testes

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Some can be born with external female genitalia but functioning testes, and are often certified as female at birth and raised as such.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

In the brain, sexual differentiation starts before birth and results from a combination of sex chromosomes in brain tissue, sex hormones produced by the testes or ovaries and the environment.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

Researchers found high levels of microplastics in human and dog testes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

Over the past couple of decades researchers have found that long-distance signaling goes beyond a few glands and organs—the pancreas, thyroid, testes, and ovaries—that spill out familiar hormones such as insulin and testosterone.

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024

Pheasants also accumulated extraordinary amounts in the testes, up to 1500 parts per million.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson