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Half an inch CAN make all the difference. Disproving a number of self-measurement surveys that had the average penis length at 6.4 inches, the Lifestyles Condom Penis Size Survey, now the largest medical survey, found that an average erect penis is less than 5.9 inches.
Lifestyles Condoms conducted medically supervised scientific research into the average length and circumference of the erect penis during Spring Break in Cancun and found that the average penis length is 5.8777 inches, with the majority ranging between 5.5 and 6.3 inches. The average girth (or circumference) is 4.972 inches, with majority ranging between 4.7 and 5.1 inches.
From March 11 to 17, 2001, a total of 401 males over the age of 18 were measured, one at a time, by qualified medical staff (protected by Ansell Medi-Touch gloves) in private tents at the Dady Rock nightclub in Cancun, Mexico. Of the 401 men, 300 were able to gain an erection for measurement – a success rate of only 75 percent! At 300 men, this survey was five times larger than the University of California (San Francisco) and twice as large as the study conducted by a Brazilian urologist.
The Lifestyles Condoms Penis Size Survey was designed to create a better condom, to ensure that they are sized properly, comfortable and won’t slip.
Lifestyles Condoms Penis Size Survey
Measurement methodology
The following strict criteria was enforced by a doctor and a team of four nurses who consistently attended each of the seven nights of this penis size research. Measuring the length was from the point at the base of the erect penis where the top of the penile shaft meets the pubic area to the tip of the glans (“head”). For uncircumcised men the foreskin was retracted. Measuring the girth was at mid-shaft around the circumference of the penis when the penis was erect. Failure to gain an effective erection for measurement disqualified the volunteer from being included in the data for the calculation of average erect penis length and girth.
Environment
The research was conducted at Dady Rock Nightclub in Cancun, Mexico during Spring Break 2001. The majority of participants were U.S. college students, but it was not limited to this group. Volunteers were asked to enter a private area where they would gain an erection and then call for the two qualified nurses to measure their erect penis. To ensure the accuracy of the data, each erect penis was measured by two nurses. A doctor supervised the nurses and all activity. Volunteers tended to be groups of friends, which helped ensure a wide range of penis sizes (big and small) and provide us with a more accurate average figure.
Sample size
There were 401 male volunteers of which only 300 were “effective” male volunteers (75 percent), as 101 male volunteers (25 percent) could not gain an erection for measurement. At 300 effective measurements, this study is twice the size of any previous study that uses medical staff to measure penis size. This method is more accurate and reliable than studies where volunteers undertake self-measurement/reporting.
Erect penis length
The average erect penis length was 5.877 inches (14.928 cm). Standard deviation was 0.825 inches (2.096 cm) or with 53.33 percent of the effective sample measuring between 4.725 inches (12 cm) and 5.118 inches (13 cm).
Erect penis girth
The average erect penis was 4.972 inches (12.63 cm). Standard deviation was .508 inches (1.29 cm) or with 53.33 percent of the effective sample measuring between 4.725 inches (12 cm) and 5.118 inches (13 cm).
Comparative research
There have been previous research studies on this subject but they have all had shortcomings that produced unreliable data, making the results doubtful at best.
Conclusion
Using the figure 5.877 inches from Lifestyles Condoms Penis Size Survey, it appears that men on average exaggerate their penis length by a quarter to a half an inch when they are permitted to measure and report their own size.
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