Secrets of the penis: Shape and size

In ”Secrets of the Phallus: Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?” Jesse Bering at Scientific American, confesses that he has spent his life wondering why the human penis is "such a peculiarly shaped device." Here are his observations:

1. “The erect human penis is especially large compared to that of other primates, measuring on average between five and six inches in length and averaging about five inches in circumference.” Our closest living relative, the chimp, is nowhere near as large, even at its most excited phase.

2. Only the human phallus has such a distinctive mushroom cap-type head/glans. “Chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans have a much less extravagant phallic design, more or less all shaft.” Another unique attribute?

3. During sex, the penis swells inside the vagina and “occupies the vaginal tract, and with full penetration can even reach the woman’s cervix and lift her uterus.” So maybe size does matter after all.

4. Even though humans are relatively monogamous, especially when compared to other species, we weren’t always so loyal, which is why the human penis adapted to deal with competing sperm from other mates. The “semen displacement theory” suggests that the human penis is meant to deposit sperm as deep in the vagina as possible, outshooting sperm from other sexual partners, biology’s way of ensuring paternity.

5. Another way the human penis outsmarts the competition? By getting rid of the competition’s sperm. Human male “penises were sculpted in such a way that the organ would effectively displace the semen of competitors from their partner’s vagina, a well-synchronized effect facilitated by the ‘upsuck’ of thrusting during intercourse.” Basically, the frenetic thrusting not only encourages the penis to ejaculate, but it also flushes out the sperm left behind by prior partners.

6.Men also thrust deeper and faster after being reunited with partners they haven’t seen in awhile, which leads scientists to conclude that men want to make sure their partners aren’t impregnated by the competition while they’re away.

4 or 8 inches: Does size matter?

All the penis enlarging products that flood the market, from pumps to pills and stretching make me believe that men live in constant fear that their manhood is not big enough. What they don't realize is that a recent study, involving 800 men of all shapes, races, and sizes, concluded that the average penis size is 5.5 inches.

 That's not gigantic, is it? So relax if you are not packing like a porn star.

It's how you work it
I have talked with a lot of women who say things like, "It's not the size, it's what you do with it." Or "I've been with men who are huge but they didn't know how to satisfy a woman. It was just bang, bang, bang and all I was getting was sore." Another said, "I'd rather have a large one but it better be attached to a man who knows what he's doing."

Many women find that a man who is built smaller will compensate with other lovemaking skills. They become more proficient with their tongues and hands. There are so many ways to make love, why think it all hinges on a 7" magic wand? So men, don't hinge your self-esteem on your penis. At least it doesn't matter all that much to the average woman.

I have found that the average women simply doesn't care about size--except if it is so small it feels like a noodle in a wind tunnel. Even then, if a woman loves you, she will find other ways of having physical fun with you. Once in a while someone will say it is very important. But if a woman knows her own body, she will be able to extract pleasure from even a small penis that's not fully tumescent.

For many women, penises are interesting and they are turned on by feeling them get hard. But women care more about whether you wash yourself and smell good, rather than what it looks like.

Quality time
In a recent poll taken among women, 82% agree that the quality of sex is much more important than quantity. In fact, many well hung men are known to be lousy lovers. All they think they need to do is flash it at the woman and she's supposed to get all weak in the knees. And because they are so proud of their length and girth, they think the woman will have an orgasm just looking at it. So they don't do anything but hump away until they come and the woman is left with a big question mark in her head and a stretched out va-jay-jay. However, a penis of any size, if used properly, can satisfy her and provide her with passion and lust.