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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2015, 10:44 AM Mar 2015

Penis size: researchers provide the long and short of it [View all]

http://news.yahoo.com/penis-size-researchers-long-short-065620878.html


Paris (AFP) - What is an "average" size for a penis?

The enduring question now has a scientific answer: 13.12 centimetres (5.16 inches) in length when erect, and 11.66 cm around, according to an analysis of more than 15,000 appendages around the world.

In a flaccid state, it found, the penis of the average Joe is all of 9.16 cm in length and has a girth of 9.31 cm.

The numbers should help "reassure the large majority of men that the size of their penis is in the normal range," said British researchers who had assembled data from studies where participants had their member measured by a professional.
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Why does it matter? In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #1
Body Dysmorphic Disorder ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #2
Now I understand. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #3
well rtracey Mar 2015 #4
Here's an old joke lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #5
Smaller PavelKO Oct 2016 #6
Smaller? jda5150 Jan 2017 #7
If it's not less than two inches, it's a normal size. elmerh Jan 2018 #9
. NamesDave Mar 2017 #8
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