What is the normal size and thickness of the penis? Discover the average penile

The need to be "normal" is common. When it comes to penis size, it can become a real source of discomfort for men.

A team of researchers gathered data from several men in a scientific study to define the "normality" of a penis. This work, published in the specialist urology journal BJU International, may be useful in advising men who are concerned about the size of their member, who sometimes suffer from dysmorphophobia (excessive fear of a bodily defect).

What is the normal size of the penis?

With measurements in hand, Dr David Veale of King's College London and his colleagues created, using an analysis of selected medical studies, a graphic diagram depicting the size of a resting or erect penis, including normal variations.

In carrying out this research, British doctors used 20 studies including more than 15,500 men whose penises were measured according to a procedure standardized by health professionals.

According to the study, the length of the penis at rest averages 9.16 centimeters (cm) and 13.24 cm if stretched out at rest. In erection, its average length is 13.12 cms. The average penis circumference ranges from 9.31 cm at rest to 11.66 cm in erection. In addition, they found that there is a "fairly weak" correlation between erect penis length and male height, according to the authors.

Should I be concerned about penis size?

According to the study, there is no need to worry excessively about the size of the penis, since most men have a size within the average penile.

For example, 6 out of 10,000 men may, in fact, have a penis outside the normal length. This corresponds to only 0.06% of the male population.

However, if size bothers you, check out the methods available to increase your penis size.

Most of the men considered in this analysis are European and Middle Eastern. Therefore, it is impossible to draw conclusions about differences in penis size according to geographic origins, as the authors noted.

Even if we now have a good idea of the average penis size, the authors recommend that further studies should continue to explore this issue.