What is a Penis?
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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.

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Hamesha ke liye matlab? Suniye 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
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Hmmm! So Bete! 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/our-bodies/male-body/penis-top-five-facts
Relax Vivek bête! Aap khud yeh nirnay lein ki aapka ling chhota aur patla hai yeh utna uchit nahi hoga. Aur ling ka size badhane ka koi bhi tarika mojjud nahi hai. Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yahan se hasil kijiye: https://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes https://lovematters.in/hi/our-bodies/male-body/penis-enlargement-doesnt-work https://lovematters.in/en-in/kya-penis-ka-size-bada-kiya-ja-sakta-hai Yadi aap is mudde par humse aur gehri charcha mein judna chahte hain to hamare discussion board “Just Poocho” mein zaroor shamil ho! https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Ling ka size bada karnay ka koi bhi tarika mojjud nahi hai. Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yaha se hasil karo aap : http://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes Aur Please size par mat jao, apna andaaz achcha karo- unke saath timing bitho theek hai. All the best 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
Bete agar aapko koi taklif ho raha toh ek panjikrit doctor se mil lijiye, Is skin ko nahate samay halke se pichhe kar ke saaf karna hota hai jissey ki waha safai bani rahe, lekin yadi koi zyada takleef ya blood aa raha hai toh ek doctor se mill lijiye iske baare mein. Aur zyada yaha padhiye : https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis https://lovematters.in/hi/our-bodies/male-body/mens-hygiene Yadi aap is mudde par humse aur gehri charcha mein judna chahte hain to hamare discussion board “Just Poocho” mein zaroor shamil ho! https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Ek visheshagya ya achchhe panjikrit doctor se iss baare main 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
Relax beta, there is no way one can increase the size of their penis. For correct information on penis size please read the links given below: https://lovematters.in/en/penis-shapes-and-sizes-in-india If you want to discuss it at length, join us at our discussion board “Just Poochho”. https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Bete, penis jati aur dharm ke adhar par alag alag nahi hoti. Mithyaon ke baare mein zyada na sochiye. Iska size aapke genes par nirbhar kartaa hai. Okay? Aur haan, ye bhi padh lijiyega: https://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes
Rajesh kumar
Thu, 01/28/2016 - 15:43
my problem is my penis not properly stand any time.. i am 25 year old. is so loos.. hasthmathun is big problem so pleace tem me solusen i am mared in 10 month ago.. so big problem in sexual life..
Kahin aap kisi tension, pressure mein toh nahi hain na? yeh samjh lijiye ki sex karne ke liye bilkul tanav mukt hona zaruri hai bête : Iss baaray mein aur yaha padh lo : https://lovematters.in/en/news/erectile-dysfunction-top-five-facts https://lovematters.in/en/news/auntyjis-tips-erection-problems 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
Mera penis ki foreskin pehle khuli hui thi fir mene 2 week tk apne penis ki safai nhi ki ab mera foreskin open nhi ho rha hai. Or mene kosis ki thi tu usme blood nikal rha hai or dard bhi ho rha hai.. Ab me kya karu ki mera penis thik ho jaye
Bête is skin ko nahate samay halke se piche karke saaf karna hota hai jisse, waha saafai bani rahe, yadi aise karte samay koi zyada takleef ya blood araaha hai toh ek doctor se mill lo iskaye baaraye mein. Aur jaankari ke liye: https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis 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
Dear sir/madam I m 25 vergin but i am tired to sex earlier bt somehow i got nervous so cant erection properly..so after that i feel anxity that what going wrong with me.i never had seen me before in earlier..i m so confussed i so stress last 1year my libido is low but when i get exited my erection is good , but when i m forcefully musterbates its wont work..my doctorl told me its a psychological issue....but my mind is stuck of this anxity...i cant sleep i cant eat i cant concentration...help me help me
Bete, ye sari samasya apki anxiety ki wajah se hi hai. Bas relax kariye aur zyada na sochiye. Ap apnaa dhyaan hataane ke liye kuchh aur activities jaise games, gym, ya koi aur si hobbies try kar sakte hain. Okay? Sath hi ye bhi padhiye: https://lovematters.in/en/news/troubles-erections https://lovematters.in/en/news/auntyjis-tips-erection-problems
My name is Friday
Sat, 04/16/2016 - 04:52
Pls i want knw y my penis is always small even when i am having erection or not and is there anything i can use to increase the size of my penis because i like big penis.or can lack of having sex causes my small penis because i am 25yrs old and i have never had sex with a girl before, pls help.
