Penis Size Matters, Study Says

Monday, April 8, 2013 - 14:10 in Psychology & Sociology

Take Your Pick A sample of the computer-generated images researchers asked heterosexual women to rate for attractiveness. Brian S. Mautz et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSize works in combination with a couple other physical traits, a team of biologists found. Despite what some people say, penis size does matter to dude-loving ladies, according to a new study. In a study of 105 heterosexual Australian women, flaccid penis size, height, and shoulder-to-hip ratio all affected the women's attractiveness ratings of life-size, computer-generated male figures. The traits worked together in complex ways; for example, penis size mattered more in taller men. The penis effect was so strong that that the study's authors, an all-male team of Australian biologists, wrote in their paper that it may have driven the evolution of bigger penises in humans, especially if in prehistory, men didn't do as much to hide their penises in clothes. However,...

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