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Am I Normal: Penis

Dr Dawn Harper discusses what is and isn’t normal when it comes to penis size and shape. It’s frequently the number 1 concern for guys when they are growing up, but with the help of a mens hockey team, Dr Dawn answers the most common concerns on everything from wet dreams, to troublesome erections and gets the opinions of the cast of Hollyoaks.

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i have little red pimples on my foreskin just under my bellend whitch are rissen but they only show up really bad after i have had sex

Asked on 11 Mar 2010 09:34 by karl
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hi, im 16 and in the genital area everything is functioning properly, but the only problem is i can't retract the foreskin (ahhhh) can you help me please?

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I have various problems , spots on the shaft of my penis warts on the end of my foreskin and i am unable to retract my foreskin when i am erect , can anyone helpp or give advice?

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Hi, I have red/ pink oatches of dry skin on my scrotum, is this eczma or fungal? It's veyr itchy but not all the time.

Posted on 9 Mar 2010 01:13 by Joe
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hi im 16 and i have got a thin penis should i be worried i have pubical hair and hair on my ballsack am i just a late bloomer i darnt ask girls out becasue of this.

Posted on 8 Mar 2010 19:09 by liam
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m8 you shoulint be worried it dosent matter about size or girth. In the end it willl just be fine dont worry !

Posted on 10 Mar 2010 03:15 by steve
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hi i am 17,when i get an erection the foreskin only goes half way down on the head of the penis,is this an illness or just normal,i also have a few spots/ blackheads on my penis,i do alot of exercise,is this the cause of them,tar

Posted on 7 Mar 2010 00:33 by tom
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i have lots of little spots on the back of the shaft of my penis. near the bottom of the shaft there are pubes growing out of the spots and the same is happening with a few of the spots on the shaft. what is this and is it normal?

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its normal its ingrown hairs thats all the lumps are the hairs trying to come out but the wrong way round its perfectly normal

Posted on 11 Mar 2010 16:03 by lucy
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This is a good answer

Hi im 15 and i have lil white spots very tiny alot when a pull back my foreskin and little lumps that dont have heade all over my scrotum and back of my penise. is this an 'illness' is there anything i can get to treat it. i am a vigin. could you reply with any help :D

Posted on 5 Mar 2010 23:48 by Jack
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i have got it as well m8 i would help ya but im still trying to find out my self. at least im not the only one.

Posted on 11 Mar 2010 09:37 by karl
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hi ,i'm 15 turning 16 in a cuple of days , and for 2 years iv realized that on my ball sack i have bumps ( like chiken skin) and I would like to know is it normal . And is 15-16 cm a normall size for my penis to be at my age ??

Posted on 5 Mar 2010 23:22 by shaun
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Can someone help me .. i was wondering if this is anything to worry about .. its hard to explain , you have your testies.. then some sort of "strings" attached to it ( inside your scrotum ) but the strings have gotten 3 times as big on on side and the other one hasn't.

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i have it to. i went to the docs and got a scan. its a yolk that your testicals have when your born its meant to go away but sometimes doesnt properly and u can feel certain tubes lumps and strings etc, and its only on one of my testicals that are really effected like you. but for safe measures get checked i was so embaressed but the releif was amazing and i was only 15. hope i have helped.

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This is a good answer

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