An undergarment for a male individual, the male individual having a scrotum and a penis, the undergarment comprising: a waistband defining an opening to receive a torso portion of the male individual with front and rear wall fabric panels (120, 140) depending from the waistband to be connected at the hips and at the crotch creating two leg openings (132, 134); a scrotum opening defined by one or more fabric panels of the undergarment for allowing the scrotum of the individual to pass through during use without allowing the penis of the individual to pass through the opening characterized in that the undergarment further comprises at least a frontal crotch fabric panel and a perineum fabric panel and wherein the scrotum opening is defined by respective defining portions of the crotch fabric panel and the perineum fabric panel; and a scrotum supporting panel overlaid above the one or more fabric panels defining the scrotum opening to support the scrotum of the individual wherein the scrotum supporting panel extends generally from a region of the scrotum opening to an in use upper region of the front panel of the undergarment and the scrotum supporting panel extends upwardly towards the waistband of the undergarment to support the scrotum of the individual; wherein the scrotum supporting panel comprises a mesh having a plurality of openings to regulate and maintain temperature of the scrotum of the individual; wherein a lower portion of the scrotum supporting panel defines a pouch for receiving and retaining scrotum of the male individual during use; wherein the pouch comprises an elasticized material to allow the internal volume defined by the pouch to be expanded or contracted as the scrotum distends or contracts due to variation in temperature; wherein during use, the respective defining portions (162A, 164) are adapted to stretch to define a substantially ovoid shaped scrotum opening; wherein at least one of the crotch panels is stitched to one or more of the front panels of the undergarment. a waistband defining an opening to receive a torso portion of the male individual with front and rear wall fabric panels (120, 140) depending from the waistband to be connected at the hips and at the crotch creating two leg openings (132, 134); a scrotum opening defined by one or more fabric panels of the undergarment for allowing the scrotum of the individual to pass through during use without allowing the penis of the individual to pass through the opening characterized in that the undergarment further comprises at least a frontal crotch fabric panel and a perineum fabric panel and wherein the scrotum opening is defined by respective defining portions of the crotch fabric panel and the perineum fabric panel; and a scrotum supporting panel overlaid above the one or more fabric panels defining the scrotum opening to support the scrotum of the individual wherein the scrotum supporting panel extends generally from a region of the scrotum opening to an in use upper region of the front panel of the undergarment and the scrotum supporting panel extends upwardly towards the waistband of the undergarment to support the scrotum of the individual; wherein the scrotum supporting panel comprises a mesh having a plurality of openings to regulate and maintain temperature of the scrotum of the individual; wherein a lower portion of the scrotum supporting panel defines a pouch for receiving and retaining scrotum of the male individual during use; wherein the pouch comprises an elasticized material to allow the internal volume defined by the pouch to be expanded or contracted as the scrotum distends or contracts due to variation in temperature; wherein during use, the respective defining portions (162A, 164) are adapted to stretch to define a substantially ovoid shaped scrotum opening; wherein at least one of the crotch panels is stitched to one or more of the front panels of the undergarment.