How come only guys have adam's apples, what are they and what are they there!


Question: When kids hit puberty, their bodies and minds go through tons of changes. One change that every kid can count on is lots of body parts growing and changing shape. Almost every part gets in on the growing action, including the larynx

The larynx is what gives you your voice, whether you're talking, laughing, whispering, singing, or screaming! You can find your larynx by touching the front of your throat and humming. When you feel vibrations under your fingers, you've found it!


When the larynx ( voice box) grows larger during puberty, it sticks out at the front of the throat. This is what's called an Adam's apple. Everyone's larynx grows during puberty, but a girl's larynx doesn't grow as much as a boy's does. That's why boys have Adam's apples. Most girls don't have Adam's apples, but some do. It's no big deal either way

This larger larynx also gives boys deeper voices. Actually, girls' voices get a little bit deeper as their larynxes get larger, too. But because boys' larynxes grow so much more, it makes their voices deeper than girls' voices.

The larynx doesn't grow to its new size overnight, though. If you've ever heard a teenage boy's voice sound squeaky, you've heard a larynx trying to get adjusted to its new size


Answers: When kids hit puberty, their bodies and minds go through tons of changes. One change that every kid can count on is lots of body parts growing and changing shape. Almost every part gets in on the growing action, including the larynx

The larynx is what gives you your voice, whether you're talking, laughing, whispering, singing, or screaming! You can find your larynx by touching the front of your throat and humming. When you feel vibrations under your fingers, you've found it!


When the larynx ( voice box) grows larger during puberty, it sticks out at the front of the throat. This is what's called an Adam's apple. Everyone's larynx grows during puberty, but a girl's larynx doesn't grow as much as a boy's does. That's why boys have Adam's apples. Most girls don't have Adam's apples, but some do. It's no big deal either way

This larger larynx also gives boys deeper voices. Actually, girls' voices get a little bit deeper as their larynxes get larger, too. But because boys' larynxes grow so much more, it makes their voices deeper than girls' voices.

The larynx doesn't grow to its new size overnight, though. If you've ever heard a teenage boy's voice sound squeaky, you've heard a larynx trying to get adjusted to its new size

Guys are not the only ones with adams apples. Women have them too - a little known fact.

wELL, adam's apPlE is thE the hard lump at the front of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx. So I think it makes thE boys' voice lower.

Well it probably for deep voices and most men do look good with adam apples however its mostly unclear why most men have them very visible.

so other guys know when they are getting picked up by a cross dresser, they look at their throat and if there is an adams apple they know that it aint no woman

We have bigger Brains too - but that should be self explanatory !

We all have an Adam's apple. Men's' are more pronounced.

t is perfectly normal.

It is a common misconception that males usually have a larger one that is much more noticeable.

There is nothing wrong with it.

Chondrolaryngoplasty is the surgery that would be involve. It is a relatively simple procedure, but there is a small chance of hurting the vocal chords. It is done a lot with men who are having a sex change operation.

I'd say that insurance will not cover it. There is no health problem, it would be completely optional cosmetic.

Don't do it, please.





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