What is scrotal ptosis?

The scrotum is one of the male reproductive organs. It is a skin bag located at the back of the male genitals. The skin of the scrotum is thin and soft, with a small amount of pubic hair and obvious pigmentation. Its main function is to protect the testicles and epididymal cysts. In daily life, some older men often feel that their scrotums are wet, and they are also accompanied by sweating, fatigue, poor libido, and poor sex life. Most of these men suffer from androgen deficiency or male menopause syndrome. Let's talk about the reasons for scrotal sagging.

First: In addition to serving as a natural barrier to the outside world, the scrotum also has a unique temperature-regulating function from the perspective of pregnancy, maintaining the testicles inside at a constant suitable temperature. If you observe carefully, you will find that when in a cold environment, the scrotum skin will immediately wrinkle and thicken, causing the scrotum to become overly tense and its area to shrink. This can prevent the temperature of the testicles in the scrotum from decreasing.

Second: On the contrary, in a high temperature environment, the scrotal skin will naturally loosen and shrink, making the scrotal drooping area larger, which is helpful to release body temperature, prevent the temperature in the scrotum from rising, and maintain the testicles in a suitable temperature environment to produce sperm. Therefore, the contraction and loosening of the scrotum is a normal physiological adjustment state, and it is the same for all men who grow and develop normally.

Third: Perhaps many people do not understand this principle, and often see their scrotum contracted and loosened, which leads to some misunderstandings. For example, some men shrink their scrotums and do not feel that their testicles have become smaller, or even mistakenly think that they are underdeveloped and are afraid of not being able to conceive. In fact, this situation is just because one of the effects of the scrotum being lifted and contracted is that the male testicles are raised close to the groin and are not easily touched, which is an illusion.

FAQ

Some people also think that scrotal looseness is a manifestation of weak sexual function, and they are worried. In fact, this is all groundless. If the body is tired and the male sexual function is weaker than that of ordinary people, it is likely that there are other problems in the body, perhaps due to high pressure in daily work or physical fatigue.