Why do men have nipples even if we can't breastfeed?

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   jpcmcposted 14 years ago

   Why do men have nipples even if we can't breastfeed?

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   ptosisposted 14 years ago

   
   
   Men CAN breastfeed - it's only the Testosterone that stifles giving milk.

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   TheSloneGalposted 14 years ago

   At one time it was men that fed the babies so that is what I read a long time ago then they started not doing it so much so they began to lose the ability to produce milk I have also heard that if a mans nipples are sucked on enough he will begin to produce small amounts of milk i have not a clue never want to find that one out either just what i read

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   kiaraxxwriterxxposted 14 years ago

   Lol, hard question, good luck with your answers. (:

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   djsm2011posted 14 years ago

   TheSloneGal & ptosis are both correct.  Good answers without going into so much detail.

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   womanthatwritesposted 14 years ago

   All mammals male or female have nipples.  But for the most part, the males of the different mammal species, while they can produce a sort of gluey substance lack the anatomy to actually produce milk for a baby. Just having the show of nipples alone is not enough.  In fact the female and male anatomy in that area are completely different. Men simply do not have the glands or the proper constitution to produce milk.  I believe that nipples are a mammal feature, like hair, warm blood and other characteristics that define mammals.  I mean, fish certainly don't have them, neither do chickens nor insects. nipples are just another definitive feature of mammals.  Also, I believe that nipples on men are more for protection for the male, they are sensitive in an area where things need to be sensitive considering the important organs that are located there.  Men's nipples are not for producing milk but they are there as sensitive parts of the skin that slightly protrude from the rest of the skin in that area.

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   lili 3344posted 13 years ago

   I am a believer and wouldn't question about God's creation...  ..I just pray he blesses both nipples.

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   jacobsterlingposted 13 years ago

   search this word in wikipedia "Male lactation" this is my answer hahaha...

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   flowmeterposted 13 years ago

   They are an erogenous zone and have other benefits that probably can't be mentioned here

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    Levertis Steeleposted 13 years ago

    The male nipples were not designed to breastfeed. They are members of his body just as hair, appendix, toes, or any other part that may not serve the greatest of purposes. If he did not have them, he would feel lacking.

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    DadKnowsbestposted 8 years ago

    Male and female embryos develop identically in early stages and the formations of nipples happens early in the formation process, before the gender specific process takes place.

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