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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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University of Birmingham Hockey Club
Llanelli Youth Theatre
Tetbury Hospital

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hey im 15 and when i get an erected penis my foreskin does not pull back and when i try it hurts? i also have white marks on my bellend ? please get back to me im worried !

hiya i am 16 and i have a bit of a querie. when i was younge i had a stangulated hernia which has left me with only 1 testicle. i would like to know whether this would affect my sexual performance, and it also makes me feel very embarrassed when i get changed infront of my girlfriend (as i havnt told her yet) or in a public place. i also had a tight foreskin as a child so underwent an operation that was supposed to loosen it. however it has not loosened at all and i cannot pull the top of my foreskin over any part of my penis, will this also affect my sexual performance…....what do you reckomend i do about both of my problems…thanks alot ;)

hi im 13 and my fore skin doesnt pull back and when i pee my pee goes to one side is this somthing to worry about

hi when i masturbate this white fluid comes out of my penis,what is it and is it normal im 13 by the way

Hi im 16 and i havnt really started anything yet, i have minimum pubic hair and a relatively small penis, i am not really developing much, anything i can do to help it?

I am nearly 16 in about 4 months and im worried about my penis size. When erect it is 4 inches long. I also cannot ejaculate yet and im starting to get worried. i have little pubic hair around my penis and under my armpits. what should i do?

hi im 14 i have some pubic hair but my penis has not grown its quit embarrassing i want to know if theis is normal and when my penis will grow

im 13 years old and when i pull back my foreskin my head is attached to my foreskin its like webbed to it it really hurts what can i do and im really embarrist to tell anyone and not even my mum and dad know

hi im 13 and when i pull my foreskin back there is a white subastance ,is this antything to worry about?

hi..im 15 and i have alot of worries my penis hasn't started to develop yett and that is what worries me most also i have pubic hair but not that much im really worried because it is quite embarrising at school and out with my friends please write back to me as soon as you can thanks..x




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