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One testicle

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Englishman2024 · 27/03/2024 18:15

Hello all,

Due to a birth defect I was born with one ball/nut/testicle. Whatever you want to call it.

I have went on to be a father without any difficulty. I don't take that for granted after reading some threads on here. I was fitted with a prosthetic in my teens.

I've had 2 long term relationships but both of them never knew. Or if they did, they didn't mention it. I've had casual encounters and nobody has said anything afterwards. I've never confided in it to anyone. Maybe I feel ashamed even though it isn't my fault.

When I went to get a vasectomy obviously I had to tell them because it impacts the procedure. The surgeon was impressed about how good a job that was done with the prosthetic. I think he was referring to the way it looks and feels.

Other than the prosthetic and the initial investigation when I was very small, I haven't needed any medical input. Out of curiosity I tested my testosterone and it was quite high.

I think I've lived a normal life and it hasn't really impacted on me so far. The way I look and function is normal.

Question is, 1) would this put you off a long term relationship if you knew?

  1. Should I mention it to any future partners and if so when? Or should I just keep living as I am.

Thanks for listening, any comments welcome, good and bad.

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Curlyblondefemale · 27/03/2024 21:37

You don't need to say anything, My ex was the same.. only knew when he told me a few years in, it's a non issue.

Londonscallingme · 27/03/2024 21:37

Of course it wouldn’t be an issue (for me) but you are under no obligation to mention it. I would personally like to share something like this with someone I’m in a serious relationship with but that’s a personal choice. I don’t think you should be worried about people’s reactions though, I’d be surprised if you got anyone being negative about it.

EBearhug · 27/03/2024 21:40

I've been interested in men's balls to the point some of them enjoy them being lightly handled or licked and some don't like them being touched at all, and it's important (to the man) to fond out which way he prefers. But I'm with the poster upthread who noted that no woman's ever said, "what a gorgeous pair of bollocks." We most don't care. Men are much more interested than we are.

tara66 · 27/03/2024 21:41

I know nothing about this matter but presume the prosthesis will ''break'', become too old or something so it will need to be replaced eventually (if that is what you want) and others may then find out about it.

dullestofall · 27/03/2024 21:49

Of course it is a personal choice and depends on the level of comfort you feel with a partner.
I’d actually be inclined to see it as a test to see if the partner would accept me in my entirity - but when to bring this up us a tough question - maybe when you are thinking about getting serious and looking for reassurance it is the right person?
But…I’m the kind who don’t give AF about people’s judgement about me, especially my physical flaws so for me it would be easy to disclose.

Opentooffers · 27/03/2024 21:50

My boyfriend when I was about 17 nearly dumped me rather than tell before getting intimate. I prized it out of him and basically said -" is that all, don't be daft, it's not a problem". He didn't have a prostetic, but it didn't matter one bit, and I might not have noticed. The one finds the centre ground, so it's not like you end up lop-sided.
We dated for another 2 years, not an issue at all. He has a DC as do I - from different people.
I'm sure it's even harder to tell with a prosthetic, so it's up to you, no woman would bat an eyelid at it.

TeenyTinyCrocodile · 27/03/2024 21:57

Wouldn't bother me in the slightest. I'd hope that you would feel comfortable to tell me this if we were in a relationship. It could only be a problem if were the sort of man who didn't look after his health properly. In which case I'd worry that you might experience the effects drop in testosterone as you aged more severely due to only having the one, and then not do anything about it, with knock on effects in the relationship and family.

Clearly you are not that sort of person from what you have written. And I'm not sure it even needs mentioning at all. Perhaps if it was clear that the relationship was heading towards hoping to have children it would be right to make sure it was known then. Not needed initially in the early days.

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Englishman2024 · 27/03/2024 21:57

tara66 · 27/03/2024 21:41

I know nothing about this matter but presume the prosthesis will ''break'', become too old or something so it will need to be replaced eventually (if that is what you want) and others may then find out about it.

@tara66 Couple of decades have passed and no sign of that. Not saying it won't happen. But it'll probably outlast me if I was betting on it

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Englishman2024 · 27/03/2024 22:00

TwigletsAndRadishes · 27/03/2024 21:09

Surely you'd notice as soon as you became intimate though? I have no idea how a testicle prosthesis fits, or looks or works, I didn't even know that such a thing existed. But I'm pretty sure I couldn't be in a relationship with a man for years without noticing it.

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@TwigletsAndRadishes surprised nobody has noticed or maybe they have and kept quiet. The surgeon who did the vasectomy was impressed with the job done, how real it looked and felt. So if he thinks that then maybe I shouldn't be surprised women haven't noticed.

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TwigletsAndRadishes · 27/03/2024 22:06

Englishman2024 · 27/03/2024 22:00

@TwigletsAndRadishes surprised nobody has noticed or maybe they have and kept quiet. The surgeon who did the vasectomy was impressed with the job done, how real it looked and felt. So if he thinks that then maybe I shouldn't be surprised women haven't noticed.

