A bailiwick has bring up novel interrogative sentence about how the size of a male penis affects fertility .
put out in the journalFertility and Sterility , the enquiry was led by Dr Austen Slade from the University of Utah . In the study , the penis of 815 Man age 18 to 59 were measured between 2014 and 2017 . The results tentatively suggested penis length was linked to fecundity .
Those with a length average about 12.5 centimetre ( 4.9 inches ) were found to have more difficultness conceiving than those at 13.4 centimeters ( 5.3 column inch ) , reportedHealthline . It was suggest that innate or genetic factors could act as in role in prolificacy , although the precise cause of the link is n’t clear .
" It may not be a striking difference of opinion but there was a clear statistical significance,“saidDr Austen . " It remains to be determined if there are different penial length cut - offs that would predict more severe infertility . ”
But Healthline also pointed out some limitations with the study . Notably , it was not compeer - review , but instead presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in Denver .
And Sheena Lewis , an expert in reproduction from Queen ’s University Belfast , said the findings were “ not really clinically usable ” yet , highlighting that it was n’t clear from the cogitation what a normal penis distance was .
“ One affair that scares men is that size of it matter , ” she allege , reportedThe Huffington Post . “ To now say they have a smaller chance of becoming a father is not a good message . ”
So it ’s safe to say we ca n’t really string many conclusions from this enquiry at the moment without more findings or peer - retrospect datum . And the science of male penis size of it remains somewhat uncertain to say the least .
A field back in 2016 attempted to mapaverage penis sizesaround the world , but it achieved very different event to aprevious studyin 2015 . Other research in 2016 find that mentended to lieabout their penis size anyway , earn study into this field particularly tricky .
So while this latest study could be some lawsuit for concern , there ’s no need to be worried just yet calculate on which camp you descend into .
“ For now , men with short penises do n’t necessitate to worry about fertility , ” read Dr Slade .
