Testes are heat-sensitive, motion-triggered – and smarter than you probably give them credit for.
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As more younger, single men ask for one following the Supreme Court abortion decision, a urologist explains what to expect with a vasectomy.
Growing applications of nanotechnology include using nanorods for male birth control. The technique has had some success in animals, and offers the potential of human male contraception.
‘Molecular fossils’ in the DNA of elephants could help explain why their testicles are inside their bodies.
Forget tinkering with the rules of boxing. It’s time for a wholesale change. Let’s make hits to the groin the aim of the game and ban hits to the head.
We have the penis of a monogamous primate yet our body sizes suggest our ancestors slept around a lot.
Did your holiday gift list include radiation-shielding undies to protect your privates from cellphone radio waves? A radiation expert explains they’re unnecessary – your phone won’t affect your fertility.
Men with Klinefelter’s syndrome are infertile, as the extra X chromosome affects the ability to produce sperm.
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Timothy J. Jorgensen is a Friend of The Conversation.Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
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