Why Do Men Have Nipples?

submitted by King on 01/25/15 1

If both men and women have nipples, why don't men also produce milk and breastfeed? It's a question that's been on all our minds, leading Laci to once and for all explain the reason for male nipples. Read More: Why Do Men Have Nipples? www.livescience.com/32467-why-do-men-have-nipples.html "Brace yourselves for a low blow, tough guy. Nipples remind us that gender is anything but clear-cut, especially in utero." Strange but True: Males Can Lactate www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-males-can-lactate "Unless you are an Indonesian fruit bat, though, it probably won't happen naturally." Sex Begins in the Womb www.nap.edu/html/biological_contributions/ch3.pdf Sex differences of importance to health and human disease occur throughout the life span, although the specific expression of these differences varies at different stages of life." Fetal development www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002398.htm "This article discusses how a human baby is conceived and how the baby develops inside the mother's womb." Embryonic period www.embryology.ch/anglais/jfetalperiod/entwicklung01.html "The embryonic time comprises 56 days, i.e., 8 weeks from the moment of fertilization." Why do men have nipples? science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/why-men-have-nipples1.htm "The possibility of male lactation may not seem as far-fetched as one might at first expect, since it can happen soon after a baby boy exits the womb." Seven nipples in a male: World's second case report www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3656534/ "We present a case of seven nipples in a 32-year-old male patient." Watch More: Breast Milk Is Magic!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GPmPik8z1o Humans With Tails: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfwMjTcaz64 Edward Jenner vs. Small Pox: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKwobvzrMIY&feature=c4-overview ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ gplus.to/dnews Discovery News discoverynews.com

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