Causes of testicular shrinkage

Unlike the penis, the male testicles do not have a large number of cavernous bodies inside, so the male testicles cannot shrink freely. Normally, the size of male testicles will be fixed after adulthood. If a man finds that his testicles are significantly shrunk, he needs to go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to determine the cause. The following article will roughly explain the reasons for testicular shrinkage for male friends.

Testicular shrinkage is a pathological change, often due to poor local blood circulation, or testicular atrophy or glans shrinkage caused by surgery.

The main reason for testicular shrinkage is still unclear. It may be related to vascular malformation or problems with the body's own hormone secretion.

Testicular shrinkage depends on whether it is bilateral or unilateral. If both testicles are small, it will definitely affect growth and development, as well as the development of male secondary sexual characteristics, which means that fertility will be reduced or even disappear in the future. Testicular dysplasia often indicates whether there is any abnormality in the chromosomes.

Also, please note that testicles often shrink after adulthood, along with the poor development of male secondary sexual characteristics and the development of male feminization. Through chromosome development, we can find abnormal changes such as 47xxy. In this case, men are generally infertile, so we should pay attention to find out the cause of testicular shrinkage.

If the testicles shrink after vaginal testis surgery, this is not uncommon because after the transplant, the blood vessels that collide with the testicles are damaged, which may cause testicle shrinkage. This is due to changes in blood circulation.