A new research study/meta-analysis of, uh, y'know length, indicates
that the "normal" length is likely less than what most think. The
research
was published in the journal -- I kid you not -- BJU International,
a Wiley journal. For those who are curious, see:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bju.13010/full
The results section of the abstract make interesting reading but
probably only if one is fluent in the metric system; quoting:
|Results
|
|Nomograms for flaccid pendulous [n = 10 704, mean (sd) 9.16 (1.57) cm]
|and stretched length [n = 14 160, mean (sd) 13.24 (1.89) cm], erect
length
|[n = 692, mean (sd) 13.12 (1.66) cm], flaccid circumference [n = 9407,
|mean (sd) 9.31 (0.90) cm], and erect circumference [n = 381, mean (sd)
|11.66 (1.10) cm] were constructed. Consistent and strongest significant
|correlation was between flaccid stretched or erect length and height,
|which ranged from r = 0.2 to 0.6. Limitations: relatively few erect
|measurements were conducted in a clinical setting and the greatest
|variability between studies was seen with flaccid stretched length.
I'm sure that some Tipsters will be able to work in the above into their
statistics classes. Possibly for the most interesting use of means and
standard deviations. There are a number of correlations reported
between you-know-what and other body parts/variables but they
are not consistent (sorry guys with big feet), but, clearly, more
research
needs to be done.
Of course, such momentous results have caught the eye of the
mass media and interest is rising. See for example, the
UK's Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/03/the-results-are-in-study-reveals-average-penis-size
or the Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Are-you-worried-about-your-penis-size-Read-on/articleshow/46443857.cms
and, for the metrically challenged, HuffPo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/03/average-penis-size-comprehensive-review_n_6791672.html
Now, if anyone has taught a Sexuality and Behavior course, I think they
won't be too surprised by these results. However, anyone who gets
their knowledge about other guys junk from porno will probably be
surprised.
Women, of course, know better, as Maria Muldaur has noted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvrupRQD44I
-Mike Palij
New York University
[email protected]
P.S. And remember: if it ain't in the hips, it better be in the lips.
;-)
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