Penis Size Case Study

Penis Size for Extra Pleasure vs Better Image

During the summer of 2005, the Department of Andrology and Sexology at Cairo University Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, conducted a new study about men's perceptions of their penis size. Of 92 men in the study, every one of them complained of short penis size, however, when compared to actual measurements, all of them were indeed of normal proportions. According to the study, “None of the patients had erectile dysfunction. None of the patients had short penis according to our measurements.”

So how is it that every one of them felt they were the unfortunate males who'd literally gotten the short end of the stick?

The study concluded that almost all of the men overestimated “normal” penis size. Indeed, this appears to be common throughout the world, where regardless of actual penis size, men somehow feel too small. Men almost universally desire to be longer and better endowed.

And it's no wonder, given even a cursory look at our own culture. References to penis size are everywhere, deeply ingrained in the language and attitudes that equate all sorts of undesirable characteristics with small penises. Having a “small dick” is said to be the same as being a coward, a spineless weasel, an arrogant and overcompensating asshole, a weakling, or a generally unpleasant and prickly person. The media, particularly of late, is rife with jokes and mean-spirited plotlines about penis size. Women talk more and compare more, in a culture where sex is considered just another part of dating – and one of the worst things they can say about someone they dislike is that he is inadequately hung.

Most men, meanwhile, don't have the opportunity for realistic comparison. As young men, their rates of development may vary wildly from those of their peers – so the cruel comparisons during that time are quite meaningless, even though they may lead to teasing and taunting. Later on in life, men's furtive locker-room glances aren't a great source of information either, since flaccid penises reveal little about their erectile potential, and since penis size in the flaccid state is so susceptible to temperature. Where that leaves most straight men to compare is to pornography, and face it, those guys in the flicks are not chosen for their acting ability – so you get a small section of the male population that happens to be unusually large.

Finally, the emphasis on the size of male genitalia is traditional throughout the world and in almost every culture. Simply stated, it is an almost universal precept that “the bigger the penis size, the bigger, stronger, better, more virile and sexier the man”. Read More ...