Patient's question:
A 25-day-old male baby encounters the scrotal sac below, but why won't it retract on its own? A 25-day-old male baby encounters the scrotal sac below, but why won't it retract on its own? He's wrapped in diapers every day. The nanny said her previous two babies, when touched, would retract the small sac on their own. But this one takes a long time to retract a little—what's going on?Doctor's answer:
The scrotum not only serves to protect the testicles but also has the effect of conducting heat. When the weather is hot, the scrotum relaxes to increase the area of heat conduction.Advice: If your baby's scrotum does not contract quickly when touched, it may be related to the weather being hot, or it could be due to the less intense exposure of the cremaster muscle. Generally, there is no problem, and there is no need to worry too much.