What is a Penis?
© Love Matters | Rita Lino

What is a Penis?

The penis is able to get bigger and smaller because it’s made of erectile tissue – inside it’s like a sponge that can fill up with blood.

The different parts of your penis are:

1. The shaft – the long part of the penis
2. The glans – the head of the penis
3. The foreskin, if you aren’t circumcised – skin that covers the glans
4. The urethral opening – where the pee comes out

Penis shaft, foreskin, glans, urethral opening

The penis is able to get bigger and smaller because it’s made of erectile tissue – inside it’s like a sponge that can fill up with blood.

Head and foreskin

The head of your penis, the glans, is a sensitive part of your penis - usually the most sensitive part. When you’re born, the head of your penis is covered and protected by the foreskin.

Some men are circumcised. This means their foreskin is cut away.

Penis Circumcised and Uncircumcised

The foreskin is attached to the head by a band of skin called the frenulum. It is very sensitive to touch, particularly the bottom ridge. If you’re uncircumcised, when you get an erection, the foreskin usually slides back and the head is uncovered. But in some men the frenulum can be very short. So when you have erection, it’s painful because your foreskin may be stopped from sliding right back over the head of your penis. A doctor can free it with a minor operation. Whether you’re circumcised or not, it’s important to clean your penis carefully. Read more on how to care for the uncircumcised or circumcised penis.

 

Hygiene

Whether you’re circumcised or uncircumcised you should wash your penis every day.

If you're uncircumcised, gently pull back your foreskin and use warm water to clean the head of your penis. You can use soap on the shaft of your penis, but it’s probably not a good idea to use soap to clean under your foreskin.

 

 

Smegma

Soap can upset the natural balance of bacteria and actually make you more likely to get fungal infections. If you do choose to wash the head of your penis with soap, use a gentle one without strong perfumes.

It's important to wash away smegma. This is a white or yellowish sticky substance made up of skin oil and shed skin cells. It’s perfectly natural, but it can build up under your foreskin and smell, irritate, and cause infection.

Erection

An erection is when the penis gets enlarged and hard. Inside your penis are three tubes of spongy tissue. When you get sexually aroused, they fill up with blood, and your penis gets longer and harder. When you get an erection it may be called a ‘boner’, but there’s no bone in a penis!

What happens when you're aroused?

  • You get an erection – your penis goes hard and gets bigger.
  • A clear fluid called pre-ejaculate comes out of the end of your penis.
  • Your breathing speeds up and you may even make noises
  • Your pupils (the dark centre in your eyes) get bigger
Penis Erection

Variations

Erections vary in size and angle. No two boys or men are the same. There are big variations in the size and angle of erections, which can be influenced by things like circumcision and genetics.

Penis Length

Circumcision and erection

Not circumcised
If you’re uncircumcised, when you have an erection your foreskin slides back, and you can see the head of your penis (glans).

Circumcised
If you are circumcised, whether you have an erection or not, you can see the head of your penis. This is because your foreskin has been removed.

It's all in the angle

When erect, your penis could point upwards, downwards, or straight ahead.

  • 25 percent of men have erect penises that point nearly or completely downwards to their feet
  • 35 percent of men have erect penises that point nearly or completely straight up against their abdomen area
  • 40 percent of men have erect penises that point nearly or completely straight forward

Pearly penile papules

If you’ve got little white bumps around the rim of the head of your penis, they may well be pearly penile papules.

Pearly penile papules aren't a sexually transmitted infection. This means you can’t get them from someone else or spread them to other people.

They are often confused with genital warts, but they’re not an infection at all. If the bumps on your penis bleed, itch, pop or seep fluids, get them checked by a medical professional.

Common

Pearly penile papules appear to be very common. The few studies done on them found that anywhere between 8 to 48 percent of men surveyed had them. They seem to be particularly common among men aged 20 to 30 years old.

It’s possible that through your lifetime, the bumps will appear and disappear by themselves. Don’t pick at them or try to pop them because you can create infections or scarring.

They don’t need medical treatment because they are not caused by an infection or an abnormality. However, some men are embarrassed by the way they look. Also, you might feel it affects the way you have sex.

Treatment

A dermatologist can remove them using a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser. It’s a simple but painful operation in which the CO2 laser vaporises the bumps. After the procedure, there will be some swelling and scabbing, but it should heal within two weeks.

Did you find this useful?

