It's an age-old question that worries many a man - what
constitutes a 'normal' looking penis?
Now, scientists have revealed what women rate
as being important - and it may surprise you.
Overall cosmetic appearance was rated as the most
essential factor, followed by the appearance of pubic hair and skin around the
genital area.
While girth was considered the joint third most important
aspect, women only rated length as the sixth most vital asset.
Rated as the least important aspect of a penis'
appearance was the position and shape of the urethral opening, where urine
leaves the body (defined as the meatus, in medical terminology).
The men in the new study had undergone surgery for
hypospadias, and the researchers were keen to find out if women could spot the
difference between penises that had undergone surgery and those that had
not.
However the doctors, from the University Children’s
Hospital, in Zurich, Switzerland, were also keen to get women's views on
what constitutes a 'good looking' penis in any man.
Their study, entitled 'What Is a Good Looking Penis', has
been published in the latest issue of the Journal
of Sexual Medicine.
First, it was ascertained that the genitals of men who
underwent surgery were considered as normal-looking as non-affected,
circumcised genitals.
HOW RESEARCHERS SOUGHT TO DEFINE A GOOD
LOOKING PENIS
In the questionnaire, the
women were also asked how important they considered eight different aspects of
a penis on a 5-point scale ranging from very unimportant (1) to very important
(5).
They were:
Penile length, penile girth, position and shape of the meatus,
shape of glans, appearance of scrotum, shape of penile skin, appearance of
pubic hair, and general cosmetic appearance;
They researchers also discovered what women regard
as important for overall appearance.
This was done by getting 105 women of different age
groups (16-20, 25-30, and 40-45 years) to complete a standardised
questionnaire.
In it, the women were asked to rate the importance of
eight penile aspects, including girth, length and cosmetic appearance.
They were also asked to indicate how normal they found
the appearance of two sets of photos - one of men who'd had surgery for
hypospadias and one of men with circumcised genitals.
Circumcised men were chosen as controls because the
absence of a foreskin means they have a similar penile appearance to men with
corrected hypospadias.
Furthermore, the women were asked about about their
sexuality and age.
The results showed that most women were unable to tell if
a man had undergone surgery for hypospadias - and the older and more
sexually active a woman had been, the more accepting of the procedure she
was.
Length was also less of an issue for these women.
Considered of least importance was the position of the
meatus - the opening where urine leaves the body. This is significant for men
who have suffered hypospadias because the meatus is affected.
In the
questionnaire, the women were asked how important they considered eight
different aspects of a penis on a 5-point scale ranging from very unimportant
(1) to very important (5).
The were penile
length, penile girth, position and shape of the meatus, shape of glans,
appearance of scrotum, shape of penile skin, appearance of pubic hair, and
general cosmetic appearance.
As
displayed in the table above, 'general cosmetic appearance' was rated as the
the most important factor, while 'penile length' was ranked sixth, and
the 'position and shape of meatus' last.
The researchers
say the length finding 'confirms previous studies which have found most women
find penile size “unimportant” or even “totally unimportant” and that most women
are satisfied with their partner’s penis size'.
In addition, men
should know that women look rather at the overall genital appearance than at
individual penile aspects such as the position and shape of the meatus or
penile size.
Earlier this
year, scientists revealed what is considered 'normal'
for penis size and length.
The average length of an erect penis is 5.2 inches (13.12
cm), they found.
Meanwhile, the average length of a flaccid penis is 3.6
inches (9.16 cm) and 5.2 inches (13.24 cm) when flaccid but stretched.
And when it comes to girth, the average erect
circumference was 4.6 inches (11.66 cm) and 3.7 inches (9.31 cm) when flaccid.
The British research also found there was a small
correlation between the erect length of a penis and a man's height.
The study could help to counsel men worried about their
size, or with investigations into how condom failure relates to penis size and
girth.
Some men are concerned about their penis size, and those
who are preoccupied and severely distressed may even be diagnosed with BDD.
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