My neighbor’s child had to have one testicle removed after it became twisted. She’s been extremely upset about this and wondered if he would have to go on hormones or be unable to father children.
Thanks for the thread, Tristan. I know my friend will sleep better knowing that you didn’t have any problems.
According to my urologist, the testicles are surprisingly separate in terms of how they function. So one can be lost without affecting the functioning of the other one at all. In fact, the lone one will often work that little bit harder (and be a bit larger than normal) to take up the slack in the system.
Being that I am Tristan’s mommy I can add a little background to this…although he may not want me to…so I will check back tonight to see if I get a tumbs up for the explaination…
At the other end of the spectrum, I knew a guy who sustained an injury at a high school wrestling match. His opponent grabbed his unitard and pulled up…SPLITTING one of his testicles. So, like some strange amoeba, it just resolved itself into 2 or 3 separate little testicles. (No, I’ve never seen it.) His equipment seems fine - he’s got three kids now (although one of them looks suspiciously like a “good friend” of his.)
One of my childhood friends was also testicle-capable. After he grew up, he ended up becoming a very rotund man, weighing close to 300 pounds.
Tristan,
I don’t even play a doctor on TV, but I’m reasoning that slightly reduced testosterone production didn’t help his weight problem, so are you a heavy man too?
But anyway…so your testicle just up and vanished, huh? What would happen if the other one decided to follow suit? Has a doctor ever mentioned the possibility of lightning striking twice in the same place, so to speak? And if so, would that just end all testosterone production?
I have a friend who is also of the monogonadal persuasion. One night he was engaged in amorous escapades with a young lady who he had only recently started sleeping with.
He told me, "She was sort of rummaging around down there, and I could tell she was counting. And she was puzzled, because no many how many times she counted it kept coming out “ONE” “ONE” “ONE”
When she came up for air, she looked at him and said in surprise, “You have only one ball!”
He snorted and said, with a perfectly straight face, “Of course! Whadda talking about, it’s not as if other guys have more!”