When do your balls drop?

"Your balls dropping" usually refers to the testicles getting bigger and hanging lower during puberty. It's one of the early signs that puberty has started.

Most people notice this happening somewhere between the ages of 9 and 14, but everyone's different. The testicles are usually one of the first things to change during puberty, often before your voice might break or a growth spurt.

The reason they hang lower is temperature. Sperm needs to be kept slightly cooler than the rest of the body, so the scrotum moves the testicles away from the body to regulate the temperature. You might notice they hang lower when you're warm and sit closer to the body when you're cold. That's completely normal.

It's also normal for one testicle to hang slightly lower than the other, or for them to be slightly different sizes. That's just how most bodies are.

If you're younger than 17 and worried about it, try to relax. Puberty happens on a different schedule for everyone, and starting later doesn't mean anything is wrong. If you're around 17 or 18 and things still haven't kicked in, it's worth having a chat with a doctor. But in most cases, everything happens on its own schedule and there's no need to rush it.

Your balls dropping means the testicles getting bigger and hanging lower. This is one of the first signs of puberty.

It usually happens between the ages of 9 and 14. Everyone is different.

The reason they hang lower is temperature. Sperm needs to be kept a bit cooler than the rest of the body. So the scrotum moves the testicles away from the body to keep them cool. They hang lower when you are warm and sit closer when you are cold.

It is normal for one to hang lower than the other or be a slightly different size.

If you are worried because puberty has not started yet, try to relax. It happens on its own schedule.