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Abstract
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| Introduction
Some individuals with little
factual information on penile erections may be vulnerable to an unnecessary
anxiety which may become one of the issues of concern for therapist
and client. Some may consider penile enhancement surgery—without
benefit of accurate data on the flaccid and/or erect penis.
The present study reanalyzes extant but underused data from The
Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction and
presents new data to provide a general description of the main visual
traits of the erect penis: shape, angle, and length. Given
the social limitations on methods of data collection in this area,
the new data base is small. Yet, as will be seen in the review
of literature, the new data presented here are unique in the degree
to which they have been directly verified by the researcher.
Therapists and health professionals may find the description useful
in their efforts to provide clients a basis for understanding the
great variation that is included within the normal range of penile
erections.
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