“If you mean that question seriously, you and an appropriate parental figure are overdue for a very important talk.” Isamu scoffed at Mikkel’s obviously drunken question. “Though, Fredrik, you are essentially correct. Just as the onset of testosterone in puberty can spur the growth of the penis, the waning of testosterone levels in older men can decrease the penis by a small, but still measurable amount.”
He paused to let the shock fade a little.
“Which is all the more evidence that as we age, factors other than genetics can affect gene expression. Chemicals in the environment can act as endocrine disruptors. Nutrition impacts hormones. And if you truly want to get picky about it, even cold temperatures can cause the penis to shrink temporarily due to the constricting of blood vessels. So, there are far more reasons for penis size to differ, even among genetically identical twins, than there are reasons it should be the same.”
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Date: 2022-10-15 04:06 pm (UTC)He paused to let the shock fade a little.
“Which is all the more evidence that as we age, factors other than genetics can affect gene expression. Chemicals in the environment can act as endocrine disruptors. Nutrition impacts hormones. And if you truly want to get picky about it, even cold temperatures can cause the penis to shrink temporarily due to the constricting of blood vessels. So, there are far more reasons for penis size to differ, even among genetically identical twins, than there are reasons it should be the same.”