{"id":36901,"date":"2021-09-30T12:37:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T10:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/?p=36901"},"modified":"2021-10-04T17:24:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T15:24:31","slug":"is-my-penis-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/is-my-penis-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Is My Penis Normal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lads, when was the last time you looked down in the shower? In those first few minutes of the day as your mental modem starts pinging to life and a more dreamlike state affects all you see and perceive, your eyes may just travel all the way down to alight on your dick. <\/span>Your <\/span><\/i>dick. The one you\u2019ve seen for years, but only seen, and never much considered. It\u2019s yours and thus it is <\/span>the <\/span><\/i>dick: this is what they all look like because this is what mine looks like.<\/span><\/p>\n

But is it?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"is<\/p>\n

In this early morning mental stretch, you can find yourself going in directions and perceiving in ways you wouldn\u2019t normally do (and may play a part in what makes morning sex<\/a> so great). \u201cSure,\u201d you might think, \u201cI\u2019m pretty pleased with my dick–but in a veritable police line-up of penises, would mine stick out? <\/span>Is my dick normal<\/span><\/i>?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This author is aware that that was a lot of track to lay just to arrive at the central question of this post, but even if you\u2019ve never had this early morning shower musing, you\u2019ve no doubt wondered about how your dick stacks up against others. If not in terms of size and <\/span>shape<\/span>, then perhaps you\u2019ve wondered about your penis\u2019s particular color or even its texture, as all of these can and do differ from person to person.<\/span><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: There is no \u2018normal\u2019<\/h3>\n

For a penis, \u2018normal\u2019 doesn\u2019t matter nearly as much as \u2018healthy\u2019 does. Your dick may not look like the ones you see in porn, but that\u2019s not going to stop you from using and enjoying it by way of masturbation and sex.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just like how our bodies don\u2019t look like those of the cut characters from the Marvel movies. Does it stop me from wearing a probably-too-tight Captain America t-shirt that does nothing to hide my gut? Hell no. This is the body I\u2019ve got: It works right now and will continue to in the future if I take care of it. Like I don\u2019t have another body to fall back on, so it is with your penis: no matter how normal it is, as long as it is functioning, that\u2019s what counts the most.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you are going to see as you read on, the differences between penises are so insignificant that the most important factor is <\/span>penis health<\/span><\/a>, which extends to your general wellbeing as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, we can tell you that the best kind of penis is a healthy one until we are blue in the face, because what you\u2019re here for are the numbers, data and the superficial differences that can be compared across penises, so here goes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Size-wise<\/h3>\n

The <\/span>\u2018normal\u2019 size of penis<\/span><\/a> (normal here meaning \u2018statistically average\u2019) when erect is 13.12 cm (5.16 inches) in length and 9.31 cm (3.66 inches) in girth. This is according to a 2015 study of more than 15 thousand men, which is a huge swathe of manhood to sample from. Most likely, you fall into this group. If you\u2019re <\/span>on the ultra-big side<\/span><\/a> then hey, congrats or whatever. If you\u2019re perhaps afflicted with <\/span>micropenis<\/span><\/a>, then you\u2019ve got our sympathies for the mental cross you\u2019re probably bearing, but it is <\/span>nothing that you can\u2019t work with<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cock color<\/h3>\n

Kind of like a \u2018carpet matching the drapes\u2019 scenario, the color of your penis can vary, but in most cases is the same or similar shade of your overall skin color. A penis may appear darker or browner than one\u2019s overall skin color, however it could also take on a lighter or pinker hue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If your penis has been the same color for as long as you can remember, then it is totally fine. However, if new shades begin to appear, say a darkened spot or area of skin, this is something you should have a dermatologist look at to be assured that it’s okay.<\/span><\/p>\n

Look & feel<\/h3>\n

Yours likely isn\u2019t, so be assured that no one else has a totally smooth, porcelain-like dick. They all feature bumps, which tend to be hair follicles that protrude through the thin skin of your shaft. You\u2019ll find these follicular bumps near the base of the shaft, and unless they\u2019re swollen or are painful or irritated in any way, then they\u2019re a totally normal feature of a common cock.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Younger males may become alarmed when they see tiny bumps form on the head of their penis. These are called penile papules and they\u2019re a normal occurrence and not sexually transmitted. They occur in about 25% of males, making them quite a common penile feature.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreskin<\/h3>\n

The <\/span>cut-versus-uncut discourse<\/span><\/a> is one that is ongoing but ultimately pointless. Is it better to be circumcised? Is a fully-intact penis able to feel more? In North America, you\u2019re just as likely to be circumcised as not, so the differences between the two are pretty benign, if any actually exist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most likely, you\u2019ve got a normal penis: AKA a regular-degular dick.<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s not the size of the boat–hell, it\u2019s not even the <\/span>shape <\/span><\/i>of the boat–but the motion of the ocean. Sure, this is a well-worn and maybe even worn out adage, but it\u2019s true. The norm is just a construct: if the ocean\u2019s in motion, and if your boat has the power to run, then that\u2019s what counts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lads, when was the last time you looked down in the shower? In those first few minutes of the day as your mental modem starts pinging to life and a more dreamlike state affects all you see and perceive, your eyes may just travel all the way down to alight on your dick. Your dick. The one you\u2019ve seen for years, but only seen, and never much considered. It\u2019s yours and thus it is the dick: this is what they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":36902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[669],"coauthors":[951],"class_list":["post-36901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sexual-health","tag-sexual-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDo I Have a Normal Penis?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your penis is as identifiable as your fingerprints. 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