A fact about men is that their penis and testicles sweat. The amount you sweat will depend on your current environment at the time (hot, cold), how active you are (running around the block or watching TV), your diet, and your genetic disposition.
Surprisingly, even if you don’t feel condensation (beads) of sweat on your body or testicles, this doesn’t mean you’re not sweating. The reason for this is that once moisture from sweat reaches the surface, it usually immediately evaporates or is absorbed by clothing. It also depends on the relative humidity percentage of your environment. So if you’re in a dry environment, sweat will mysteriously evaporate without you realizing it. If you are in a more humid environment, it is much more likely that sweat will begin to pool and form beads on your skin.
Typically, even people who are sedentary and keep cool indoors throughout the day will sweat at least one liter of sweat in a 48 hour period. Sweating also burns calories. There are divergent opinions (it is not the easiest thing to measure), but it is believed that turning a pint of body fluid into sweat burns about 500 calories. When people exercise, they naturally sweat more. This is your body’s natural mechanism to help lower your body temperature. In fact, this is one of the main ways that “exercising” helps burn calories, that is, in the conversion of bodily fluids into sweat. Keep this in mind if you want to lose weight: the more you sweat, the more calories you burn.
There are many reasons to sweat. First of all, it is the main cooling mechanism of the body. However, the sweating mechanism also has other important functions. For example, it is a way to expel toxins from the body. As the skin is the largest organ in the body, through sweating, it has the ability to help detoxify the body more than most people realize. Sweat also carries pheromones and other hormones that are involved in the process of sexual attraction.
As we mentioned, your testicles sweat. In fact, your penis sweats too. Well, at least the shaft of the penis does, since there are very few sweat glands on the head of the penis. The reason for this is probably that there are many more nerve receptors in the skin of the head of the penis than in the skin of the shaft of the penis. The sweat glands would displace these nerve receptors and limit their number. Since the head of the penis is the most sensitive and nerve-rich part of the penis (aside from the foreskin and frenulum), it is much more advantageous if the skin is loaded with these sensory receptors rather than sweat glands. I think you would agree too. Mother Nature is smarter than we think and can surprise us with her biological wisdom.
So why do your testicles and penis shaft sweat? Well, as we already mentioned, hormones will be secreted in the sweat that will act to attract certain “female” partners who have specific hormone receptors for certain types of male secretions. So, a woman may be more attracted to the sweat from her penis and testicles, because she has the right hormone receptor in her genetic makeup. If a woman does not have this specific receptor, then the “scent” of her penis and testicles will not “turn her on” as much.
Of course, the main reason the testicles sweat is to help reduce the temperature of the testicular “sac.” The reason for this is that sperm are very sensitive to temperature. They must be kept at a temperature lower than normal body temperature or they will die. That is why his testicles hang outside of his body. Now, when you jump into a cold pool or take a cold shower, the dartos and cremasteric muscles will contract to pull the testicles closer to your body. This is because the “cold” environment is too cold for the health of your sperm. Therefore, your body shrinks your testicles with these muscles to keep your sperm warmer by pulling them closer to your body.
When your testicles are too hot, these muscles will stretch (relax) and your testicles will hang down more than normal. This is to keep the testicles further away from your body to escape excess body heat. This is also why men who wear boxers and/or baggier pants tend to have healthier sperm than men who wear Y’s in front or tight pants. Y-fronts and/or tight pants keep the testicles too tight against the body and the testicles have a hard time contracting or distending to regulate sperm temperature.
Sweating from the testicles is normal as this is another mechanism your body uses to keep your testicles and sperm at the “right” temperature. When your testicles sweat, this helps to lower the temperature of your testicles and therefore the temperature of your sperm (if things are getting too “hot” down below).
Men who wear Y-fronts and/or tight pants will find that their testicles will sweat more than if they wear baggy boxers and pants that aren’t too tight.
The shaft of your penis also sweats to reduce its temperature and therefore the temperature of your sperm. Since your penis is usually very close to your testicles, it has a direct impact on the temperature of the testicles and sperm. This is also one of the reasons why your penis “shrinks” or “hangs” lower, depending on the environment and the clothes you are wearing (we are referring to the flaccid state of the penis in this example).
That’s why your testicles sweat. It is an important physiological protective mechanism that helps ensure that your sperm is healthy, strong, and ready for reproduction.
George von Neumann