Comments
Relax Farhaan bete! Iska koi tarika mojjud nahi hai. Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yahan se hasil karo aap http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes Aur please size par mat jao apna andaaz acha karo unke saath time bithao
Yeh koi problem nahin hai…its very common. Sex ki bhavna yadi adhik ho to yeh hona bahut hee samanya hai. http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/ejaculation Aur yeh durd ki samsya ke liye aap ek visheshgya ya panjikrit doctor se mill lijiye.
Relax bete! Ling ka size badhane ka koi bhi tarika mojjud nahi hai. Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yahan se hasil karo aap http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes Aur please size par mat jao apna andaaz acha karo unke saath time bithao.
Bête is skin ko nahataye samaye halkaye se pichay kar ke saaf karna hota hai jissey ki waha saafai bani raheye, yadi aisaye kartaye mein koi jyda takleef ya blood araaha hai toh ek doctor se mill lo iskaye baaraye mein. Aur jyada yaha padhiye : http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis
Pehle yeh samjh lijiye ki iska hasthmethun se koi sambandh nahi hai kyunki Yeh ek safe /surakshit tareeka hai apni santushti karne ka. Isse koi nuksaan ya beemari nahin hoti. http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating Ling ke size mein ek apna teda pann hona is quite common bete don't worry isse koi samsya hoti nahin hai.Yeh padhiye zara: http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizesc
लिंग के साइज़ में एक अपना टेडा पन्न होना बहुत common है। do not worry इससे कोई समस्या होती नहीं है.यह पढ़िए ज़रा, http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizesc
लिंग के साइज़ में एक अपना टेडा पन्न होना बहुत common है। do not worry इससे कोई समस्या होती नहीं है.यह पढ़िए ज़रा, http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizesc
Hmmm! Bete Prem please isse phodne ya swyam hatane ki koshish na karein. Iske liye aap ek twacha rog visheshaya se hee mil sakte hain. Zara poori detail yaha padhiye: https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/pe
Beta jaldi hone se koi baat nahin, dont worry. So sabse pehle toh apni partner ki body ko samjh lo- usko time de do. Aur yadi shareer menin uttejna adhik hogi, sex ki bhavna zyada hogi toh sheeghr patan hone ki sambhavna bhi adhik hee hogee. aisee stithi mein, partner par focus badhana, foreplay , yaani bête ki pravesh karne se pehle bahut se alag alag kriyaein karna , jinse dono ko aanand mile, apne partner kee uttejna badhana, yeh sab activitys sabse zaroori hain. iske ilava, partner ke saath sex karne se pehle, ek baar hast maithun kar saktey hain, utne samay pehele jitne mein ling mein tanaav aa jaaye. Condom ka istemaal bhi jaldi discharge mein help karta hai. http://lovematters.in/hi/news/premature-ejaculation-top-five-facts
Bete Aanchal aisa bilkul bhee nischit nahi hai ki pehli baar sex ke duran blood niklega hee kyunki Kaumarya ka poora daromadaar hymen ya jhilli se juda hua hai. Yaad rakhiye ki yeh bahut hee asani se toot saktee hai, jese cycling, horse riding ya khel-kud ke duran. Apnay mann se doubt clear kijiye aur yeh padhiye: http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/faqs-hymen-and-virginity
Ling ka size badhane ka koi bhi tarika mojjud nahi hai. Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yahan se hasil karo aap http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes Aur please size par mat jao apna andaaz acha karo unke saath time bithao.
Bête is skin ko nahataye samaye halkaye se pichay kar ke saaf karna hota hai jissey ki waha saafai bani raheye, yadi aisaye kartaye mein koi jyda takleef ya blood araaha hai toh ek doctor se mill lo iskaye baaraye mein. Aur jyada yaha padhiye : http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis
Ling ka size badhane ka koi bhi tarika mojjud nahi hai. Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yahan se hasil karo aap http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes Aur please size par mat jao apna andaaz acha karo unke saath time bithao.
Bête is skin ko nahataye samaye halkaye se pichay kar ke saaf karna hota hai jissey ki waha saafai bani raheye, yadi aisaye kartaye mein koi jyda takleef ya blood araaha hai toh ek doctor se mill lo iskaye baaraye mein. Aur jyada yaha padhiye : http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis
Ling ke size mein ek apna teda pann hona is quite common bete don't worry isse koi samsya hoti nahin hai.Yeh padhiye zara: http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizesc Hastmaithun ek safe /surakshit tareeka hai apni santushti karne ka. Isse koi nuksaan ya beemari nahin hoti. Yadi chahein toh bahut see activities hain, jaise ki khel – games, gym ya koi hobbies…ok? http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating
