testes

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On average, the optimal temperature of the testes - where sperm is stored - should be two to four degrees lower than the average body temperature of 37 degrees.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Instead, a subtle form of natural selection within the testes appears to give certain mutations a reproductive advantage, allowing them to become more common during sperm formation.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

In the brain, sexual differentiation starts before birth and results from a combination of sex chromosomes in brain tissue, sex hormones produced by the testes or ovaries and the environment.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

Researchers found high levels of microplastics in human and dog testes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

I read about hyperadrenocorticism and feminizing testes and something called cryptorchidism, which applied to me.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides