• BakerBagel@midwest.social
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    2 months ago

    It’s much easier to get tissue from testicles than a brain sample. About 10,000 men develop testicular cancer annually in the US. Plenty of test can still be ran on those testicles if the patient consents. Getting a aample of brain tissue usually requires the donor to be dead, and there is a long list of scientists that would loke to stidy brain matter for one reason or another.

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      2 months ago

      Not to mention that gender affirming surgery increases the likelihood that doctors will have access to testicles for research.

      I mean, not by a lot but it’s a hell of a lot easier to survive donating your testicles to science than it is your brain.