Why do men have nipples

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Pr.Jitterskull - best bug fixer (Banned) Feb 14, 2018 @ 8:35pm

Why do men have nipples

Just like title asks

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............ Mar 12, 2018 @ 5:11am

“Actually there is a point whee the male pushes so hard the nipples pop out of the chest.... And science proves this” -Shill Neye

#46

Mr. Mister Mar 12, 2018 @ 5:20am

exocrine glands: saliva, sweat, oil, nipples..
they're all just exhaust ports for various things that ended up helping the species out in one way or another & are completely unrelated to reproduction.

in order for the nipples to selectively evolve out of males, there would need to be a scenario where male nipples were killing off or limiting the species.. then you'd have a situation where the male specific 'no nipple' mutation could come in and dominate.. and this happens, there are male mammals that loose their nipples... not sure about entirely lost though... that'd be a pretty extreme mutation given that nipples are just big exocrine glands... i suppose losing the gene entirety would likely mean losing other similar systems.

Last edited by Mr. Mister; Mar 12, 2018 @ 5:41am

#47

ʙᴜɴ.ᴇ Mar 12, 2018 @ 5:26am

its because when the baby is a genderless fetus it develops things like breasts early on and when the chromosomes from the sperm kick in their hormonal and development cycles they remain and are identical in both males and females right up to puberty where they obviously become quite different.

and yes men can lactate under certain conditions, freaky I know.

#48

Josephiii Mar 12, 2018 @ 5:39am

Originally posted by 💕 𝓐𝓶𝔂 💕:
its because when the baby is a genderless fetus it develops things like breasts early on and when the chromosomes from the sperm kick in their hormonal and development cycles they remain and are identical in both males and females right up to puberty where they obviously become quite different.

and yes men can lactate under certain conditions, freaky I know.

I thought the chromosomes dictate the gender even when it is in zygote form
Wouldn't the sexual organ exists during the fetal form?

Last edited by Josephiii; Mar 12, 2018 @ 5:39am

#49

Mr. Mister Mar 12, 2018 @ 5:43am

nipples aren't sex organs, they're just exocrine glands.. like spit and sweat. is the hormonal differences caused by the different sex organs that make female nips more likely to produce milk. nothing to do with reproduction. just exhaust ports that ended up being handy... no pun inte... wait, no.. the pun is definitely intended

female has baby, estrogen drop triggers formation of prolactin, ultimately excreted as milk (simplified).
similar process can and does happen in males (minus the baby).. it's just a biochemical reaction, like the Krebs cycle... but not as important.

Last edited by Mr. Mister; Mar 12, 2018 @ 5:59am

#50

chiefputsilao✖️ping Mar 12, 2018 @ 5:44am

there are no organs... only saxophones exist...
-The Lost Musician on the Male Nipple Thread

#51

HypersleepyNaputunia Mar 12, 2018 @ 11:17am

i bet someone made human cheese once

#52

Propiniukas Mar 12, 2018 @ 11:18am

Originally posted by Senpai:
i bet someone made human cheese once

What? Oh

#53

Saarath Mar 12, 2018 @ 11:31am

For the lolz. Gives me something to rub while writing comments.

Clockwise, never anticlockwise.

Last edited by Saarath; Mar 12, 2018 @ 11:34am

#54

Violeta Mar 12, 2018 @ 11:45am

Originally posted by Senpai:
i bet someone made human cheese once

They have. A resturant guy's wife got pregnant so he sold human cheese from her milk. But he had to stop.

Its kind of sad really that milk from one own's species is abnormal and taboo, but milk from animals not even related to humans, pumped full of unnatural hormones, kept in cages, and perpetually pregnant is "normal".

Last edited by Violeta; Mar 12, 2018 @ 11:47am

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Velstrum Mar 12, 2018 @ 11:55am

before a child is let out the woon
the childs chromsome are both lower case b's
from the mother. since a child must have 46
23 from the father and 23 from the mother each must
join and create a few genes and details the baby will
have. since the mother has 2 lower case b's the father
can ethier give a upper case B, making the child a boy
or another lower case b making it a girl. all boys in the woon
start developing organs as baby girls
later the development stops due to the B chromosome

#56

Kremlibot Mar 12, 2018 @ 11:59am

Because there are no genders and anyone can breast feed.

#57

Meovyle Mar 12, 2018 @ 12:49pm

Originally posted by RADicalSievert:
cause everyone is originally female and when the stupid tiny human baby decides its gender the nipples stay

#58

That ain't it chief Mar 12, 2018 @ 1:21pm

Originally posted by Mattmoo:
I think humans are simply very similar in general, with a few differences between males and females. Nipples are hardly primary sexual characteristics anyway.

Exactly. Only used to feed babies.

#59