Daecon Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Is there any "normal" physiological reason for one of the the testicles to be slightly larger than the other? Are there also any medical causes that could explain the same condition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 it stops them banging into each other when your running. or at least thats what a biology lecturer told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H W Copeland Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Are you right testicled, or left testicled? I think you will find that there are minor differences between almost anything that you have 2 of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenzhou Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 you might be interested in this this article: Laterality. 2004 Apr;9(2):189-99. Right-left and the scrotum in Greek sculpture. McManus IC. The scrotum in humans is asymmetric, the right testicle being visibly higher than the left in most men. Paradoxically, it is also the case that the right testicle is somewhat larger, rather than smaller, as might be expected. Greek classical and pre-classical art, which took great care in its attention to anatomical detail, correctly portrayed the right testicle as the higher, but then incorrectly portrayed the left testicle as visibly larger. The implication is that the Greeks used a simple mechanical theory, the left testicle being thought to be lower because it was larger and hence more subject to the pull of gravity. The present study examines data on scrotal asymmetry in more detail, and puts them in the context of Greek theories of functional differences between the right side and the left side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 the human body is inherantly asymetrical anyway, there are no 2 components identical in mass or volume, it is Not a "Condition" per se, and certainly no cause for concern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted November 26, 2005 Author Share Posted November 26, 2005 ... it is also the case that the righttesticle is somewhat larger' date=' rather than smaller, ...[/quote'] So what if the opposite is true, then? And left/right from who's perspective? I never remember how left & right work with regard to the body... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 So what if the opposite is true, then? Then you must have some sort of genetic disease and must be irradicated from the race. Actually nothing... and there's nothing wrong if the size changes, favoring one or the other, if you're going through puberty... this too is normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakuenso Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 its called testicular cancer, seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H W Copeland Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 So what if the opposite is true' date=' then? And left/right from who's perspective? I never remember how left & right work with regard to the body...[/quote'] Well, if you can remember which hand is your right hand and which foot is your right foot, it works the same way with the testicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 its called testicular cancer, seriously No that would be a small hard lump on the testicle, not one bigger than the other, whatever side it was. What are you trying to do, scare the crap out of us all ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treva Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 1 is more active then the other, you really only need 1 to produce your sperm so you really only use 1, which is why it is larger. The other one is an evolutionary backup plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted December 4, 2005 Author Share Posted December 4, 2005 1 is more active then the other, you really only need 1 to produce your sperm so you really only use 1, which is why it is larger. The other one is an evolutionary backup plan. Oh year, I guess that would make sense. Like kidneys...? (Except as far as I know they're both the same size.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthmjohn Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Are both testicles used for the same function? I was told once that one produces sperm and the other produces hormones, but that's probably wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 No, they both produce sperm and hormones...in this case testosterone (steroid hormone). Hence if you lose one it's not the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthmjohn Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Just pray that you don't lose both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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