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pee was stored in the balls (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2473713-the-anus-may-have-evolved-from-a-hole-originally-used-to-release-sperm/

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

my balls hurt if i go too long without emptying them, yes

is that... not normal?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If you jerk off and don't finish maybe but even that goes away after a bit. Otherwise not really... I've gone weeks and it didn't hurt.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

if i try to go weeks ill lose my ability to sit

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes but it's the coercion that's the problem.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

yeah like… jerk off then?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bingo!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

that’s a different game but i’m interested to see how this version is played

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

thats fair.

[–] southsamurai 9 points 1 week ago

Sure, that's normal

It's calles epididymal hypertension. Aka blue balls.

The blood flow combined with the tension of the tissues caused during the preparation for sexual activity causes the part of the testicles that stores spermatzoa to experience discomfort.