Getting to know your body through regular testicular self-exams can help you spot changes early. A urologist breaks down what ...

The scrotum is a sac of skin that hangs from the body at the front of the pelvis, between the legs. It sits next to the upper thighs, just below the penis. The scrotum contains the testicles. These ...

Testicles, also called testes or balls, are oval-shaped organs that sit in a sac that hangs behind the penis. The main job of testicles is to make sperm and produce testosterone. Testosterone is the ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain—have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4 billion years of our ...

The testicles, or balls, contain many nerve endings, making them very sensitive and susceptible to pain. As they hang loosely in the scrotum, they are vulnerable to injury from blunt trauma such as a ...

As a person ages, the scrotum, the sack that holds the testicles, loses elasticity, and the skin starts to sag. Certain medical conditions can also cause the skin to appear saggy. As people age, skin ...

The scrotum is a mystery. Why do most male mammals have their reproductive glands so vulnerably located in a sack of skin and muscle outside the body? According to new research, the answer might be ...