Guest guest Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 They want to check your chromosomes. You'd have to ask your doc what he's looking for. > > Hi > > My private endo wanted me to have a karyotyping test, but the lab i asked to do it didn't know exactly what this was for. are there different types of karyotyping test? what should i ask for? > > the reason i ask is that i think the nhs endo may not do the test, and if i needed it done, i wanted to know exactly how to request it? (i have a letter but it just says caryotyping-no more details, and it sounds like the lab wants to know more). the test would be in relation to testosterone i believe. > > Can anyone shed any light on this? > > Thanks > Chris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I think he is testing for XXY male Klinefelter's syndrome. Co-Moderator Phil > From: <chrisjtaylor46@...> > Subject: Karyotyping test > > Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 8:57 AM > Hi > > My private endo wanted me to have a karyotyping test, but > the lab i asked to do it didn't know exactly what this was > for. are there different types of karyotyping > test? what should i ask for? > > the reason i ask is that i think the nhs endo may not do > the test, and if i needed it done, i wanted to know exactly > how to request it? (i have a letter but it just says > caryotyping-no more details, and it sounds like the lab > wants to know more). the test would be in > relation to testosterone i believe. > > Can anyone shed any light on this? > > Thanks > Chris > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 is that he name of the test then, klinefelters test? thanks > > > From: <chrisjtaylor46@...> > > Subject: Karyotyping test > > > > Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 8:57 AM > > Hi > > > > My private endo wanted me to have a karyotyping test, but > > the lab i asked to do it didn't know exactly what this was > > for. are there different types of karyotyping > > test? what should i ask for? > > > > the reason i ask is that i think the nhs endo may not do > > the test, and if i needed it done, i wanted to know exactly > > how to request it? (i have a letter but it just says > > caryotyping-no more details, and it sounds like the lab > > wants to know more). the test would be in > > relation to testosterone i believe. > > > > Can anyone shed any light on this? > > > > Thanks > > Chris > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I think it's called Klinefelter's syndrome xxy test. Co-Moderator Phil > From: <chrisjtaylor46@...> > Subject: Re: Karyotyping test > > Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 11:53 AM > is that he name of the test then, > klinefelters test? > > thanks > > > > > > > From: <chrisjtaylor46@...> > > > Subject: Karyotyping test > > > > > > Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 8:57 AM > > > Hi > > > > > > My private endo wanted me to have a karyotyping > test, but > > > the lab i asked to do it didn't know exactly what > this was > > > for. are there different types of karyotyping > > > test? what should i ask for? > > > > > > the reason i ask is that i think the nhs endo may > not do > > > the test, and if i needed it done, i wanted to > know exactly > > > how to request it? (i have a letter but it just > says > > > caryotyping-no more details, and it sounds like > the lab > > > wants to know more). the test would be in > > > relation to testosterone i believe. > > > > > > Can anyone shed any light on this? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Thanks Phil and thank you for your reply too Barbara > > I think it's called Klinefelter's syndrome xxy test. > Co-Moderator > Phil > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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