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My boyfriend lost a testicle at age 8 (now 19) could he possibly have a lack of testosterone? his body still looks lanky and not built despite age?

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Low testosterone : Low testosterone is possible, but very unlikely. He should have ablood test to verify.

Answered 4/20/2019

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