Every Man Has Questions About His Penis
At some point in time, every boy will see another male naked or pictures of a man naked and begin to ponder many questions.
- Is my penis too small?
- Why is his penis different?
- Is my pecker too skinny?
- What if my dick doesn’t work right?
- Is my cock going to work as it should?
- Should I be worried about my penis size?
Depending on where and how you grew up, you may have had resources to help you understand those questions. Unfortunately, many boys are taught not to ask questions about their sexuality and genitals.
This often leads to either ignorance or, worse, inaccurate or completely wrong information.
We’ve pulled together many questions and information to help you understand that beautiful appendage between your legs.
We’ll start with one thing you need to hear: you should love your dick, get to know your genitals, and, most of all, enjoy having a penis.
What’s the Average Erect Penis Size?
According to research, the average length of an erect penis is between 5.0 inches and 5.5 inches.
Bet you thought it was longer than that, right? There’s no reason to become depressed if your wang is ain’t popping out at 8 inches or more!
The familiar mythology is that six inches or more is average. And it’s flat-out wrong. Sure, there are cocks that are longer, and there are dicks that are shorter, but like a statical bell curve, the majority of penises fall between five and five and a half inches long.
This misconception about dick size comes from several studies done mainly before this millennium. All the studies suffered from the same major issue – the participants told the researchers the length of their boners.
That’s right, dudes were asked to measure their peckers, and then the researchers blindly believed that not a single one of them exaggerated.
Do you see the problem?
Fortunately, over the last twenty years, scientists have gotten serious about getting penis size right.
Study after study has found that 6+ inches is not average.
And researchers aren’t relying on guys to measure themselves. It might be a bit more embarrassing for the participants, but we are now confident of the average penis length.
If you are curious about how they got the guys’ manhood hard, there were several methods:
- Let the guys get a boner on their own
- Give the guys a shot that produced an erection
- Grab that soft pecker and stretch it out
Studies using the last method are not used in calculating average penis size as stretching and trying to measure ends up with shorter measurements.
What about penis girth? There have been fewer studies of the average girth or distance around a dick. The data reveals an average range of three to four inches in circumference.
Factors That Influence Your Absolute Penis Size
Have you ever wished that your arms could be larger?
As you are growing up, not many things influence penis size. Genetics play a massive role in dictating your body, including your penis. Malnutrition at a young age may affect penis size in the same way it can impact other physical attributes.
Once you hit puberty, your testosterone level spikes upward, and your sexual characteristics begin to mature.
By the time you are around 21 years old, your penis is done growing on its own without some outside intervention.
Factors That Influence Your Functional Penis Size
While you were young, you probably noticed that when your dick got hard, it got really hard. Often when you didn’t want it to.
As we age and life comes at us, many factors begin to image the quality of our erections. When you don’t get as hard, your dick isn’t as big.
Many things can impact the quality of your hard penis, including diet, physical fitness, alcohol, medications, and psychological factors. The simple fact that your dick isn’t getting as hard may make you think it is smaller.
Fortunately, there are many things that you can do to improve the quality of your boners. A number of the items are simple lifestyle changes – eat healthier, get more exercise, or start taking a male sexual health supplement.
Many products can help you too. You could try an FDA-approved cock ring such as Eddie. Some men find that boosting their testosterone using supplements like TERRA ELMNT results in a firmer, larger erection.
Factors That Influence Your Perceived Penis Size
You’ve probably heard somewhere that guys with giant feet or larger noses have bigger cocks. No scientific data exists to support this.
Interestingly, researchers discovered that if you are a taller guy, others may perceive your penis to be shorter than a shorter guy with a similar schlong. The same holds true for overweight men versus fit guys.
While you can’t do anything about your height, you can do something about your weight. Losing some of the fat around your genitals, abdomen, and thighs will make your penis appear larger when it is flaccid and erect.
And if you were wondering, research has failed to find a significantly different average penis for guys who are black, Latin, Asian, White, straight, or gay.
How to Measure Your Penis
Now you are probably wondering how big your dick is. To figure that out, you’ll need a hard ruler and a flexible ruler. Ha! Did you see that? Just like your pecker! Get it?
