Post: #1

Just another authoritative answer to an age old question:

Quote: The average American man's penis is 5.6 inches (14.2 centimeters) long when erect, a new survey of 1,661 men finds.

The study, published online July 10 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, is relatively consistent with the results of prior surveys of penis size.

Penis size has been the subject of dozens of studies, as well as countless urban legends, myths and spam emails. For many men, the idea of not measuring up can cause a great deal of anxiety.

But whether penis size truly matters to a man's sex partner is up for debate. Some research shows that women who experience vaginal orgasms do so more consistently with men of bigger girth.

Other work suggests bigger isn't always better: One study found that ideal penis size depends on a person's height, and another showed that girth matters more than length to most women.

Consistent findings

In the new study, Debby Herbenick, a researcher at Indiana University, and her colleagues asked 1,661 men to measure their penis's length and girth for the purposes of fitting for a condom. (The men submitted their data online.) At the time of their measurement, some men were with partners or "a friend," although most employed a DIY method for attaining an erection.

Not surprisingly, penises come in all shapes and sizes. The smallest erect penis in the study was about 1.6 inches (4 cm) long, and the largest was 10.2 inches (26 cm) long.

The average penile girth was about 4.8 inches (12.2 cm).

Moreover, all erections are not created equal, the study also found. Different methods of obtaining an erection may lead to different size measurements — men in the study who became aroused through oral sex reported larger penis size on average than those who attained erections through fantasizing, Herbenick said.

"We don't know if that means that when men have oral sex that it's more arousing and they get a bigger erection, or means that men who have bigger penises could be getting more oral sex in the first place," Herbenick told LiveScience.

Past measurements

The study found that other characteristics of a man, such as his race or orientation, weren't good predictors of his member's size.

Male penis size is well-charted terrain in studies, Herbenick said. Now, she'd like to gather data on female genitalia.

"It would be good for women to have good data to show, 'Hey, there's a lot of diversity for women's genitals, just like there are for men's," Herbenick said.

Post: #2

And I gather most women aren't much deeper than 5.6 inches so no man should feel insecure if he isn't pushing 7 inches.

Post: #3

(07-17-2013 04:09 AM)Athlone McGinnis Wrote:  Just another authoritative answer to an age old question:

Quote:

"It would be good for women to have good data to show, 'Hey, there's a lot of diversity for women's genitals, just like there are for men's," Herbenick said.

this would be trolling fuel for a lifetime, especially if correlated with age, number of children and sexual partners. Or if it contained something like "wizard sleeves were reported in 20% of respondents"
Though...if the study is self reported the conclusion would be "the average cavity volume reported was physically impossible for a sexually mature woman"

Post: #4

I wanna know how they came up with those dick hardness oral via no oral. And also where to sign up to be in the experimental group

Post: #5

Quote:
In the new study, Debby Herbenick, a researcher at Indiana University, and her colleagues asked 1,661 men to measure their penis's length and girth.

Very little value in this study.

Post: #6

(07-17-2013 04:53 AM)WesternCancer Wrote:  I wanna know how they came up with those dick hardness oral via no oral. And also where to sign up to be in the experimental group

The entered their measurements as well as if they were alone ("DIY") or with a partner. People with a partner present (to suck) reported having a larger penis.

That could be because those men a) have larger dicks, b) fellatio makes it more erect than masturbation, or c) they lie more than the other group.

Explanation a) seems plausible, because having a bigger dick makes you more confident, attractive and likely to have a girl wanting to suck it.

Explanation b) also seems plausible, because I'm sure everyone notices your size can vary depending on the level of arousal, temperature, hotness of the girl, alcohol and other drugs.

Post: #7

This is also interesting for anyone interested in penis size.

After seeing a thousand monster cocks in porn, it's easy to think you're small.
Then an 5.6" average is already a relief for most guys. Sorry to the rest.

Here, the cumulative distribution ("At my size, how what percentage is bigger or smaller?"):



According to that data:
- The mean also lies between 5.5 and 6 inches.
- Most guys are about the same.
- 85% of all guys are between 5 and 7 inches.
- At 7" you are already bigger than 90% of the guys.

Post: #8

Penis size trolling.

Beyond All Seas

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling

Post: #9

It all makes sense now

Post: #10

Post: #11

(07-17-2013 07:31 AM)kickboxer Wrote:  It all makes sense now

You came to an epiphany over this article KB?

Beyond All Seas

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling

Post: #12

(07-17-2013 06:16 AM)sixsix Wrote:  This is also interesting for anyone interested in penis size.

After seeing a thousand monster cocks in porn, it's easy to think you're small.
Then an 5.6" average is already a relief for most guys. Sorry to the rest.

Here, the cumulative distribution ("At my size, how what percentage is bigger or smaller?"):



According to that data:
- The mean also lies between 5.5 and 6 inches.
- Most guys are about the same.
- 85% of all guys are between 5 and 7 inches.
- At 7" you are already bigger than 90% of the guys.

I'm not convinced on this. Women don't bat an eyelid at 7.5 - 8 inches and yet according to this that would put you in the top 5%.

