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"The gonad is the organ that makes gametes. Gametes are haploid germ cells. For example, sperm and egg cells are gametes.
In males, the gonads, known as the testes, secrete the class of hormones called androgens. The predominant androgen in males is testosterone. In females, the gonads, known as the ovaries, secrete estrogen and progesterone. The dominant estrogen is known as estradiol, which is derived from testosterone.
The gonads are controlled hormonally by luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. The anterior pituitary gland's excretion of LH and FSH are, in turn, controlled by the hypothalamus's gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
Gonads start developing as a common anlage, and only later are differentiated to male or female sex organs. The SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome and encoding the testis determining factor, decides the direction of this differentiation.
Although it can refer to testicles or ovaries when used in a medical context, the slang use of "gonads" (or "nads") usually only refers to testicles. The usage of such is similar to "balls." The scientific name for male gonads is testicles."

Too many unfamiliar words. Can't...see straight...

does the article mention how they emit hot vapors that can infuse the brain and disorient the mind? that's more alchemy than science, but i swear it's true.

I think those vapours are 'hot', but only if they're mine... Hehex

speaking of hot vapors, i was heating up this ring to bend it back into shape with a lighter and i touched it too soon and it burned my fingers so bad that there are white marks.

White Light/White Heat

for a minute there i also read the title of this thread as "how much is insanity a part of love"
the answer:
a lot more than you'd expect

I actually expect it to be quite a big part... Not necessarily that I think it's true, just I have this suspicion it's so... Then love is, as acousticrock said, not much more than an idealized version of Fabio and some nubile, estactic woman with flowing tresses...