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A member asked:
If a testicle atrophies from infection can that testicle still produce the same amount of testosterone even it shrunk half size?
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Testes: If only one testis is atrophied you might still have reasonable testosterone in the other testis. Have your doctor measure your testosterone level/
Answered 11/28/2014
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