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05-13-2006, 09:44 PM
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10-30-2006, 04:21 PM
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10-30-2006, 04:34 PM
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yes there is the scientific answer but wasn't mine appropriate...as wierd as it is we come with more than just the nipples, the whole factory is right back there in place just waiting for someone to sweep out the cobwebs... |
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10-30-2006, 08:26 PM
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Nipples develop before the fetus identifies itself as male and alters itself chemically in the womb. Up to a certain point indevelopment every mammalian fetus is female, morphologically speaking. Then we have the instances of genital ambiguity to consider. Then the real shocker to the self-possessed is the pseudo-hermaphrodite, a genetically male individual who's body was not affected by the flood of male hormones released in the fetus at that point of development. They are born as obvious females, develop all the female secondary traits, but lack ovaries and wombs. Most will never know the truth until they come in with fertility problems or because of undiagnosable cancer. In both cases the study of a chromosome smear will show the individual is male. Regards, Scott |
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10-30-2006, 09:17 PM
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Except the Far Side cartoon was intentionally funny! s. |
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10-31-2006, 11:34 AM
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10-31-2006, 12:59 PM
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I'm a male, and not a doctor, name any part of the female anatomy and you can probably rightly guess what comes to mind...(elbow, ankle, cheek, they all cause the same reaction...) |
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10-31-2006, 01:18 PM
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11-27-2006, 10:11 PM
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Re: Why Do Men Have Nipples?
I thought that the wisdom gathered on this thread would like to know what the livescience website has to say on this issue,
Why Do Men Have Nipples? November 27, 2006 Brace yourselves for a low blow, tough guy. Nipples remind us that gender is anything but clear-cut, especially in utero. Whatever your sex, everyone starts off as a woman in the womb. For the first several weeks a developing embryo follows a "female blueprint," from reproductive organs to nipples. Only after about 60 days does the hormone testosterone kick in (for those of us with a Y chromosome), changing the genetic activity of cells in the genitals and brain. But by then those mammary papillae aren't going anywhere. So the real question is: why do male nipples come equipped with nerves and blood vessels? In many male mammals nipple formation is stunted by hormones, but not in humans. Did prehistoric men nurse their young? The lack of evidence suggests not. More likely, full-grown nipples—being harmless—don't get weeded out by natural selection. most humbly submitted by...flow.... 
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11-28-2006, 04:00 AM
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I gotta be truthful, on a nude beach it wouldn't garner the same reaction. But in general...I have to say...first thing... Where? After that first thing, I can safely go back to my previous answer. |
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11-28-2006, 07:53 PM
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 which means they are not missing from men, because they are part of the courtship, the dance and consumation of intimacy. Just because they are not fully developed, doesn't mean they are not a zone of sensitivity, nor a cue to the partner that the other is in a state of excitement. Never considered it to be man being a false start to being a woman. Still don't. 
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