Facts dot Org
shares the stories of scientific discovery and the knowledge they reveal. Join them as they explore the universe between our ears. Because when we know our brains, we know ourselves.

Executive dysfunction and relation with behavioral problems .These findings suggest that executive dysfunction may be part of the phenotype of children with an extra X chromosome, impacting the ability to function adequately in everyday life.

International Links

Interesting Facts About XXY: The primary purpose of this blog is to raise awareness of XXY and the difficulties the community faces in finding appropriate medical professionals who understand the multifaceted presentation of what it means to be an XXY individual.

The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) is a unique scientific organization that seeks to enhance knowledge of sex/gender differences by facilitating interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists and clinicians of diverse backgrounds.