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Is there such a thing as a 'summer penis'?
Obviously yes, in that penises do indeed continue to exist during the summer months. But that's not what people with penises are wondering about.
No. Those of the penile persuasion would like to know if the hot weather increases the size of their member, granting them a larger 'summer penis'.
People have searched the term 'summer penis' on and off with the hot weather since the heady days of 2004 – although we can't be sure everyone was searching the phrase for the same reason (remember back in the early noughties when you might attempt googling 'summer penis' for either porn or lols?).
Over on Reddit, men regularly flock to ask whether they're imagining an increase in the size of their penis as the weather gets hotter.
The truth is, they're not entirely imagining it. Penis size does increase as the weather gets hotter.
But it's by such an inconsequential amount that you'd have to be doing some detailed daily penis measurements to even notice.
Think logically. When something is cold, it constricts and appears smaller – and that includes the penis. Just ask anyone who rushes to cover up in a towel after a dip in a chilly pool.
When something is hot, it swells and expands. Just as your feet get a little swollen and take up more space when it's hot, the penis will puff up a tad, too.
Makes sense, right?
But this might only be apparent when looking at a flaccid penis, which can vary in size regardless of the weather. If you're a grower rather than a shower, your penis could look larger because it's at a different stage of arousal, not because it's actually increased inside.
An erect penis, however, has its own maximum size, when the spongy tissue of the penis is entirely filled with blood. Its maximum capacity won't increase just because it's warm outside.
Whatmighthappen, though, is that you're more likely to reach that maximum size in the summer months.
Urologist Dudley Danoff told MEL Magazine: 'In ideal conditions, in a warm environment, and with appropriate stimulation, assuming arterial factors are in order (no diabetes, or old age, or neuropathy [nerve damage]), warm weather will help you achieve maximum filling.
'It's more likely to be filled to the max in the summertime than wintertime.'
But as we mentioned, it's pretty unlikely that your erections have been so significantly under the full capacity of your penis that it would dramatically increase with the heat – we're not talking an additional few inches, but just a very slight swelling.
A change in flaccid size might be more noticeable, but you'd have to be regularly checking your penis to be aware of standard fluctuations throughout the day.
Essentially, hot weather could, in theory, make your penis a touch bigger, but you'd have to be analysing it quite closely to notice. And really, why bother?
A giant penis is not necessary for sexual pleasure for you or your partner, and a few millimeters extra in girth or length is unlikely to affect your sexual performance in any way.
The intense scrutiny of penis size is just another form of unfair body standards designed to make us all feel rubbish. It doesn't actuallymatter, and obsessing over your penis size, even by celebrating apparent growth, will likely give you a complex of never feeling big 'enough'.
You don't need to know the exact size of your penis dependent on the season, just in the same way that measuring the circumference of your stomach after every meal probably isn't a healthy choice – bodies fluctuate, there's no 'right' number or size, and learning to embrace your body at any size is likely a better use of time than measuring your body parts and comparing them to some unrealistic 'norm'.
Summer is a hotbed for body-related insecurities already, from the pressure to look toned in a swimsuit to worrying about chub rub and tanlines. There's really no need to add penises to the mix.
Stay chill, focus on all the joyous parts of summer that aren't your dick size, and swap that measuring tape for an ice cream.
Oh, and if you do notice a significant, drastic increase in the size of your penis during the heatwave, that's not cause for celebration. Head to your GP and check that the intense swelling isn't a symptom of something more sinister. Bigger isn't always better.
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Source: https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/26/hot-weather-make-penis-bigger-7763451/