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Friday, March 9, 2007

Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini


Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, M.D.
Mark Leyner is an author with several humorous books to his name. Dr. Billy Goldberg is an emergency room physician. Together they have written a hilarious look into odd and obscure medical trivia. It is an easy read with facts presented in a humorous fashion. The book is written in an interestingly different style. Partly a funny story about drunken party they both attended, partly a copy of thier I.M. as they wrote the book, and finally the humorous questions and answers.
Most of the questions revolve around medical oddities, urban legends, folk remedies and wive tails. The answers are quirky, humorous, perverted and sometimes even informative. Mr. Leyner has an offbeat humor that is satisfying and Dr. Goldberg has a dry humor that has to be read to be appreciated.
While not a book for the seriously inclined, this book now has a welcome spot in my bathroom next my copy of The Bathroom Companion: A Collection of Facts About the Most-Used Room in the House
So why do men have nipples? Because in the first several weeks of gestation, all fetuses are female. At the tender age of 14 weeks post-fertilization , genetically-male fetuses begin to produce male hormones including testosterone. So, while our male fetus goes on to become a baby boy, he keeps his nipples, reminding all of us that people, male and female, started off the same way.

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