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Anthony Quinlan: sausage
Kent Riley: The widgie
Girl 1: Trouser snake
Boy 1: Schlong
Hollie Jay-Bowes: Little Ricky
Boy 2: Purple Headed Warrior
Dr Dawn: Penises come in all shapes and sizes. Take these hockey players; no face the same, no penis the same. Each penis is unique. It’s during puberty, usually between the ages of 11 and 18, when your penis and testicles will begin to develop. Although the penis doesn’t actually stop growing until the ages of 18 to 21. And it’s normal for boys to develop at different ages and rates. Whether you’re going through puberty, are about to go through puberty or have been through puberty, I guarantee, nearly all guys have had the same willy worries.
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Kent Riley: I think what lads worry about the most would be size and most definitely shape.
Hollie Jay-Bowes: Every guy i’ve ever come across has always wanted to measure his penis – what is that about?
Boy 3: Something else that bothers boys my age is maybe if it’s bent or something.
Boy 2: When you grow up you always worry about it like a lot more than you should do and then when you get to like you know our age you think well it’s not really that important at all – it’s what you do with it, isn’t it?
Boy 4: Yep
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One of the main differences in appearance is between a circumcised penis and a non-circumcised one.
Circumcision is a procedure that surgically removes either fully or partially the flap of skin that covers the head of the penis called the foreskin.
About 20 percent of men in the world have been circumcised.Mainly for religious, cultural or medical reasons.
Not only can penises look very different from each other, but of course the same penis will look very different when it’s erect compared to when it’s flaccid.
An erection is when the penis enlarges and stiffens in response to sexual excitement.
A message is sent from the brain to release blood into the penis, making it lengthen and become firm.
Some guys have quite a large flaccid penis that when erect only grows very slightly.
Others will have a fairly small flaccid penis that increases in size quite a bit .
With the onset of sexual arousal, boys get erections more often.
And won’t always have control of them.
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Anthony Quinlan: It can be awkward sometimes having a penis as well. It can get in the way a bit and obviously growing up it can be slightly embarrassing when you get erections in class and stuff.
Kent Riley: No you never really ever get control of them, i mean i was on set the other day in white boxers, and you know, it started, err you know, doing it’s thing.
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On average a teenager has four erections every night and a wet dream, every three weeks.
A ‘wet dream’, is when you ejaculate in your sleep.
It’s totally natural – in fact over 80 percent of guys have had one in their lives.
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Boy 5: I think some teenagers worry about having wet dreams and others just think that it’s a natural part of the process of growing up and others, some of them look forward to having one because it shows that they’re finally becoming a man.
Anthony Quinlan: I think i masturbated too much to have wet dreams personally.
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More important than the size is the health of your penis.
So clean your genitals at least once a day and don’t forget under the foreskin.
Avoid applying aftershaves, talc or deodorants directly on the genital area as they can irritate.
Always wear a condom and remember unprotected sex will put you at risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection and some nasty consequences.
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 trouble pulling my foreskin back when my penis is erect and isn't erect, if I pull it back the smallest little bit when erected it tears my foreskin causing pain and scars. I'm 15 and it hurts because I cannot have hard sex. I don't want to go to my doctor about this am I'm shy about things like this but it's beginning to really annoy me. I used to be able to do it at the age of 11 or so when I couldn't ejaculate yet but ever since 11/12 I haven't been able to pull it back at all and when I do it tears and scars. I do not even want to consider circumcision so that's out of the solution. Any kind of help is much appreciated, thanks.
i'm 16 now and my foreskin does not retract fully back behind the head of my penis i have hair in the right places and the foreskin can retract when flaccid what is the problem plz help!
Hi, im 14 and i have defiantly reached puberty, i have hair in all the right place, but there are two things i am worried about. 1.when i get an erection my foreskin does not come back to reveal my penis head 2.i can not yet ejaculate, i masturbate, yet i dont feel a thing am i normal? or is my penis faulty?
I have this same problem but i am not sure what is wrong
I have small spots around the base of my penis, i wash every day like you should. They just don't want to go. Whats wrong?
i have a purple mark by my willy it really hurts, its not lumpy it just round and purpleish it ent a love bite it just really hurts, what can it be?
I'm 17, and i am getting worried about the size of my penis, the rest of my body has changed during puberty, except my penis, is this common/normal ? Plz reply
hi im 13 and my glan hurts when i touch it is it normal and when i get a erection my foreskin does not go back it is natural plz help me.
hi im 13 and my glan hurts when i touch it is it normal and when i get a erection my foreskin does not go back it is natural plz help me.
i cant get my end of bell out of the foreskin. Help :(
im 17 and i dont feel that my erections are hard enough on a regular basis..they also tend not to last long enough to have sex..how do i relax and let it take its course?