prosthetic testicle

{{Short description|Artificial testicle replacement}}

A prosthetic testicle is an artificial replacement for a testicle lost through surgery or injury. Consisting of a plastic ovoid manufactured from silicone rubber, and either solid, or filled with a salt solution and implanted in the scrotum, a prosthetic testicle provides the appearance and feel of a testis and prevents scrotum shrinkage. It is also commonly used in female-to-male sex reassignment surgery.{{cite journal |last1=Bodiwala |first1=D |last2=Summerton |first2=DJ |last3=Terry |first3=TR |title=Testicular Prostheses: Development and Modern Usage |journal=The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England |date=May 2007 |volume=89 |issue=4 |pages=349–353 |doi=10.1308/003588407X183463 |pmid=17535609 |pmc=1963594 }}{{cite journal |last1=Lavien |first1=Garjae |last2=Zaid |first2=Uwais |last3=Peterson |first3=Andrew C. |title=Genitourinary Prosthetics |journal=Surgical Clinics of North America |date=June 2016 |volume=96 |issue=3 |pages=533–543 |doi=10.1016/j.suc.2016.02.009 |pmid=27261793 }}{{cite journal |last1=Monstrey |first1=Stan |last2=Ceulemans |first2=Peter |last3=Hoebeke |first3=Piet |title=Sex Reassignment Surgery in the Female-to-Male Transsexual |journal=Seminars in Plastic Surgery |date=August 2011 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=229–244 |doi=10.1055/s-0031-1281493 |pmid=22851915 |pmc=3312187 }}

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