Relax bete! Ling ka size badhane ka koi bhi tarika maujood nahi hai. Aur lack of sex cannot cause small penis. Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yahan se hasil kijiye: https://lovematters.in/en/news/penis-top-five-facts https://lovematters.in/en/news/can-i-make-my-penis-bigger 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
Beta - in erection out to exceed 2 and half inches - thats the ""requirement"" But this foreskin is an issue beta , why dont you show it to a doctor once...? . If you would like to join in on an elaborate discussion on any topic, feel free to join our discussion board, ‘Just Ask’ https://lovematters.in/en/forum
It is very common to have Wet dreams. Please do not take tension. It is not a disease and will not cause any harm. https://lovematters.in/en/news/wet-dreams-top-five-facts If you would like to join in on a further discussion on this topic, join our discussion board, "Just Ask". https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Relax beta! Ling ka size badhane ka koi bhi tarika mojjood nahi hai. Aur agar aap koi Oil ki baat kar rahe hai toh essa karne se infection ho sakta hai. Iss baare mein doctor se milkar bhi salha le lijiye. Ling ke size ki sahi jaankari yaha se hasil kar sakte hai aap: https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis- shapes-and-sizes Aap iss baare mein humse vristaar mein charcha humare discussion board "just poocho" par humse kar sakte hai. https://lovematters.in/hi/forum
Beta for curvature of penis, worry not, its very common, just read this: https://lovematters.in/en/penis-shapes-and-sizes-in-india If you would like to join in on a further discussion on this topic, join our discussion board, "Just Ask" . https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Hmm bete!! Hastmaithun ka isse koi sambandh nahi hai. 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: https://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes 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
aunty ji - I have (maybe) pre ejaclution - when i have talk pre ejaclution happn (18 year old) i have also wet dreams or night falls - 1 1/2 year ago masturbation but i now stopped, Aunty pleaseeee help me i can't talk with parents/adults OR Do't known any doctor near by me OR Websites Pleasee help mee! + I have no email Id/account i can't use "Just ask" pl. help........
aunty ji i have wet dreams on5/8/16 & 24/8/16 & 1/8/16 - 2/3 times in a month it is normal? iam in fear i can not talk with adults!,AND Auntyji WetDreams Happen with All AND I How to ask on “Just Poocho” pl. upload a Video.
Kaj do you mean to ask about Nightfall? If yes it is very common. And it does not cause any harm or disease. For more information please read: https://lovematters.in/en/news/wet-dreams-top-five-facts If you would like to join in on a further discussion on this topic, join our discussion board, "Just Ask". https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Aunty jii..!! Due to high masturbation since when i was 13 yrs i masturbate using right hand. Now i m 17 yrs Now i noticed my penis has slightly bend its head towards left side more when not irrect . Also when erect. I know this bendong appeared for madturbation. I m 17 so i cant visit a sexologist or doctor due to privacy and family issues... Should i masturbate penis with left hand to get it straight again slowly slowly.. Would this technique work? Aunty jii pls help nd suggest i m too tensed
Beta masturbation has no affect on the curvature of penis. It is a safe way to satisfy yourself. It would do no harm nor any illness. for curvature of penis, worry not, its very common, just read this: https://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis-shapes-and-sizes https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating If you want to discuss it at length, join us at our discussion board “Just Poochho”. https://lovematters.in/en/forum
madam ji main toilet karte wokt jo pisab hota hai.usi pisab ke khatam hone ke baad white ka tarah kuchh nikal jata hai mam mujhe bht dar lagta hai
Beta yeh infection bhi ho sakta hai aur saaf safai ki kami bhi. Iss skin ko nahate samay halka sa piche kar ke saaf karna hota hai jisse ki waha safai bani rahe, yadi essa karne mein koi jyada takleef ya blood aa raha hai toh ek doctor se mil lo iske baare mein. Aur jyada yaha padhiye: https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis
Madam ji Meri age 20 me about h or Abhi Meri shadi Abhi nhi hui hm kabhi kabhi hasthmathoon Karta hu or m 7 ya. 8 m hasthmathoon Na karoo to andashay m bahut darad hota mujhe Kya karna chahiye kirpya ko acchi si slah de
Uttejna zyaada hone par andashya main halka dard hona common hai. 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? Yeh bhi padhiye: https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/men-masturbating https://lovematters.in/en/news/i-could-masturbate-anytime-anywhere 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
Mam mere ling ki samdi Puri tarah se band hai sirf ak chota sa hol hai muje sex krte wakt dard hota hai or pani jldi nikal jata hai me samdi ko batana chahta hu kya Kru or kese nikalu
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