But sleeping with used condom is not a healthy thing bete! Oaky now listen foreskin ought to easy to pull back softly while bathing for cleaning, But if it is bleeding and you facing problem in pulling it back consult to a doctor. Also this could well be a cleanliness issue. See a doctor. Take care! http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis
Is skin ko nahataye samaye halkaye se pichay kar ke saaf karna hota hai jissey ki waha saafai bani raheye, yadi aisaye kartaye mein koi jyda takleef ya blood araaha hai toh ek doctor se mill lo iskaye baaraye mein. Aur jyada yaha padhiye : http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis
Bete is skin ko nahataye samaye halkaye se pichay kar ke saaf karna hota hai jissey ki waha saafai bani raheye, yadi aisaye kartaye mein koi jyda takleef ya blood araaha hai toh ek doctor se mill lo iskaye baaraye mein. Aur jyada yaha padhiye : http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis Aur yadi shareer menin uttejna adhik hogi, sex ki bhavna zyada hogi toh sheeghr patan hone ki sambhavna bhi adhik hee hogee. aisee stithi mein, partner par focus badhana, foreplay , yaani bête ki pravesh karne se pehle bahut se alag alag kriyaein karna , jinse dono ko aanand mile, apne partner kee uttejna badhana, yeh sab activitys sabse zaroori hain. iske ilava, partner ke saath sex karne se pehle, ek baar hast maithun kar saktey hain, utne samay pehele jitne mein ling mein tanaav aa jaaye. Condom ka istemaal bhi jaldi discharge mein help karta hai. http://lovematters.in/hi/news/premature-ejaculation-top-five-facts
Bilkul nahi bete Niranjan Ling ke size mein ek apna teda pann hona is quite common bete don't worry isse koi samsya hoti nahin hai.Yeh padhiye zara: http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizesc Aur jaldi hone se koi baat nahin, dont worry. So sabse pehle toh apni partner ki body ko samjh lo- usko time de do. Aur yadi shareer menin uttejna adhik hogi, sex ki bhavna zyada hogi toh sheeghr patan hone ki sambhavna bhi adhik hee hogee. aisee stithi mein, partner par focus badhana, foreplay , yaani bête ki pravesh karne se pehle bahut se alag alag kriyaein karna , jinse dono ko aanand mile, apne partner kee uttejna badhana, yeh sab activitys sabse zaroori hain. iske ilava, partner ke saath sex karne se pehle, ek baar hast maithun kar saktey hain, utne samay pehele jitne mein ling mein tanaav aa jaaye. Condom ka istemaal bhi jaldi discharge mein help karta hai. http://lovematters.in/hi/news/premature-ejaculation-top-five-facts
Suniye yeh ek safe /surakshit tareeka hai apni santushti karne ka. Isse koi nuksaan ya beemari nahin hoti. Yadi chahein toh bahut see activities hain, jaise ki khel – games, gym ya koi hobbies…ok? http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating
Hmmm! So bete sabse pehle apke pehle sawal ka jawab suno hasthmethun se koi bhee nuksaan nahi na shaadi se pehle na shaadi ke baad, Bus swasth raho aur yaad rakho ki Hastmaithun ek safe /surakshit tareek ahai apni santushti karne ka. Isse koi nuksaan ya beemari nahin hoti . yadi chahein toh bahut see activities hain, jaise ki khel – games, gym ya koi hobbies… ok? http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating Aur haan pornography ka maksad kewal manoranjan tak hee simit hai. Isse apne niji jeevan par lagu karne kee na sochein. Saath hee yeh link bhee zarur padh lo:https://lovematters.in/en/resource/pornography
Bilkul bhee nahi! Hasthmethun se koi sambandh nahi hai kyunki Yeh ek safe /surakshit tareeka hai apni santushti karne ka. Isse koi nuksaan ya beemari nahin hoti. http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating Aur Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yahan se hasil karo aap http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes
Yeh keh paana toh zara mushkil hai bete yeh toh har viyakti ke liye alag-alag ho sakta hai. Lekin yeh padh lijiye: http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/making-love http://lovematters.in/hi/news/premature-ejaculation-top-five-facts
Bete ling pe skin bahut hee maheen hota hai so isliye who ubhra hua dikh raha hai… koi bhi badi baat nahin, Lekin Ling ka size badhane ka koi bhi tarika mojjud nahi hai. Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yahan se hasil karo aap http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes Saath hee yeh bhee zarur padh lijiye: http://lovematters.in/hi/news/4-signs-you-have-erectile-dysfunction https://lovematters.in/hi/news/erection-trouble-where-turn
Yeh koi problem nahin hai…its very common. Sex ki bhavna yadi adhik ho to yeh hona bahut hee samanya hai. yeh link padh lo: http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating Aur Ling ka size badhane ka koi bhi tarika mojjud nahi hai. Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yahan se hasil karo aap http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes
