The long and the short of it: definitive manhood research released

British researchers have crunched the numbers to reveal the worldwide average penis size. The answer is: 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, the research found, the penis of the average Joe is all of 9.16 cm in length and has a girth of 9.31 cm. The study participants were men aged 17-91 who had their penises measured in 20 previously published studies conducted in Europe, Asia, Africa and the United States.

The information may be useful for reassuring men worried about their size. But it may also have the unintended effect of shrivelling the egos of those who thought they were abnormally well-endowed.

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The team found no evidence for penis size differences linked to race, nor did the researchers find any convincing correlation between a man’s foot size and the length of his manhood. The work, published in the BJU International journal of urology, was the first to combine all existing data on penis length and girth into a definitive graph. The team hopes doctors can use their graph in counselling men with “small penis anxiety” and Body Dysmorphic Disorder – a debilitating psychological condition that can lead to obsessive and anti-social behaviour, depression and even suicide.

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