Ever wondered why men sport those seemingly useless bumps on their chests? It's not a design flaw! The truth is, in the early stages of fetal development, everyone – male or female – starts out with the same blueprint. This blueprint includes nipples.
For the first few weeks, the embryo is essentially 'female' by default. The development of sexual characteristics, including the suppression of breast tissue development in males, happens later, triggered by hormones like testosterone. By that point, the nipples are already formed.
So, men have nipples simply because they're a developmental artifact – a remnant of our shared embryonic origins. They're essentially evolutionary leftovers. While they don't serve the same primary function as in women (lactation, in most cases), they're a harmless and perfectly normal part of the male anatomy. Think of them as evolutionary souvenirs!
