If You’re A Teenager Have Your Balls Dropped Yet? What Does It Mean?

A boy’s balls usually drop by the time he’s born, or within a few months after that.

If a baby boy’s balls haven’t dropped, or descended, by six months, the doctor will probably start talking about doing surgery. Though that surgery won’t be done for another year or so, when the baby is 18 months old.

Having undescended testicles is called cryptorchidism. It’s more common in babies who are born prematurely. Cryptorchidism can be a risk factor for testicular cancer later in life, so it’s important to know if you had this as a baby. And when I say later in life, please remember that testicular cancer tends to be more of a younger man’s disease. Think 18 – 35 years old, not 60 and older.

Sometimes people use the term “balls dropping” to talk about changes that occur during puberty. Once a boy starts going through puberty, there are going to be some changes in his testicles. They’re going to get larger. Like way larger. Like almost double in size larger.

When this happens, the scrotum, which is the sac that holds the testicles, is going to get larger too. The scrotum is also going to move farther from the body and get darker in color. The size growth and the moving downwards are some of the reasons why people call this phase your balls dropping.

Some internal changes are also happening, like hormone production, which helps to explain the mood swings that start happening. As you move through puberty you will also start to produce sperm.

Your penis also gets bigger during puberty.

You’ll probably notice hair growing around your balls, which is totally normal. You’ll also start to see armpit hair and facial hair growing. This, by the way, is something that happens over time. You don’t just wake up one day and all these changes have happened.

Your balls really dropped when you were a baby. Which is not something you yourself would’ve noticed or remembered.

If you’re in your late teens and haven’t noticed growth in your balls or penis, or any other sign of puberty, like hair growing, or your voice getting deeper, or getting taller, than you might be experiencing delayed puberty.

If that’s the case, have your parent or guardian take you to a doctor or other health care professional to see if they can figure out what’s happening. Sometimes there’s a medical reason for this. And for some people, it just takes more time for them to get through puberty. But it is something you want to have a health care professional check out.

Until next time, be safe, and have fun!

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