Chromosomally Speaking, X-Men Exist | Gareth Landy | TEDxAungierSt

When Gareth and his wife decided to have a family in 2017, they learned about a genetic condition called Klinefelter Syndrome or XXY. Gareth speaks about some of the traits of this common but often undiagnosed condition and how we as a society need to talk more openly about male factor infertility. Growing up, Gareth didn’t think about his genetic makeup. It wasn’t until he and his wife decided to have a family that they learned how an extra X chromosome would impact their plans. Gareth speaks about XXY and what it means to be a father and how we as a society can break the taboo of male infertility.
When Gareth and his wife decided to have a family in 2017, they learned about a genetic condition called Klinefelter Syndrome or XXY. Gareth speaks about some of the traits of this common but often undiagnosed condition and how we as a society need to talk more openly about male factor infertility. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @eininternetuser8243
    @eininternetuser82432 ай бұрын

    I'm xxy as well and regarding the overall feeling and sentiment it's like having two hearts beating in one's chest at the same time, a masculine one and a feminine one. It's an incredible state of being because I can feel soo deeply but I'm also a quite logical thinker. Despite the bodily and sociatial hardships and challenges I would not like to trade this condition for a normal one. This condition enables me to have a very unique look at the world, somewhat a unified one, at least it feels like that. ❤

  • @Coelacanth1

    @Coelacanth1

    2 ай бұрын

    With what you have discovered there with reference to the ability to use both feeling and thinking at the same time, for fun take a look at the left brain/right brain thang that is quite often to be found in art schools the ' Drawing on the right side of the brain thing and see how fare. Where if you anything like myself you'll notice results seem to suggest you're using both hemispheres to be employing both art and logic at the same time. But try it a few times at different times to see how the results move around the middle over time.

  • @LivingwithXXY
    @LivingwithXXY Жыл бұрын

    Nice work Gareth, Glad to have you on board as an advocate for our Nonprofit organization.

  • @siobhannichiobhain6558
    @siobhannichiobhain6558 Жыл бұрын

    You are AMAZING Gareth!!!!! You and Anna are so wonderful! Thank you for your continued voice.

  • @user-ck9zb1ct5u
    @user-ck9zb1ct5u Жыл бұрын

    Amazing Gareth! Thank you so much for sharing your story and raising awareness 👏

  • @lisalanasa8740
    @lisalanasa8740 Жыл бұрын

    This is fascinating. I had no idea. Thank you for sharing your story.

  • @SCCheaters
    @SCCheaters10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your story Gareth!

  • @wynandasaputri3232
    @wynandasaputri3232 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your amazing story, Gareth

  • @finolamcconville1041
    @finolamcconville1041 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic Gareth ❤ thank you for sharing ❤

  • @msisabelkonstantin8905
    @msisabelkonstantin8905 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is excellent! Well done !

  • @carolmeerschaert6767
    @carolmeerschaert6767 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your story.

  • @brookemoore8752
    @brookemoore8752 Жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @rmartin2819
    @rmartin2819 Жыл бұрын

    Great job!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😎

  • @aaronmorse9647
    @aaronmorse9647 Жыл бұрын

    My story is the exact same, down to the twins.. but boys in my case. What can you do? Nothing but keep putting one foot in front of the other.

  • @marycallaghan2978
    @marycallaghan2978 Жыл бұрын

    Wow what a video! Excellent. What an amazing story and so well told. Thank you for sharing this with us.

  • @MrBassmaster28373
    @MrBassmaster283739 ай бұрын

    Our newborn has KS! Thank you so much for doing this.

  • @ceeez3072

    @ceeez3072

    8 ай бұрын

    Mine too … i found out today and I love him so much

  • @Coelacanth1

    @Coelacanth1

    2 ай бұрын

    Given the diagnostic criteria for KS it would be incorrect to describe a new born as having KS

  • @ernestsaenz2617

    @ernestsaenz2617

    Ай бұрын

    Very true. KS occurs after child birth it’s NOT genetically developed. Ie God Chosen

  • @user-pj8ww8cb1j
    @user-pj8ww8cb1j5 ай бұрын

    I have never heard of the photographic memory thing, I have almost no short term memory. I am XXY.

  • @Coelacanth1

    @Coelacanth1

    2 ай бұрын

    Short term memory problems yes, that's common amongst us, but the long term memory is something special

  • @ernestsaenz2617

    @ernestsaenz2617

    Ай бұрын

    I am XXY AS WELL , my photogenic memory is good and God speaks to me through Gematria and synchronicity

  • @user-pj8ww8cb1j

    @user-pj8ww8cb1j

    Ай бұрын

    @@ernestsaenz2617 Psychiatric illness is more common in men with Klinefelter syndrome.

