Believe it or not, the father can produce milk in the absence of the mother. If a baby is allowed to pacify on a man's nipple for a few days, milk will start letting down. It's not as rich in nutrients as mom's milk, but it's a good substitute.
Are all the guys out there squeamishly crossing their arms yet?
2006-10-27 18:03:14
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answered by thezaylady 7
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When a baby is conceived until a few weeks in the baby has no sex, not male or female. The genitals are just a general unit. Nipples are there, if the baby is to be a girl, they are there obviously to feed any offspring, but if the baby is to be a boy, the nipples are already formed so they are just there. Some men get sexually aroused by stimulating them. It is one of the charactoristics of being a human (like aposable thumbs) ....... we just got them. Hope I helped, good luck
2006-10-27 18:07:28
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answered by pinkhopper2003 2
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One oft-suggested answer, that in prehistoric times males could suckle their young, is unlikely, unproven and probably nonsense. The mistake we often make about human (and mammalian) anatomy is in assuming that every piece of us has to have a logical, practical, useful reason for its existence. Gould argues that many of our bits are simply accidental left-overs of our evolutionary past. Nature takes the path of least resistance, so once an item of anatomy is in place it tends to remain, unless it is decidedly evolutionary disadvantageous. Ear lobes are an example; they are there because they are there. As for nipples, despite the way we act sometimes, men and women are of the same species, and the basic biological blueprint for a human being is female. Males are a variation on the theme. That should surprise and upset male chauvinists, but I am speaking physiologically here, not culturally or socially.
While our gender is (in most cases) determined at the moment of conception, it is damnedly difficult to identify the sex of a fetus until it is quite advanced. In a young fetus, to quote Gould: ‘The clitoris and penis are one and the same organ, identical in every form, but later enlarged in male fetuses through the action of testosterone.’ The same relationship exists between the labia majora of women and the scrotal sac of men.
A reverse variation on your question would be: ‘Why do female hyenas (appear to) have penises?’ This puzzling phenomenom was very evident in one of David Attenborough’s ‘Wild Screen’ documentaries. The answer is the same. The female hyena’s ‘penis’ is, in fact an extremely elongated clitoris, and it can be no coincidence that hyena society is strictly matriarchal - female dominated. This is covered in detail in another S.J. Gould book, ‘Hen’s Teeth And Horse’s Shoes’ - Chapter 11 ‘Hyena Myths And Realities.’
Long answer; here is the short one. Gould again:
‘Males and females are not separate entities, shaped independently by natural selection. Both sexes are variants upon a single ground plan, elaborated in later embryology. Male mammals have nipples because females need them and the embryonic pathway to their development builds precursors in all mammalian fetuses, enlarging the breasts later in females but leaving them small (and without evident function) in males.’
Kind Regards
2006-10-27 20:07:32
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answered by ShaiShy 2
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Nothing. When humans are first conceived they are an asexual template. Sexual characteristics and organs do not develop until later in the process but the nipples still remain.
2006-10-27 22:39:58
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe Da Ben is right, but from a medical standpoint, I think they're supposed to squirt beer.
2006-10-27 18:00:21
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answered by Rocker Chick 4
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Visual stimulation for the woman in his life lol...I prefer my man's on a hairy chest lol.
2006-10-27 18:00:21
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answered by kyles_aunt_jenny_age_24 1
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They feel the same sensation that women do . And think about how funny men would look if they didn't have them. All mammals have them.
2006-10-27 17:59:35
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answered by rltouhe 6
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For the hundreth time...They are used to tell how cold it is outside!
2006-10-27 17:59:28
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answered by Pumpkin Head 4
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same as woman less no milk is produce after birth
2006-10-27 18:28:20
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answered by zodiaccyber 6
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sexual stimulation in a lot of males.
2006-10-27 17:58:01
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answered by Anonymous
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