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| soxx03
- Wed May 20, 2009 8:22 pm |
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Hi I'm 21 years old and i don't feel nor look like most of my friends. I have very little facial hair and the facial hair that I do have are extremely thin and hardly noticeable. My body is also very unusual in the matter that I have really small hands, feet, fingers, a really thin neck, and my legs don't look proportional to my upper body (my legs are extremely skinny and small). It seems as if all the weight that I gain goes to my torso. I go to the gym often so I do have some muscle, but most of the muscle that I have are in my upper arms (biceps, triceps) and my chest and back, but I have very little muscle on my thighs and close to none on my calves. I work out most of my body but it seems like only my arms and chest get bigger. My bones also seem very underdeveloped and thin. I have TMJ so almost anything I eat will cause my jaws to crack. Anything from a banana to a small piece of candy could cause my jaws to crack. Eating around people can be really embarrassing, and trying to keep my jaws from cracking is close to impossible. My wrists, ankles, knees are also very thin and have no fat nor muscle which makes them crack at random times throughout the day. My nails are also extremely thin and they either look really purple or hot pink.
I try to talk to my doctor about these kinds of things but she always answers by telling me that i'm naturally skinny and I won't gain any weight until I'm around 25 years old, but a lot of what I think is wrong with me isn't all about my weight.
I just want to know if there's something wrong with me whether it be a tumor in my pituitary gland, low testosterone, low growth hormones, or whatever and how I go about getting help. Thanks, any advice and comments are appreciated.
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| Dr.M.jagesh kamath
- Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:45 am |
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 Hello,Some of the features that you mentioned are marfanoid,but may just be physiological too.Marfans is a connective tissue disorder inherited with long limbs,little fat,and hyperflexible joints.While my personal feeling is that you are just worried too much about your morphology,you might well rule out this cause by consulting a physician.If there is no family history,then this is most unlikely too.
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| samin
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:29 am |
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I'm 20 now but still i look like school boy.
that is my facial hair is very less , when i was in school i had quite more than now .
i don't know what the problem is ? what should i do to get more facial hair and body hair.
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| Dr.M.jagesh kamath
- Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:40 am |
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Hi,The hairgrowth pattern ,if your sexual hairs and genitalia are normal are based on genes,race and hereditary factors.Hormone replacements do not work because the androgens would be in normal range but the difference being in the sensitivity of the hair root to the hormones.Possibly this sensitivity could change in years.Good nutrition,exercise are good to follow and help a lot in gaining confidence.Do let me know if you have any doubts.
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| samin
- Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:03 am |
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I'm 21 now but still i look like school boy.
that is my facial hair is very less , when i was in school i had quite more than now .
i don't know what the problem is ? what should i do to get more facial hair and body hair. i didn't get reply please reply
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| Dr.M.jagesh kamath
- Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:18 am |
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Hello,All of us try to look young and you should feel fine.Not all have heavy masculine features which have a genetic basis.If your sexual hairs like pubic and axillary hairs are normal,and testis normal do not worry about this,and many women may not like a too hirsute guy anyway.Ok?
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| soxx03
- Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:32 am |
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Thank you Dr.M. Jagesh Kamath for your response. I have to agree with you in that I may be too worried about my morphology; it's just that I know I look different and anybody who sees me will agree. I have been eating a lot better and exercising often and now I am gaining some weight, but it seems like the more weight I gain the easier it is to tell how disfigured I am. I just don't understand why parts of my body (waist down, shoulders to finger tips, neck to top of head) will remain exactly the same while my core continues to thicken. Looking at my pictures as a child I looked just like I do now and now I'm just wondering if it's some kind of birth defect that I just have to accept, or if there's something, ANYTHING, I could do to help improve my image? Please respond, thanks doctor.
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| Dr.M.jagesh kamath
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:38 am |
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Hello,There is some thing like Body dysmorphic disorder which I think many suffer from,also called imagined ugliness syndrome, problem of self image.You must get over this by exercise,good diet,and supportive friends.Ok?
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