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A member asked:

Is it normal for my testicles to shrink for an entire day? they are very squishy and it doesn't seem right and there isn't a gap in between my balls.

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Probably normal: Just a good cremasteric reflex

Answered 8/30/2016

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Right testicle 2.4 inch in length but left maybe 2.1 inch in length is that normal ? And left one takes pointy position when shrunk but right normal

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Sometimes my testicle literally shrinks (not contracts) and then returns to normal. Is this ok and normal?

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