7 Crazy Facts About Penises That Might Actually Creep You Out
Whether you have one or you've handled one, you may think you know your way around a penis.Seeing [...]
Circumcised for morality:
Though we now tout that circumcision makes it easier to wash the penis, the history of this surgical process in the United States is an odd one.
Parents often consulted their doctor out of fear when a young son touched his penis, noting that he may be trying to masturbate. Masturbation was a widely-known religious sin, but (for some reason) it was also thought to be linked to physical and mental illnesses. Doctors began thinking that circumcision would deter boys from masturbating, and the procedure became widely accepted.
prevnextWorld records and in between:
The largest penis ever to be medically verified was 13.5 inches long and 6.25 inches in circumference. Though slews of men would love to brag about a penis this size, remember that the average vagina is three to four inches deep. Where is the rest supposed to go?
On the other hand, the smallest recorded penis is said to be only 5/8 of an inch.
To confirm that the penis in your life is 'normal', the average flacid penis is about 3.6 inches and erect is roughly 5.2 inches, according to a review from Kings College London.
Though he can't claim the world's smallest or largest penis, one man is claiming his right to genitalia fame as "Double D*ck Dude". The man, who recently shared details of his life with two fully functioning penises for a Reddit AMA, has diphallia. This condition affects one in 5.5 million men in the United States.
prevnextBroken 'bones':
Though a human male doesn't actually have any bones in his penis, it can still break! It's called a penis fracture, and it happens when there is trauma to an erect penis.
"During an erection, the penis is engorged with blood. If an engorged penis is bent suddenly or forcefully, the trauma can rupture the lining of one of the two cylinders in the penis responsible for erections — resulting in a penis fracture," writes Landon Traust, M.D.
The most common causes of this cringe-worthy injury? Sexual intercourse and aggressive masturbation.
If a penile fracture occurs and isn't treated with surgery, it'll likely result in erectile dysfunction or a permanent curve of the shaft.
prevnextGot monkey balls?:
Before Cialis hit the market, doctors experimented with the practice of xenotransplantation at the turn of the century. The surgery, in which testicles from goats, chimpanzees and baboons were transplanted to a human, was an effort to cure impotence.
"Thousands of men around the world in the 1920s went under the knife for the supposed benefits of what were known as 'monkey glands,'" says Tom Hickman in his book God's Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis. Unfortunately, their primal efforts didn't pay off.
prevnextBig ballers:
Want to know if the guy you've been seeing will be faithful for the long haul? The size of his testicles might reveal everything you need to know.
"Testicular research of a more sociological kind has deduced that men with large testicles are likely to be more unfaithful, the converse being true of men with small testicles," says Hickman. "A woman seeking a reliable long-term partner might be advised to invest in an orchidometer," a medical instrument designed to measure balls.
prevnextEjaculation station:
Male ejaculation is a fascinating subject, isn't it?
Studies have found that a man will ejaculate an average of 7,200 times in a lifetime, with 2,000 of those happy endings from masturbation. All that fun equates to about 14 gallons of semen over the course of his life.
The semen releases at an average speed of 28 mph, but, please, don't try tracking it with a speedometer at home.
prevnextSmoking kills (your love life):
Not only does research show that smoking lowers your libido, but one study found that cigarettes can lead to weaker erections. Because smoking constricts the blood vessels, it makes blood flow to the penis more difficult.
This decreased blood flow can also stunt the growth of your manhood! Again, the blood flow helps the penis become erect, so it won't have the capability to reach its full potential without a solid flow entering this area. Over time, smoking can shrink a penis' size by about one centimeter.
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