Last updated on September 24, 2020
Question:
About the Tanner stage calculator, what do you mean about your scrotum looks swollen?
Answer:
![](https://i0.wp.com/growingupboys.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Tanner-Stage-1-2.jpg?resize=300%2C220&ssl=1)
A child’s scrotum is pressed up against his groin. It doesn’t stick out much because the testicles are not that large.
![](https://i0.wp.com/growingupboys.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Tanner-Stage-2-2.jpg?resize=300%2C222&ssl=1)
When puberty begins, one of the first changes is that the testicles begin to grow larger, but this takes place before the scrotum or the penis changes size. As a result, the scrotum looks “swollen” but it doesn’t yet hang down. The color also changes to a darker red tint, but that isn’t something most boys would notice.