He says that it happened right after we had sex and that he thinks I cheated and got some sort of std from cheating on him when I didn't. I don't see any stds with symptoms that match. He normally has very soft and smooth skin but as of yesterday it is very plastic feeling and very wrinkled. The scrotum is definitely more wrinkled than it should be and the shaft shouldn't be wrinkled at all. What in the world could do something like this!?
My husband has really wrinkled and plastic feeling scrotum and penis shaft. I need help!?
Question posted by BrandonSorrentino on 23 Sep 2015
Last updated on 9 May 2021 by Henryduongod10
3 Answers
Henryduongod10
9 May 2021
Just beneath the skin of the scrotum is a layer of smooth, involuntary muscle called the dartos. It isn’t under voluntary control but contracts in response to cold, fear, and sexual stimulation. In any one of these cases, it helps (along with another muscle, the cremaster) to draw the testes up closer to the body.
In case of cold, this is one of the mechanisms for thermoregulation of the testes—keeping them warm, but not too warm. Sperm production is very temperature-sensitive.
In the case of fear, it’s helpful to remember that many mechanisms, such as this, are not unique to humans but also occur in many or most other mammals and would also have been present in our pre-human ancestors. It’s function may be more relevant, or more commonly useful, in those than in modern males. The hypothesis is that a fearful animal or person may be in a situation that’s soon going to require either running to escape or standing ground and fighting (the fight-or-flight response). In such situations, it would be better to have the testes snugged up against the body than hanging loosely in a slack scrotum.
In the case of the scrotum wrinkling in response to a lover’s touch, I don’t know what the function would be—but in that situation, who cares?
kaismama
23 Sep 2015
He needs to try out for broad jumping with a jump to conclusion like that. Even if you had an std, he wouldn't show symptoms that early, Has he taken a shower? I don't know of any disease that causes that.
Stephen Treloar
24 Sep 2015
I did quite a bit of reading and while uncommon keywords like plastic came up quite often on other sites. I didn't list some potential causes as they were a bit too personal. But identical symptoms are just that. A visit to a Dermatologist is needed and he will need to be honest.
Stephen Treloar
23 Sep 2015
I read up about this as I really hate that men always blame the girls. I looked it up (using your question); not a single article mentioned STI's but dermatitis, fungus, or bacteria dominated most of them.
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