33 yr old man who has never been thru puberty!!!

[Don Rizzle]

Man, 33, seeks puberty
By Kat English 


Lawrence Koomson is a doctor living and working in London. On the face of it, he seems no different to any other young man but Lawrence has a secret.

At 33, he has never been through puberty.

He's never had a spot. He's never had an erection. And he's trapped in the body of a 12-year-old boy.

But this is all going to change.


Over the next six months, Lawrence is going to go through puberty, aged 33.
"I feel an outsider, different to everyone else," he says. "People take going through puberty for granted; it's just something that happens. For me it has just never happened."

Lawrence has Kallmann's syndrome, a rare condition affecting predominantly men, but also women. A small area in the brain called the hypothalamus cannot work properly causing a hormonal imbalance.

For men like Lawrence, this means his body doesn't produce testosterone, which prevents puberty being triggered. Another characteristic of Kallmann's syndrome is an absent sense of smell.

Having Kallmann's syndrome can lead to extreme difficulties, especially during adolescence, when all one's peers are going through puberty. And the consequences of delayed puberty and not becoming sexually mature naturally has a far reaching impact on sufferers' lives.


 In essence he's got the testosterone levels of a one-year-old so we've got quite a lot of catching up to do
Professor Pierre Bouloux 

Lawrence's doctor and the UK specialist in the field is endocrinologist Professor Pierre Bouloux.
"We've tested Lawrence's blood testosterone levels and the results make for quite interesting reading," he says. "The reference range for men Lawrence's age would be a testosterone level between 9.9 and 27.8.

"Lawrence's level is less than 0.5. In essence he's got the testosterone levels of a one-year-old so we've got quite a lot of catching up to do.

"In terms of penile length we're talking about a resting length of about four centimetres, and for a chap of Lawrence's size that shows that development hasn't occurred as yet."

With treatment, it's hoped Lawrence will grow body hair, his voice will break, he'll develop body muscle and sexual organs and for the first time will experience sexual desire.

36-hour erection

He will receive six implants in his buttock, which will release 200 milligrams of testosterone over six months. He will be dependent on implants for the rest of his life.

Professor Bouloux has treated more than 300 patients over the last 15-20 years.

"In extreme situations, I've seen people not being able to handle the testosterone treatment, developing erections lasting hours and hours, and in one case up to 36 hours.

"There's no script for this, we got to see what happens and navigate a safe course to give Lawrence a level which will put him in a normal range."



 It happened today. I was so scared I wasn't sure if it was going to or not going to. I had an erection!
Lawrence Koomson 

Lawrence grew up in Ghana and has only recently been living and working in the UK with the result that he's only now having treatment.
"The thought of treatment makes me feel a bit frightened or scared because I don't know what's going to happen. I might have the urge to have sex when I don't want to have sex!

"I feel excited - it's something I've never been through before. I'll grow a beard and I've always wanted to see how I'll be with a beard and you know I'll get more muscle, so I think the ladies are going to love the new me!"

Lawrence receives his long awaited implants in April 2005. The next day, he's glued to the mirror watching and waiting for changes. What will happen first? A spot? An erection? Or signs of a beard?


By day three, he has experienced a first.
"It happened today. I was so scared I wasn't sure if it was going to or not going to. I had an erection!

"It really woke me up! It lasted 10-15 minutes. I was happy! I wanted to call the doctor but it was too early in the morning."

Over the next six months we follow Lawrence as he goes through puberty.

As the massive implant of testosterone begins to take hold of his body, Lawrence starts to feel sexual attraction for women for the first time.

He also experiences all the usual teenage distractions - surfing internet chatrooms looking for female company, even mobile phone porn. It's all new territory for him.

"I'm resisting that push into the teenage world," he says. "I have to behave more responsibly, much more responsibly. Not only am I not a teenager. Also, there's the very fact that I'm a medical doctor and I have to behave more responsibly than that."

Novice

Moral conflicts aside, as Lawrence makes tentative steps into the scary world of dating the disappointments start to stack up. Most men make their first advances towards women at an age when it doesn't really matter but at 33 years old, Lawrence finds out that the stakes are high.

He shyly arranges his first date over the internet and suggests a trip to the cinema, but balks when he finds out that she wants to go clubbing.


 I've really missed out on two decades of life and I need to catch up
Lawrence Koomson 

"She's somebody I've not met, I don't know what she looks like, I don't know what she thinks, and all of sudden it's 'Let's go clubbing.'
"I'm too much of a novice to go into all that. I couldn't allow myself, for me I'm not mature yet to do that - I can't do that, not yet."

But mature enough or not, the opportunity to live a grown man's life is not something Lawrence is going to let slip by.

"I've really missed out on two decades of life and I need to catch up."

Kat English is producer of One life - Male, 33, Seeks Puberty, which is on BBC One at 2235 GMT on Tuesday 6 December



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[Gangstauu]

lol

[Kill]

that really sucks

[eKardz]

that really sucks

[JMan]

that really sucks

['EclipZe]

man 33 years fucked up

[$do11a biLL$]

i would have been on suicide watch by the age of 16 if that was me

[Da WCC Hopar!]

DAm man that shit really sux... the guy has neva had an erection

[Low Key]

DAm man that shit really sux... the guy has neva had an erection

"In terms of penile length we're talking about a resting length of about four centimetres"

I'd have to say that would suck more.

[Deeez Nuuuts]

"In extreme situations, I've seen people not being able to handle the testosterone treatment, developing erections lasting hours and hours, and in one case up to 36 hours."

 

That nigga would have a mean dick game

[Sikotic™]

That nigga would have a mean dick game

lol

Anyone have pictures of the poor guy?

[WestCoasta]

they musta based that dude from "The King of Queens" off this guy 

[Don Rizzle]

That nigga would have a mean dick game

lol

Anyone have pictures of the poor guy?

i saw earlier theres also a documentury about this on bbc1 can't remember when it is tho but i guess sometime this week

[big mat]

lucky dude, he dont have to masturbate

[Don Rizzle]

documentary is on now btw, but then so is late night hollyoaks!