  • @ernestsaenz2617

    @ernestsaenz2617

    Ай бұрын

    I don’t call it psychiatric . Besides, who created psychiatrists -God… I call it Spiritual Awakening a journey into the Dark Night of the Soul. Psychiatric is a label thrown on to us and it’s not helping us stay divine . Labels to XXY are unnecessary label 🏷️ that doesn’t define this syndrome at all . KS should be protected not degraded

  • @user-pj8ww8cb1j
    @user-pj8ww8cb1j5 ай бұрын

    I like his attitude, excellent. I don't appreciate other XXY men who are highly emotional, who listen to gossip, and act on the gossip they hear, without checking out the facts. I have 2 children by donor too. They're 26 and 27 today. If I wasn't XXY I would not have these two wonderful people in my life. When the children arrived, me being infertile just vanished. I was a dad and I have two children to care for, it was the best time of my life. The sad part is they had to grow up and leave home. Still, I'm always available to help out whenever they need my help, and I never say no. I will do anything for my children.

  • @filipors_sk3161

    @filipors_sk3161

    4 ай бұрын

    how can you hate on other xxy people when you know how it feels im sure your view changed, because your older but dont you realize the struggle young males have to go trough? no one talks about this problem in schools no one is aware about mental health of these people you cant even know how many kids like me are struggling in this very moment and are scared to talk about this problem and need help. Knowing something is wrong with the the the whole time im 17 and i struggle alot because of xxy in alot of things relationships included

  • @ernestsaenz2617

    @ernestsaenz2617

    Ай бұрын

    @fillipors_sk3161 . Trevor Isley here on KZread helped me live in 2017 year of my suicide ideation

  • @Irene.sk09
    @Irene.sk099 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @Coelacanth1
    @Coelacanth12 ай бұрын

    Of course when you first discover infertility in your early twenties and not only is there zero compassion but no potential cause offered , in fact total medical disinterest, that poor mental health you mention can have a habit of becoming entrenched to potentially cause one to not only purposefully destroy their career, as I did, and yeah I was good at what I did, but for the first time in one's life enter into making poor life choices to make matters increasingly and in some case purposefully worse for yes self destructive I did become .Until something happens to cause medical questions to be asked to find eighteen years later one had been carrying an extra chromosome all along. Yippee help at last, nope, the medical disinterest perplexingly continued, nay, it actually became worse, to say as I sit here now twelve years post diagnosis, I have still not had any treatment for the syndrome I was diagnosed with, so no, testosterone was not offered and it was refused when I sought. The infertility, oo, now that is a pain that still burns deep coming up for forty years later, to know being informed of with no explanation or hope inspired, ruined my life.

  • @JohnW-hm3eg
    @JohnW-hm3eg8 ай бұрын

    Expected much more and not all xxy individuals qualify for testosterone injection.

  • @prettyfly4xxy

    @prettyfly4xxy

    5 ай бұрын

    Please feel free to put yourself forward to do your own Ted Talk. I do say XXY is a spectrum so whether a person needs testosterone or not varies.

  • @user-pj8ww8cb1j

    @user-pj8ww8cb1j

    5 ай бұрын

    I was suspected in June or July 1976. I had to wait until November to get my karyotype finished. Then I had to wait until July 1977 to see an Endocrinologist. Then it was October 1977 before I got testosterone, as my tiny testicles were pumping out low normal testosterone until then. Then, I had issues getting the injection, so I went onto capsules, but I was never any good at compliance. If they told me I could inject myself, all my problems getting the injection would have evaporated. I was very much being kept in the dark about my condition.

  • @FikaduDemessie
    @FikaduDemessie Жыл бұрын

    🎉🎉🎉❤🇪🇹

  • @dont2580

    @dont2580

    2 ай бұрын

    Same here bro from Ethio

  • @margarita8442
    @margarita844210 ай бұрын

    how small are the nuts ?

  • @stoic.3354

    @stoic.3354

    5 ай бұрын

    Mentos

  • @user-pj8ww8cb1j

    @user-pj8ww8cb1j

    5 ай бұрын

    Mine were under 1.0mls volume. Normal is between 10.0 mls and 30.0mls volume. So that's tiny.

  • @user-pj8ww8cb1j

    @user-pj8ww8cb1j

    5 ай бұрын

    @@stoic.3354 Oh wow, giants! 🤣🤣🤣

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