

What’s more, their sperm were 1.6 percent more likely to be deformed, and their testicles had shrunk. They also took blood samples and measured sperm counts, and found that men who had problems sleeping - insomnia, going to sleep late, or inconsistent sleep - had a 29 percent drop in sperm count. In a study from last year, researchers at the University of Southern Denmark surveyed nearly 1,000 young men about their sleep schedules, interruptions in sleep, and other habits. Some research, however, suggests that losing sleep can shrink the balls. Not only does it restore physical energy but it also restores our capacity for attention and memory, and boosts metabolism and heart health. In case you haven’t heard, sleep is extremely important to our overall health. If you ever find yourself going from walnuts to grapes down there, it could be because of one of these five reasons.

Finding out your balls are shrinking is especially scary because you probably won’t feel anything resembling a tumor underneath, however, you’ll sure as hell be wondering what’s causing it and if you’re in danger of anything. There’s another condition that’s particularly scary for men: testicular atrophy, colloquially known as shrinking balls. This should explain, then, why we prize them so much, and why it hits so close to home when people like Tom Green and Lance Armstrong are diagnosed with testicular cancer - both of them got a testicle removed, and Green even had his operation televised. After all, they’re the source of all our manliness, producing testosterone daily, which gives us muscle definition, the hair on our faces, and the ability to perform sexually. Testicles: they don’t call them a man’s jewels for no reason.
