Why do my testicles feel smaller?

For men, the testicle is an important reproductive organ. It is also an organ that secretes sperm. However, once there is a problem with the testicle, it will cause men to lose their reproductive function or even fertility. But in life, there are often many men who suffer from some men's diseases due to some congenital diseases or acquired bad living habits. Among them, many male friends feel that their testicles have become smaller. They are often particularly worried and afraid, and don’t know how to treat it. Let’s understand what it means when the testicles feel smaller.

Why do my testicles feel smaller?

1. The reason why male testicles become smaller may be congenital testicular microsomia.

It may be caused by congenital testicular dysplasia in men, with an incidence of 1/400, that is, one in 400 male babies has testicular dysplasia. This is caused by chromosomal abnormalities. Such patients often have delayed puberty, unclear male secondary sexual characteristics, and 80% of patients may have feminine manifestations such as breast enlargement. The treatment of this disease is mainly to supplement androgens to restore the patient's male body shape and maintain sexual function.

Another manifestation is caused by male precocious puberty, which is male congenital adrenal hyperplasia. This type of patient mainly manifests precocious puberty. The main pathological cause is the large increase in androgen synthesized in the adrenal glands, which inhibits the pituitary gland from secreting gonadotropin, thereby inhibiting testicular development. Male secondary sexual characteristics appear before the age of 10, but the testicles are still very small. For this disease, cortisone is used in foreign countries to treat it, which reduces androgen in plasma, thereby allowing the testicles to develop.

2. The reason why male testicles become smaller may also be due to acquired characteristics of male testicles.

Male acquired microtesticular microsomia is a disease, which is also caused by some diseases. However, the pathological factors are complex and varied. Bad living habits and other factors can cause it. The common causes are as follows:

① Testicular damage caused by trauma, accident or surgery

② Suffered from mumps during adolescence and had orchitis.

③Suffering from varicocele.

④ Long-term exposure of testicles to X-rays.

⑤ Wearing too tight underwear or taking hot water baths too frequently interferes with the temperature regulation function of the scrotum.

③Suffering from endocrine diseases.

⑦ Nutritional deficiency

⑧Environmental pollution.

⑨ Taking drugs that damage the testicles. ⑩ Long-term excessive smoking, drinking, etc.

The above is an introduction to why the testicles feel smaller. After understanding it, we know that there are many reasons for this phenomenon, which can be roughly divided into congenital and acquired reasons. Therefore, when such symptoms appear, male friends must go to a regular specialist hospital for examination and treatment. Don’t always be embarrassed to receive treatment due to face, and blindly take medicine. This will make the disease more and more serious and cause great harm to the body.