Kahin aapka ishara hasthmethun ki taraf toh nahi hai ? So suniye Hastmaithun ek safe /surakshit tareeka hai apni santushti karne ka. Isse koi nuksaan ya beemari nahin hoti. Yadi chahein toh bahut see activities hain, jaise ki khel – games, gym ya koi hobbies…ok? http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating Saath hee yeh bhee padho: https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/puberty-boys Yadi aap is mudde par humse aur gehri charcha mein judna chahte hain toh hamare disccsion board “Just Poocho” mein zaroor shamil hon! https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Hmmm! Lekin bete thakaan ko kamzori na samjho bête!! it’s quite common, Bus swasth raho aur yaad rakho ki Hastmaithun ek safe /surakshit tareek ahai apni santushti karne ka. Isse koi nuksaan ya beemari nahin hoti . yadi chahein toh bahut see activities hain, jaise ki khel – games, gym ya koi hobbies… ok? http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating
Hmmm! Ling ka size badhane ka koi bhi tarika mojjud nahi hai. Aur ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yahan se hasil karo aap http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes Ling ke size mein ek apna teda pann hona is quite common bete don't worry isse koi samsya hoti nahin hai.Yeh padhiye zara: http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizesc
मनीष बेटे इस स्किन को नहाते समय हलके से पीछे कर के सॉफ करना होता है जिससे की वहां साफ़- सफाई बनी रहे, यदि ऐसा करते में कोई ज्यादा तकलीफ़ या ब्लड आ रहा है तो एक डॉक्टर से मिल लीजिये! इसके बारे में और ज़्यादा यहा पढ़िए: http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis
Amit kahin aap kisi tension, pressure mein toh nahi hain na? yeh samjh lijiey ki sex karnay ke liey bilkul tanav mukt hona zaruri hai bête : Jis baaray mein aur yaha padh lo : http://lovematters.in/hi/news/4-signs-you-have-erectile-dysfunction https://lovematters.in/hi/news/erection-trouble-where-turn
सबसे पहले हस्तमैथुन से कोई हानि नहीं है यह safe /सुरक्षित तरीका है अपनी संतुष्टि करने का. इससे कोई नुकसान या बीमारी नहीं होती. यदि चाहें तो बहुत सी activities हैं, जैसे की खेल – games, gym या कोई hobbies…ok? http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating और हाँ लिंग के साइज़ में एक अपना टेडा पन्न होना बहुत common है। do not worry इससे कोई समस्या होती नहीं है.यह पढ़िए ज़रा, http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizesc
Beta jaldi hone se koi baat nahin, dont worry. So sabse pehle toh apni partner ki body ko samjh lo- usko time de do. Aur yadi shareer menin uttejna adhik hogi, sex ki bhavna zyada hogi toh sheeghr patan hone ki sambhavna bhi adhik hee hogee. aisee stithi mein, partner par focus badhana, foreplay , yaani bête ki pravesh karne se pehle bahut se alag alag kriyaein karna , jinse dono ko aanand mile, apne partner kee uttejna badhana, yeh sab activitys sabse zaroori hain. iske ilava, partner ke saath sex karne se pehle, ek baar hast maithun kar saktey hain, utne samay pehele jitne mein ling mein tanaav aa jaaye. Condom ka istemaal bhi jaldi discharge mein help karta hai. http://lovematters.in/hi/news/premature-ejaculation-top-five-facts
Hmmmm! Toh bete is skin ko nahataye samaye halkaye se pichay kar ke saaf karna hota hai jissey ki waha saafai bani raheye, yadi aisaye kartaye mein koi jyda takleef ya blood araaha hai toh ek doctor se mill lo iskaye baaraye mein. Aur jyada yaha padhiye : http://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis
Bête is skin ko nahataye samaye halkaye se pichay kar ke saaf karna hota hai jissey ki waha saafai bani raheye, yadi aisaye kartaye mein koi jyda takleef ya blood araaha hai toh ek doctor se mill lo iskaye baaraye mein. Aur jyada yaha padhiye : https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis Yadi aap is mudde par humse aur gehri charcha mein judna chahte hain toh hamare disccsion board “Just Poocho” mein zaroor shamil hon! https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Kya aap is bare mein abhi tak Kisi doctor se millein hai? Ek vishagya ya achche panjikrit doctor se consult kijiye. Yadi aap is mudde par humse aur gehri charcha mein judna chahte hain toh hamare discussion board “Just Poocho” mein zaroor shamil hon! https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Bete, hastmaithun ka isse koi sambandh nahi. Hastmaithun ek safe /surakshit tareeka hai apni santushti karne ka. Isse koi nuksaan ya beemari nahin hoti. Yadi chahein toh bahut see activities hain, jinmein aap samya bitaa sakte hain. jaise ki khel – games, gym ya koi hobbies…ok? https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating Yadi aap is mudde par humse aur gehri charcha mein judna chahte hain toh hamare disccsion board “Just Poocho” mein zaroor shamil hon! https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Add new comment

Comment

  • Allowed HTML tags: <a href hreflang>