Scrotum
Every man has taken one in the jewel box that bends him over in excruciating pain and discomfort. Fortunately, most of the pain goes away in a few minutes. However, the scrotum and its contents are very vulnerable to injury and disease - Dr. Neil Baum
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The Scrotum Is Nuts
Why are testicles kept in a vulnerable dangling sac? It’s not why you think.
Soccer fans call it brave goalkeeping, the act of springing into a star shape in front of an attacker who is about to kick the ball as hard as possible toward the goal. As I shuffled from the field, bent forward, eyes watering, waiting for the excruciating whack of pain in my crotch to metamorphose into a gut-wrenching ache, I thought only stupid goalkeeping. But after the fourth customary slap on the back from a teammate chortling, “Hope you never wanted kids, pal,” I thought only stupid, stupid testicles.
Articles of Interest
What is the Scrotum?
The scrotum is continuous with the skin of the lower abdomen and is located directly behind the penis and in front of the anus. It is found on most land-based mammals, and is biologically homologous to the labia majora in females. It is a multi-layered structure that houses key components of the male reproductive system...
Acute Scrotum Pain
Acute scrotum pain is an umbrella term that includes a wide variety of unique disease processes. Patients may describe the rapid onset of symptoms within minutes or may describe the development of symptoms over one or two days, depending on the etiology. Rapid evaluation and treatment are necessary due to the time dependency of certain morbid but reversible conditions, such as acute testicular torsion.
Petr Pavlensky: why I nailed my scrotum to Red Square
He has wrapped himself in barbed wire, sewn his lips shut and caused the world to wince with his now-infamous stunt in Moscow. As the Russian authorities circle around Petr Pavlensky, the protest artist explains why he's not afraid
Blogging the Human Genome: Why so many London chimney sweeps suffered scrotal cancer
The famous London doctor Percivall Pott first noticed the connection between chimney sweeping and scrotal cancer in a brief report in 1775. (Until then, many doctors mistook the sores for the French pox or other venereal diseases.) Pott and later doctors traced the source of the cancer to sending boys up still-hot chimneys (a common practice), which made them sweat and allowed soot to adhere to their wet skin.
I performed the world’s first penis and scrotum transplant
Ican’t reveal much about the anonymous young man who this year became the world’s first recipient of a transplanted penis and scrotum. All I can say is he’s American and a soldier who stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2010. His legs were blown off as well as his genitals and abdomen. It was a devastating injury.
Lifestyle impact and the biology of the human scrotum
The possession of a scrotum to contain the male gonads is a characteristic feature of almost all mammals, and appears to have evolved to allow the testes and epididymis to be exposed to a temperature a few degrees below that of core body temperature.
My Balls-Out Quest to Achieve the Perfect Scrotum
A new breed of self-care companies has a salve for fragile masculinity: lavender- and tapioca-scented deodorants and moisturizers for the nutsack.
Scrotal Swelling in Children
Painful swelling can also happen quickly. Or it may happen slowly over time. It’s less common but often more serious, especially if it is severe and sudden.
When the scrotum is empty: undescended testes don’t only affect kids
As the majority of undescended testes cannot contribute to fertility, with increased cancer risk, testicular removal is the best option. This particularly applies if the testis has been in an undescended position for a significant number of years.
When There’s a Problem In the Jewel Sack-Scrotal Pain
Every man has taken one in the jewel box that bends him over in excruciating pain and discomfort. Fortunately, most of the pain goes away in a few minutes. However, the scrotum and its contents are very vulnerable to injury and disease.
Why Do the Testes of Most Mammals Hang Outside Their Bodies?
There are many theories out there as to why sperm needs to be kept cooler and why the testes of most mammals hang outside their bodies, inside the scrotal sac. In my opinion, the least likely is the “handicap principle.”
Resources
StatPearls
The scrotum is a male reproductive structure located under the penis. It has the shape of a sac and divides into two compartments. The structures contained in this sac include external spermatic fascia, testes, epididymis, and spermatic cord.
