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Researchers don't know why the average penis size is increasing, but a study reveals a 24 percent increase in less than 30 years.
With the drop in sperm count and testosterone levels, the researchers thought they would find that the average penis size actually got smaller as well.
They were surprised to find that the opposite was true.
According to a study published in the World Journal of Men's Health, the average length of an erect penis has increased by 24 percent over the past 29 years, from 12.2 to 15.24 cm. The researchers, led by Stanford University urologist Dr. Michael Eisenberg, We examined data from 75 studies from 1942 to 2021 that included almost 56 thousand men.
The upward trend was found in "several regions of the world, and in all age groups," researchers said.
Maybe everyone is just lying?
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"The million dollar question is why this happened," says Eisenberg, according to USA Today.
According to him, one possible explanation is that men, like women, reached sexual maturity earlier, which gave all their body parts more time to grow.
Another possibility is that the penis is not growing, but the method of measurement has changed in recent decades.
And a final possibility is that everyone is lying about their penis size.
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Eisenberg told Stanford's Scope blog that further research should examine whether environmental factors such as chemical exposure might be behind the change.
"The increase occurred in a relatively short period of time. Any overall change in development is worrisome, because our reproductive system is one of the most important parts of human biology," he said. "If we see this rapid change, it means that something strong is happening to our bodies."
He adds: "Just as we measure height and weight every year across the US, this is something else we can measure systematically, because it may turn out to be an early indicator of changes in human development."
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