Is your penis normal?

Who's to blame for the modern man's obsession with the shape, size and colour of the penis?

This seems to be one of the biggest questions haunting the modern man. For some reason, he has become extremely worried about his penis. Perhaps it’s the media to blame which keeps on telling men that to be a good lover they must have a big organ, something that resembles a third leg. The problem has even been given a name ‘penile dysmorphic disorder’ which is a form of body dysmorphic disorder – a kind of mental illness where a person can’t stop thinking about a flaw in their appearance, which is imagined most of the time. A survey we did found the average size is 5.54 inches (14.07 cm) in length and 3.11 inches (7.9 cm) in girth.  (Revealed – the average Indian penis size)

The truth is that penises come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours and a lack of sex education means we get our information from wrong sources like porn, movies, magazines, etc. which gives us a twisted sense of reality. According to men’s health physician, Dr Hashmi, the problem lies more with the lack of sex education than something like porn.

He said: ‘The main culprit here is the lack of knowledge and awareness about sexuality. If we have to blame something, it would be the lack of sex education more than porn.  One of the contributing/risk factors for body dysmorphic disorder is the society/culture which sends a message that ‘certain’ images of body are desirable and others are not. So, yes when a person takes the norm from viewing porn then it can lead to problems. Accessing porn is much easier and free than accessing scientific information and or finding a specialist doctor to deal these sorts of problems. So, over a period of time, the wrong information (obtained through porn) gets reinforced and becomes to be TRUE for that person.’ (Penis enlargement methods – do they work?)

The truth is that the size of the penis doesn’t really add to sexual pleasure. There’s far more to sex than vaginal penetration. Dr Hashmi: ‘. It is vital to understand that the main sex organ in the body is your brain and not your genitals.’  (Penis size – should you really worry about it?)

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