Size of Testicles with/without Semen

When reading porn stories, one often comes across descriptions of testicles being full of semen, bursting at the seams with fluid and other similar descriptions. And in stories one also reads that a partner can discern this condition, of testicles swollen with semen and just ready to ejaculate.

Now I have never really be able to make out any difference in my testicle size, before or after ejaculation, or during a long period of abstinence from sex ...

I simply don't see any difference in size whatsoever. So ... is it me or is there really no way to see a difference in size or volume? Or is there a difference in volume after all?

Yes, I agree. I have Never noticed any difference in the size of my testicles before and after intercourse.

From a woman's point of view - does it matter? Full/empty - they are always lovely to play with, when all squashy and soft. Of course the emptying is enjoyable too 😜

Just goes to show, you can't believe everything you read!

My partner says that during a period of abstinence (which he considers to be any period longer than 24 hours), he feels "fullness" in his testicles. I don't know about that but I do know he's a lot of fun to play with after I've made him go for a week without ejaculation.

Elizabeth is sooo right, the emptying part is the best!

When reading porn stories, one often comes across descriptions of testicles being full of semen, bursting at the seams with fluid and other similar descriptions. And in stories one also reads that a partner can discern this condition, of testicles swollen with semen and just ready to ejaculate. Now I have never really be able to make out any difference in my testicle size, before or after ejaculation, or during a long period of abstinence from sex ... I simply don't see any difference in size whatsoever. So ... is it me or is there really no way to see a difference in size or volume? Or is there a difference in volume after all?

Well agracier, you wouldn't notice any difference in the size of the testicles before and after ejaculation, solely because of a fluid loss from them.

The testicles are never full of semen because 99.999% of semen (the bulk of the seminal fluid) is produced in the prostate gland and some subsidiary vesicles near the prostate gland. Some authorities say 95% is produced other than in the testes though they do include fluid manufactured in the epididymis. It is this fluid which which helps convey the sperm.

The testicles only manufacture sperm which is sent via the epididymis and the vas deferens to the seminal vesicles. The sperm are mixed with the seminal fluid near the prostate at the moment of ejaculation. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epididymis

The only seeming difference in size will be how the testicles are pulled up toward the abdominal cavity and the possible tightening of the scrotum, pre intercourse and ejaculation.

See also http://menshealth.about.com/od/sexualhealth/a/ejaculation.htm - and http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/menshealth/facts/semenandsperm.htm

Porn text often makes these mistakes to heighten the tone of the story. But I guess its a nice story!

Sorry Elizabeth 2010 but that knocks yours on the testicles too! And ladydoc - he's just using the old story about blue balls, don't let him spoof you!

Never mind that BigK - Ladydocisin agrees with me. Anyway if I were to "knock" your testicles, you certainly would end up with a headache.

Interesting discussion. This link to an episode of the TV Series The Doctors may add some insight.

http://www.thedoctorstv.com/videolib/init/3654

Well certainly The Doctors appears to fly in the face of the opinions I supplied links to. I know which view I prefer and it isn't the one of the testes being over engorged with semen or sperm.

There is no doubt that unrelieved sexual tension can cause a general feeling of fullness in the groin region, as it can in women but that is absolutely nothing to do with the testes being overful. If you listen carefully to the dialogue it is this tension which is referred to as the cause of 'Frustrated Testicles' in all but one very brief comment and it is in part a mental need for relief and in part a fella's way of raising sympathy for his celibate plight!

The Doctors is clearly an entertainment programme of the kind the USA TV services excel at - loud voices, semi-salacious subjects - and canned laughter!

I repeat, the testes cannot become overful with semen or sperm!

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Interesting discussion. This link to an episode of the TV Series The Doctors may add some insight. http://www.thedoctorstv.com/videolib/init/3654

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These are not really very knowledgeable sounding doctors if you ask me. They don't seem to know even a beginning of correct physical terminology, prefer to hint and smirk about sexually related questions, and seem to ignore several obvious solutions to the question asked.

If the 'pain' of sexual tension becomes so great then masturbation is a very simple solution and even if that is unacceptable then many men do have spontaneous ejaculations or wet dreams. Why not mention that, if a show is offering medical insights into questions?

And also, at times I've gone for weeks or as far as I know for a month or so without an ejaculation of any kind, masturbatory or spontaneous and I have never experienced any kind of pain at all from unrelieved sexual tension. And after a while even the feeling of 'fullness' recedes and I feel nothing out of the ordinary. So it seems to me that the Doctors are really doing their best to perpetuate the idea of men being in 'pain' from unrelieved sexual tension, while trying to toe the present day party line in regards to the correct attitude to take in requesting sex.

Which sort of makes me wonder why there are no female docs on the panel?

After my vasectomy, the urologist warned of a full feeling that I might notice in my testicles during recovery. He was not kidding. That night, they felt huge, and though it was awhile ago, did seem very large. This did not appear to be related to any swelling of my scrotum at the incision site but uniquely associated with the testicles. It quickly subsided but was a unique feeling worthy of exploration by my wife.

I have to say that if BigK had not made his explanation, I would have said the same thing and agracier is also correct in that the Doctors are incorrectly or purposely perptuating the myth that [ the Doctors would never actually call ] "blueballs" exists, which it doesn't.

. . . . and I'm having my period, so if any of you men out there want to disagree, I'll just have to cut yours off or nullify them with my burdizzo. >😄 >😄 >😄 >😄

DON'T TEST ME! Be afraid, be VERY afraid.