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I thought at first it was some sort of strap-on type testicle. Blush Sorry. I did think it was an odd thing to try to wear and wondered what the point of it would be, as presumably the only people to see it would be sexual partners, by which time it would pretty soon become obvious it was fake anyway.

As soon as it dawned on me that it was actually a surgically inserted 'ball' like a breast implant, it made more sense. So it looks balanced and real, but probably feels different to the touch, I imagine.

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Englishman2024 · 27/03/2024 22:21

TwigletsAndRadishes · 27/03/2024 22:06

I thought at first it was some sort of strap-on type testicle. Blush Sorry. I did think it was an odd thing to try to wear and wondered what the point of it would be, as presumably the only people to see it would be sexual partners, by which time it would pretty soon become obvious it was fake anyway.

As soon as it dawned on me that it was actually a surgically inserted 'ball' like a breast implant, it made more sense. So it looks balanced and real, but probably feels different to the touch, I imagine.

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@TwigletsAndRadishes haha that made me smile. I don't know if it feels different for the other person. For me obviously it does

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BananaLlama123 · 27/03/2024 22:26

My first sexual partner only had one. No prosthetic. Didn't bother me at all. He was a nasty violent thug, which did, but the bollock deficiency made no difference.

YetiAnotherNameChangeTime · 27/03/2024 22:29

My BF had to have a testicle surgically removed due to cancer about 30 years ago and went on to have a child after that.
He told me about having one testicle before we had sex for the first time - it was a big deal for him to tell me and I think he was really worried that it would put me off him.
It honestly made no difference to me, however I'm glad he told me if only because he was more relaxed about it after telling me and so it didn't ever become a thing.

Indifferentchickenwings · 27/03/2024 22:31

It’s not an issue at all , for me anyway

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Englishman2024 · 27/03/2024 22:32

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that posted tonight. I really appreciate it. Some really good points and uplifting comments

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Chewbecca · 27/03/2024 22:45

If you were my future partner, I'd be very unlikely to notice. I would think it's very likely you would tell me and I wouldn't mind one iota.

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Englishman2024 · 27/03/2024 22:52

Chewbecca · 27/03/2024 22:45

If you were my future partner, I'd be very unlikely to notice. I would think it's very likely you would tell me and I wouldn't mind one iota.

Thanks.@Chewbecca If you did notice would you confront the issue or say nothing?

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AuntMarch · 27/03/2024 22:56

Wouldn't cross my mind that it would be something to have an issue about!
I'd probably tell them, but only because it would show me what they were really like! (If they can't handle one ball, they sure as hell wouldn't stick around if you lost a leg!)

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Englishman2024 · 27/03/2024 22:57

AuntMarch · 27/03/2024 22:56

Wouldn't cross my mind that it would be something to have an issue about!
I'd probably tell them, but only because it would show me what they were really like! (If they can't handle one ball, they sure as hell wouldn't stick around if you lost a leg!)

Haha @AuntMarch what a great way of putting it. They'd be gone like a rat up a drainpipe.

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kkloo · 27/03/2024 23:04

Englishman2024 · 27/03/2024 22:52

Thanks.@Chewbecca If you did notice would you confront the issue or say nothing?

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I'm not the person you asked but I think I'd ask if I noticed they felt different.....only because I would think that was something he should be aware of for medical reasons.

Tbh although I don't care about balls at all and wouldn't mind if a man only had one even if he didn't have an implant I think I would find it kind of cute or adorable if he only had one and take extra care of it 😂obviously as long as that didn't make him uncomfortable.

But honestly I would imagine the chances of a woman being turned off by this would be so rare that if you did find one who was then you should rush out and buy a lottery ticket also 😂

Ofcourseshecan · 27/03/2024 23:09

The best relationship I had in my 20s and 30s was with a man who only had one testicle, OP. I wasn’t particularly surprised when I first saw it — it’s just a physical quirk, lots of people have them. It made no difference at all to either of us. We split up for other reasons, and I still remember him with pleasure.

I’m glad you have a sensible attitude, OP. Long may you enjoy life.

TeaPleaseX · 27/03/2024 23:32

My partner has a prosthetic and I don't actually know which one is the real one or fake. We've had more kids since he had the cancer too. Genuinely wouldn't mention it.

Maddy70 · 27/03/2024 23:42

Why woukd it put me. Off? The prosthetics are good. My friend has had it donw and 5. Tequilas later we all have the opportunity feel the difference ...

Its a very common thing

SmallIslander · 27/03/2024 23:57

I really feel sorry for these stories of self conscious men with one ball. I've never come across this but it wouldn't faze me at all. Everyone has little things about their body that are a bit different to the next person and this is just one of those things.

I've genuinely never known any woman to express any deep thoughts or feelings about testicles. The "gorgeous bollocks" comment made me laugh too as its very accurate. As long as it doesn't affect fertility and he doesn't have the other one pickled in a jar on the shelf of his man cave, then it wouldn't concern me at all.

BaronessBomburst · 27/03/2024 23:59

Surely no one would even notice unless they started jiggling them? How would anyone in a changing room/ sports team know?