Seriously, get the rulers and then pop yourself a boner. Once your penis is good and woody, take the straight ruler and mash it against the bone besides the base of your cock. Then find the fattest part of your shaft and use the flexible ruler to find the circumference.
So, this particular graphic is used in several places that talk about average penis size.
And it proves a point. Whoever first made this graphic may have measured his dick, but he was sharing this with the world. So, just like the participants in the research above, the penis in this graphic is right about… 6 inches.
If you are uncircumcised, I’m afraid you don’t get to use any additional foreskin in measuring your dick’s length. Nice try, though!
What About When My Dick is Soft?
There is some truth in the question of whether you are a grower or a show-er.
Functionally, men with long soft dongs have the same erect penis size as guys with short flaccid penis. Of course, many conditions impact the size of a penis when it is flaccid. If you haven’t noticed, go find yourself a frozen body of water and jump into it.
Science doesn’t have a good answer for why those variances existed.
Can You Increase the Size of Your Penis?
Yes. You can. However, like so many things, the devil is in the details. If you are not getting as hard, then anything you do to make your penis harder will help the functional size of your dick. Fortunately, this can be done relatively quickly and have lasting results.
If you are 13 years old, all you need to do is wait. It will be bigger when you reach sexual maturity.
Increasing the absolute size of your erect dick is a bit more complicated. The 100% surefire way is through penile extension surgery. This is only recommended for men who have micropenises or penises less than 3 inches long when erect. As with any surgery, there are numerous risks.
Read on to discover more about making your dick bigger!
Penis Pumps
These tube-shaped devices are designed to place over your penis and create a vacuum. As the air is removed from the chamber, your penis begins to increase in size as it responds to the vacuum pressure. Blood is pulled into your dick, making it larger and firmer.
Using a penis pump will sometimes result in your penis remaining hard for a more extended period of time. To ensure that it remains erect and hard as long as possible, slip on a cock ring to help hold the blood in your pecker.
Penile Traction Devices
Initially created to help correct bent penises due to Peyronie’s disease, these medical devices turned out to have a tremendous side effect – a bigger penis!
Be warned that these devices do look somewhat like medieval torture devices. However, they are entirely safe when used according to directions.
As a rule of thumb, you’ll need to consistently use a penile traction device for at least three months before seeing any significant results.
Stretching Exercises
Also first developed for treating Peyronie’s, stretching exercises can help straighten a bent penis when done correctly.
The biggest challenge with stretching exercises is time. You need to commit to at least twenty minutes per day and be consistent for months to see any results. That twenty minutes each day can quickly become more if your penis responds to stimulation and starts to get hard. Stretching your penis requires your dick to be soft.
If you are stretching and start to spring a woody, then you have to wait for it to soften back up before proceeding.
Supplements
What’s easier than popping a pill? We’re not talking about the little blue magic pill but rather over-the-counter supplements that can help the health of your penis and improve your enjoyment of all things sexual.
Unfortunately, there are any pills that you can take once, and boom, your dick becomes three inches longer.
Fortunately, there are supplements to help you with all aspects of your sexual functioning, including things that will help your penis grow.
Still Concerned About Your Penis Size?
Welcome to the club. The Journal of Health Psychology published a study that discovered 68% of men are concerned about the size of their penis.
Misconceptions and unrealistic media portrayals of masculinity largely drive these concerns. These concerns can impact your confidence in the bedroom, public restrooms, and locker rooms.
So, what’s a man to do? First, take a deep breath.