I could say more, but right now, I'm just not in the mood. . . .

I know most of the seman fluid comes from the prostate. But if I go without release for any length of time my balls do ack some. maybe it is a mental thing.

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After my vasectomy, the urologist warned of a full feeling that I might notice in my testicles during recovery. He was not kidding. That night, they felt huge, and though it was awhile ago, did seem very large. This did not appear to be related to any swelling of my scrotum at the incision site but uniquely associated with the testicles. It quickly subsided but was a unique feeling worthy of exploration by my wife.

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Yes hackjuan. I had a vasectomy, some 40 years ago. Had to pay privately then and vasectomy was in its infancy.

I recall that the gynaecologist (yes really, gynaecology was his specialism) when checking me over, told me to come the following Tuesday, to shave my genitals and not to eat for 12 hours beforehand because I would be having a GA. I said I wanted a local jab (or two in this case) and he asked why. I said 'One, its cheaper, and Two, I shall keep talking and if my voice goes squeaky I shall kick you!

Anyway - it was painless apart from the prick (pun intended, though that wasn't involved) and I was bound up with a (free) atheletic support.

The following week though it was as if I'd had a scrotal infusion of, it seemed, at least a litre. And yes I did have blue balls, or rather scrotum, together with the other 6 colours of the rainbow. I was 'tender' to say the least but all was well in the end.

I have never noticed any change in the size of my testicles regardless of whether I have abstained from ejaculation for several days or whether right after ejaculating. What I will say is that if I abstain from ejaculation for several days and during that time masturbate without allowing myself to orgasm I begin to sense what feels like some heaviness and an achy feeling in my testicles which, I assume, is a form of congestion easily relieved once ejaculation takes place.

The size of testicles does not change as a result of ejaculation or not, because the semen, actually sperm, isn't stored there.

Semen you ejaculate comes mostly from the seminal vesicles and prostate gland. You can express fluid from both structures by pressing anteriorly against the rectal wall, the seminal vesicles being farther inside than the prostate.

Pushing more on the prostate will give you clear fluid, pressing against the seminal vesicles will give a more milky exudate.

I know most of the seman fluid comes from the prostate. But if I go without release for any length of time my balls do ack some. maybe it is a mental thing.

Yes antelope 113 it is. Partly a mental thing and partly a physical manifestation of a mental process. If you start to think of having sex, in one of its varied ways, and especially if the opportunities are not there, your thoughts will provoke a flow of blood and hormones to your pelvic region. This is the congestion that your fellow poster, goodguy, notices.

Both Susie and I have debunked the theory of 'blue balls' as being a males plea for sex. They've seen their lady bathing perhaps, but she's rushing to work or the shops. The scrotum is tense with desire and there's that aforementioned congestion in the pelvic region. Sorry lads but you wait till she gets back or do some five finger exercises!

My last "nurse" used calipers to measure the difference but you could not tell that big of a difference if there was any. it was a neet thing to try and adds to the exam

I find a difference before and after sex, there is a feelable difference, also at times one testicle is larger than the other. Also do a self exam in the shower looking for any problems, have mentioned one testicle larger than the other with my doctor, he said its normal don't worry about it.

Never noticed any difference in size, but seems when I have not ejaculated for a couple of days that they seem to have a different feel. Probably a psychological thing.

I've got quite small testicles, which look even smaller against my erect penis. That said, there's no real difference before or after sex

Definitely no actual change in size before and after ejaculation, but I love it when my wife feels my balls and says, "Oh my, your balls feel really full. I better drain them for you."

Never noticed any difference in size with mine, either.

[color=#000000]I haven't seen this thread in a few years. Had I not posted what I said in 2011 in this thread, I would have posted it now.[/color]

[color=#000000]Blueballs is a non-entity. It's an excuse guys use to get laid or jerked off. That still doesn't stop my husband from saying he needs sex because his balls are full![/color]

[color=#000000]The sperm that gets ejaculated does NOT come from the testicles. It comes from the storage location---the epididymis.[/color]

Sperm does complete its maturation in the epididymis, however it has no bearing on the condition of "blue balls." The true causation of "blue balls" is the dilation of arteries carrying blood to the testicles and the constriction of veins carrying blood away from the testicles. The uneven blood flow traps blood in the genitals and subsides upon ejaculation. If the man does not ejaculate it can lead to heaviness, aching and discomfort, plus a blueish tinge to the genitals, thus the designation "blue balls."

Anybody who thinks blue balls are a myth simply does not have balls. Most people WITH testicles will attest to this reality.

As someone who has dealt with ED, I'll attest to the FACT that both injection therapy as well as urethral suppositories can cause the same physical feelings as I remember from teenage arousal without orgasm (dating).

I am lucky to have large, low hanging balls and I used to shoot gallons. I'm not so lucky today in the amount of cum but my balls remain large. According to my urologist, the amount of cum has nothing to do with the size of his testicles. Hmmmm. I was wondering how some of the men I have seen with small balls seem to cum forever. Who knew? 😃

The only thing coming out of our testicles when ejaculating is the actual sperm cells which make up a small (5 percent) of semen. Most of semen comes from the prostate and the semenial vessels. So this idea of "emptying the balls" is not anatomically correct. So you're emptying out your prostate which is why frequent ejaculation is good to reduce the risk of prostate cancer