Puberty

[Yung7264]

So I'm now 17 as a senior, and All I ask myself am I normal. I ask this because of what my private parts are looking like... They have been the same size since the 8th grade, and I'm really getting depressed and wondering if anything will change. I'm I'm great shape, I'm probably the most ripped and jacked at my school, but down there it looks likes body parts of a 12 year old boy. I've had 3 surgeries down there. First one was when I was 11 when I had a hernia, 2nd I had a un descended testicle, and my 3rd, I was kicked in a water polo match resulting in a testicular torsion resulting me losing my right ball. I'm always questioning if this has messed up my testosterone levels because my voice has been cracking all of high school, my muscles are soft when I flex, my skin is stretchy and not firm, and my penis and testicle are very small. I have pubic hair and barley any facial hair. I also have no sex drive, I do jerk off but I do it just to do it because that's what guys do. I don't get the feeling to need to do it. I haven't even jerked off in 3 weeks because of what I've been thinking about my self. I just want to know if I need more testosterone or if I am normal because I can't live with my self with these problems, please help and thank you for reading this.

[Artyfartblast]

You're fine. We all mature at different rates and 17 isn't the end of puberty. Willies come in all shapes and sizes, their size doesn't reflect on what type of man you'll be. Being worried is natural. I suggest you chat to you doctor about your concern about hormones etc. On the whole you'll only get opinions on here, and opinions are like arses- everybody has one. Gobget the facts from someone qualified and in the meantime don'

[nickItaly]

Anyway, you could have your hormone levels checked, just to relax. Usually, one testicle is strong enough to produce enough testosterone. Go to an andrologist to be rightly addressed which exams you have to request. I'm 54, and for some reasons I asked my andrologist: he advised me to be checked for: LH, FSH, prolactin, free and total testosterone, Sex Hormone Binding Protein, 17beta-estradiol, DEAS, albumin, T3, T4, TSH.

Of course your situation is different from mine! But it may be worth asking an expert in order to check all the appropriate hormones (and not just "testosterone") in order to have a clear and full evaluation of your situation. However, I bet you are completely OK!!

[alecp]

Most likely you are completely fine. Don’t worry, but having your doctor check your testosterone level would probably be a good idea. If there is a problem, they can give you supplemental testosterone to get everything where it needs to be.