When you feel your testicles through the scrotum, they should feel smooth, without any lumps or bumps. Your testicles should feel firm but not hard if you give them a gentle squeeze.
The testicles should feel smooth, without any lumps or bumps, and firm but not hard. You may feel a soft tube at the back of each testicle, which is called the epididymis.
Calcifications: These are small structures in the testicle or along the main sperm pipeline (vas) can become hard, almost rock like. These are always painless and rarely need to be removed.
The testicles contain a great number of densely packed nerve endings in a small area. This high concentration of nerves makes them very sensitive and susceptible to pain. Unlike other organs, which may be internal and receive protection from muscles and bones, the testicles are external and more vulnerable to injury.
Each testicle feels like a smooth, firm egg. Adult testicles range in size from about 15 mL (similar to a bird egg) to 35 mL (similar to a small chicken egg). One testicle may be slightly larger than the other. Commonly, one testicle hangs lower than the other.
When you feel your testicles through the scrotum, they should feel smooth, without any lumps or bumps. Your testicles should feel firm but not hard if you give them a gentle squeeze.
Symptoms and Causes
Severe pain in your scrotum (the sac that holds your testicles). Bruising in your scrotum. Swelling in your scrotum. Pain and discomfort in your lower abdomen.
As the body ages, the testicles grow smaller.
Testicular pain can be caused by sudden injury, inflammation, sexually transmitted infections or an emergency condition called testicular torsion (twisting). This condition can cause a dull ache in the scrotum, sometimes along with swelling.
Is testicular pain normal during puberty? Some boys feel occasional mild self-limiting discomfort, but 'pain' is not normal and medical advice is warranted.
Balls at rest and aroused
When the penis is aroused this also has the effect of making the balls a bit tighter. It's thought that this is to do with the cremaster muscle (see below).
Penis — the organ used for urination and sexual intercourse. It has spongy tissue which can fill with blood to cause an erection. It contains the urethra, which carries both urine and semen. Scrotum — this is a loose bag of skin that hangs outside the body, behind the penis.
Testicular pain in teens could be a sign of testicular torsion. The most important thing to know about testicular torsion is that it is an emergency that must be treated immediately. But, it can be difficult for teenage boys to talk about their testicles or tell a parent if they are having pain.
Your testicles will grow in the early stages of puberty, between the ages of 10 to 13. As your testicles grow, the skin around the scrotum -- the sac that holds the testicles -- will darken, hang down, and begin to develop hair.
While there is no definite age at which male ejaculation ceases, it has been suggested that it may happen when a man reaches his late 40s or early 50s. It is important to note, however, that this is not a universal rule and some men may continue to ejaculate at a later age.
The darkening of testicles can be due to several causes such as pooling of blood, inflammation, skin infections, fungal infections, and some diseases which may lead to the formation of dark spots. The symptoms and treatment of the cause of darkening depends on the underlying disease of the condition.
The majority of the time, sagging testicles are a normal part of the aging process. The testicles naturally sag, even at a young age, to protect the sperm inside and keep them viable. Anyone worried about saggy balls or other associated symptoms should contact a doctor for a diagnosis.
Testicular trauma is when a testicle is hurt by force. Trauma to the testicle or scrotum can harm any of its contents. When the testicle's tough cover is torn or shattered, blood leaks from the wound. This pool of blood stretches the scrotum until it's tense, and can lead to infection.
Before birth, a baby boy's testes (testicles) develop inside the abdomen. Closer to delivery, these organs travel through a canal in the groin. When all goes as it should, the testicles then fall into place in the scrotum, the bag of skin beneath the penis.
No, they don't expand. Most of your semen comes from glands inside your body. Only 3% to 5% is sperm cells, plus the sperm cells at the end of the vas deferens die even if not ejaculated, making room for more. So, there's nothing to fill up your testicles and make them larger.
The main genital erogenous zones for men include the penis, especially the glans (the head of the penis) and frenulum (band of skin that runs from the bottom of the head of the penis or the foreskin to the shaft of the penis). The scrotum, which is the skin around the testicles, is also very sensitive.