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- Video At What Age Does Your Penis Stop Growing?
- Puberty
- Video What age does your penis stop growing?
- Normal Penis Size
- Myths
- Summary
- A Word From Verywell
- Video Elizabeth Banks on Penis Size
At What Age Does Penis Growth Begin?
Penis growth is influenced by hormones in puberty. As such, the penis begins to grow more rapidly between ages 10 and 14 and can continue to grow until ages 16 to 21.1
Video At What Age Does Your Penis Stop Growing?
Many young men become concerned or self-conscious about penis size during adolescence, but then reach a completely normal penis size by the late teen years.
This article discusses when most penis growth takes place, what penis size is considered "normal," and how penis size is measured. It also covers several myths about penis size that young men should know.
Puberty
Puberty is a time when young men experience physical changes, like becoming more muscular and getting taller. It's also a time when your penis may become erect when sexually aroused, during sleep, or when you're not expecting it. In addition, your testicles begin to grow larger and pubic hairs emerge.
The most rapid growth occurs between the ages of 12 and 16. The penis grows in length first and then begins to grow in girth (width).
You may notice that your penis size changes suddenly and fast. Your body, including your penis, may go through rapid changes for a few weeks, and then stay the same for months before changes begin again.1
You will reach your fully developed penis size between the ages of 18 and 21.
Video What age does your penis stop growing?
Normal Penis Size
In general, your penis may continue to grow for one or two years after you stop growing in height, or four to six years after your testicles enlarge. It's important to know, however, that starting puberty later or earlier is not in any way related to your eventual penis size.
A flaccid penis is much smaller than an erect one, of course. If you are curious about how you compare, you can learn to accurately measure your penis.
The average erect penis is a little over 5 inches long and 4.5 inches around.
If you can urinate and engage in sexual activity (even of the solo kind) without any problems, you should not worry.
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Myths
There are myths about penis size that young men may hear or share among friends that can make each other worry.
- Erection ability: The size of your flaccid penis doesn't reflect the size of your erect penis. In many cases, a relatively small flaccid penis can become quite large when erect.
- Sexual satisfaction: Studies have shown that penis size doesn't actually matter when it comes to sexual satisfaction of either partner.2
- Link between penis size and other body parts: The size of a man's penis is not related to the size or development of other body parts, such as hands, feet, facial hair, or baldness. There is no external or obvious sign that can be used to predict penis size or function.
- "Manliness": Penis size is in no way related to one's physical abilities, personality traits, or masculinity.
Summary
A young adult man's penis grows most rapidly during puberty, especially between the ages of 12 to 16. Some young men might experience growth spurts, when physical changes in their height, muscles, penis size, and pubic hair change suddenly and fast.
Young adult men should know that the size of their penis doesn't say anything about how well it works during sex or how manly they are. If your penis functions properly without any pain, then there's no need to be concerned about its size.
A Word From Verywell
It's not uncommon to feel some anxiety about penis size, particularly during adolescence. But these concerns are usually centered around the above myths.
Video Elizabeth Banks on Penis Size
As you process the facts and become more confident in yourself, concern about your penis is more likely to become a thing of the past. If you still wish to have a larger penis, it's worth getting all the facts about penile enlargement treatments before moving ahead with any of them.
Contents
- Video At What Age Does Your Penis Stop Growing?
- Puberty
- Video What age does your penis stop growing?
- Normal Penis Size
- Myths
- Summary
- A Word From Verywell
- Video Elizabeth Banks on Penis Size