Post: #13

(07-17-2013 07:23 AM)Beyond Borders Wrote:  Penis size trolling.

   

Penis Size Worldwide:

http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=3073

Post: #14

girth>length
hardness>girth

Post: #15

having a huge cock is fairly useless for game. I'm (quite literally) off the chart, and it alone's never gotten me a single bang, and only even helped with one (and in a very minor way). Since there's no demand for male porn stars, and I'm not gay or hunting size queens, it's really no more than a novelty.

Post: #16

(07-17-2013 08:45 AM)Anon-A-Moose Wrote:  having a huge cock is fairly useless for game. I'm (quite literally) off the chart, and it alone's never gotten me a single bang, and only even helped with one (and in a very minor way).

Lies!

See how you guys measure up!
http://www.thevisualiser.net/

Post: #17

(07-17-2013 08:04 AM)Kieran Wrote:  

(07-17-2013 06:16 AM)sixsix Wrote:  This is also interesting for anyone interested in penis size.

After seeing a thousand monster cocks in porn, it's easy to think you're small.
Then an 5.6" average is already a relief for most guys. Sorry to the rest.

Here, the cumulative distribution ("At my size, how what percentage is bigger or smaller?"):



According to that data:
- The mean also lies between 5.5 and 6 inches.
- Most guys are about the same.
- 85% of all guys are between 5 and 7 inches.
- At 7" you are already bigger than 90% of the guys.

I'm not convinced on this. Women don't bat an eyelid at 7.5 - 8 inches and yet according to this that would put you in the top 5%.

You might want to calibrate whatever you use to measure.

I regularly bang into cervix's at that size and most broads find that uncomfortable.

Post: #18

Okay. But do you get the impression that they are at all surprised by that size? Generally, I don't. You would think that, considering that they would statistically have had to encounter a lot of dick to come across somebody in the top 5%, they would be quite in awe, and yet excepting a few, most aren't at all.

Post: #19

They don't want to boost your ego.

Post: #20

Big dick can be good if you want to be lazy post bang and just have her on call for booty calls without doing much work.

I had a girl this last weekend tell me the only reason she comes back to me is for my dick. I'm above average- not like Shaq size or anything.

Post: #21

(07-17-2013 08:51 AM)el mechanico Wrote:  

(07-17-2013 08:45 AM)Anon-A-Moose Wrote:  having a huge cock is fairly useless for game. I'm (quite literally) off the chart, and it alone's never gotten me a single bang, and only even helped with one (and in a very minor way).

Lies!

See how you guys measure up!
http://www.thevisualiser.net/

This website is the end destination of all internet activity.

Post: #22

A female has always seen a bigger dick then yours always. Unless its the biggest she has seen, she won't give you the ego boost.

Post: #23

(07-17-2013 11:25 AM)kosko Wrote:  A female has always seen a bigger dick then yours always. Unless its the biggest she has seen, she won't give you the ego boost.

Post: #24

These studies based on self-measurements could be all over the place due to different methods. Are they pressing the ruler into the fat pad above the dick to get bone-pressed erect length? Only measurements taken by a trained researcher can be trusted.

And France, WTF? Why on earth would they be something like 1 SD above the mean of all surrounding countries.

Now a confession: I've seen a lot of erect cocks in real life, at swinger parties. Median must have been around 6.5 to 7 inches (didn't have my tape measure with me, haha). Above 7.5 was rare. But bear in mind these were self-selected horny bastards who had the confidence to get their dicks out in mixed company for all to see, so I guess they would tend to be larger than average. I found it quite intimidating at first, but soon got used to it, and the women were not generally size queens.

Unless you're super-small, don't worry about it. If you are, do some exercises like jelquing. Girth is more important than length in terms of a woman's physical sensation (as told to me by many) and it can be trained. Length may look impressive and get the urge going in her, but a few episodes of painful cervix-bashing will temper her appetite for long schlongs.

Post: #25

(07-17-2013 02:11 PM)Acute Angle Wrote:  These studies based on self-measurements could be all over the place due to different methods. Are they pressing the ruler into the fat pad above the dick to get bone-pressed erect length? Only measurements taken by a trained researcher can be trusted.

And France, WTF? Why on earth would they be something like 1 SD above the mean of all surrounding countries.

Now a confession: I've seen a lot of erect cocks in real life, at swinger parties. Median must have been around 6.5 to 7 inches (didn't have my tape measure with me, haha). Above 7.5 was rare. But bear in mind these were self-selected horny bastards who had the confidence to get their dicks out in mixed company for all to see, so I guess they would tend to be larger than average. I found it quite intimidating at first, but soon got used to it, and the women were not generally size queens.

Unless you're super-small, don't worry about it. If you are, do some exercises like jelquing. Girth is more important than length in terms of a woman's physical sensation (as told to me by many) and it can be trained. Length may look impressive and get the urge going in her, but a few episodes of painful cervix-bashing will temper her appetite for long schlongs.

Is it possible to increase only girth? I am long already, so extra length would be no good.