- Fall in Love with Your Penis
Western society relishes the idea of shame. We shame bodies. We shame ideas. And most of all, we shame all elements of sexuality that don’t precisely match an impossible ideal. Screw it all! Your penis is part of you, and the more you value it and adore it, the more you’ll discover that you’re damn lucky to have it. Hop into our self-pleasure tips for getting serious about loving your cock. - Rejoice That Your Penis Works
If your penis gets erect, enjoys stimulation, and you can achieve orgasms, then be happy! Many men struggle with medical issues that make doing those things impossible. Knowing that it works right will allow you to enjoy it more. - Have Fun Trying the Methods Above
If you want to see if you can make your penis bigger, go for it! Be sure to remember that, much like a boy entering adolescence, your penis won’t get bigger overnight. It’s going to take time. If you’re in a relationship, be sure to discuss with your partner what you’re doing. They can help support your efforts and possibly address some of your mental concerns. - Focus on Improving Your Sexual Health
Your wang is only part of your overall sexual wellbeing. Of course, it is an important one! However, since you now know your penis is normal, focus on the other aspect of pleasure and enjoyment and spend less time thinking about size.
If you find yourself obsessing or having serious mental problems because of your penis, please seek help. You can start by talking with your usual healthcare professional or look for a licensed sex therapist.
The Amazing Anatomy of the Penis!
Your penis is an amazing and spectacular organ! It begins forming only nine weeks after your father’s semen fertilizes your mother’s egg. At sixteen weeks, your body has as much testosterone flowing as an adult male. During the third trimester, your penis growth goes into overdrive to become fully formed and ready for the world.
To understand how this magic organ work, you need to understand its significant components.
From the outside, you primarily see the penis shaft, which is the longest part of the penis, and your penis head. At the tip of your penis head is the meatus or the open from which urine and semen are discharged.
Your penis contains two long chambers known as the corpora cavernosa (cavernosum if you are referring to only one of them). These run the entire length of your shaft and are filled with blood vessels in a fantastic maze. You can think of your corpora cavernosa as the key to getting an erection and enjoying most sexual activity involving your penis.
Your urethra, or channel for urine and sperm, runs along the underside of the corpora cavernosa and is surrounded by corpora spongiosum. This also runs the length of your penis and engorges with blood, and helps keep the urethra open.
How Does an Erection Happen?
While you are awake, erections are the result of mental, emotional, and sensory stimulation. It can be something you see or think about that arouses you. Physical contact, especially with someone you have sexual desire for, can cause your penis to stand up. Of course, playing with your private parts can spring a woody.
During the initial period of sexual arousal, your brain begins firing messages to the nerves in and around your genitals. The blood vessels around your corpora cavernosa and corpora spongiosum start to fill with blood. The more blood that rushes into those tissues, the harder and more erect your penis becomes. A membrane (tunica albuginea) surrounding the corpora cavernosa helps trap the blood and keeps your penis hard. If it stays erect long enough, along with the right stimulation, an orgasm may occur.
How Does Ejaculation Occur?
While every bit of the process leading to orgasm is pleasurable, those final moments can be ecstasy. The process of ejaculation is a reflexive action initiated and controlled by the central nervous system of the body. It doesn’t matter if you’re making love with a partner or spanking the monkey; once the process starts, nothing can stop it, not even if you feel guilty about jerking off.
During the stimulation of the penis and other sensitive parts of the body, usually accompanied by mental and emotional arousal, your body begins to grow in excitement. As this process builds up and hits a critical point, you’ll start having an ejaculation.
It starts with sperm being transported from your testicles by tubes called vas deferens toward the base of the penis. On the way, your seminal vesicles and prostate gland release secretions to make semen.
Your central nervous system is now in automatic mode, and your ejaculation is inevitable. Muscles at the base of your penis receive signals to contract. As those muscles contract, the semen is forced through your urethra in several spurts.
Once the muscles begin to relax, your erect penis will start to deflate. You’re now entering what is known as the refractory period, during which you will be unable to get hard again. This period can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. For most healthy adult males, the period is about 30 minutes to a few hours.
Then the whole process leading to an ejaculation can start all over again!
Final Wrap on Your Penis’ Size and Function
From a purely evolutional perspective, your penis seems to have been well-designed to impregnate females of the species to carry your genetic material into the future.
Fortunately, your cock is SOOOOOOOO much more than just that!
The concentration of nerve endings and the overall connection to your emotions and mind make it one of the most spectacular achievements of natural selection. It is something that you should understand, celebrate, and love. There is nothing wrong with enjoying and experimenting with your penis. Of course, you should practice safe sex.
