I was called a late bloomer even at the age of 23.

I was diagnosed at the age of 23 with Kallmann syndrome after years of being called a “late bloomer”

I had two of the additional symptoms that can be present with the condition, poor hearing and no sense of smell but no doctor I saw as a teenager linked them to my lack of puberty and just said I was a late bloomer and should just “wait and see”.

Kallmann syndrome - what is it ?

Kallmann syndrome is a rare genetic hormonal condition that prevents puberty from starting or fully completing.

It is a form of a condition called hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH)

Since I have no sense of smell the condition is called Kallmann syndrome rather than HH, but they are basically the same condition. Kallmann syndrome is just a form of HH.