This page explores some of the more common variations on how a penis may manifest itself.
It’s usually a few inches long and a few inches around. Sometimes it might get bigger. I’m not going to get more specific than that because then people start to wonder how big theirs is in comparison to others and then might feel upset if they’re not in the 99th percentile because society is terrible like that.
The testicles also are vary in size, and even the same person’s can change size slightly throughout the day. When they come in pairs, one is usually slightly bigger than the other.
When flaccid, they’re little shapeshifters. When erect, they may be straight, curved, bent, angled, twisted, even lopsided. They are rarely perfectly symmetrical and perfectly aligned. Sometimes the head has a prominent mushroom shape, sometimes it’s helmet shaped, other times it’s more reserved.
The penis is usually a different shade than skin around it, and its color can change slightly under different conditions. Parts of the penis may be different from one another, as well. The shaft, foreskin, and head are occasionally unique color zones.
The foreskin is a tube-like fold of skin that covers some or all of the head of the penis. Sometimes this bit of skin is surgically removed (often without consent) in a process called circumcision. Sometimes it’s done for legitimate medical reasons, but more often, this is done for religious reasons, or, completely unnecessarily, for “cosmetic” reasons that originally arose from a period of anti-masturbation sentiment in the 1800s but continues today because tradition!.
If the foreskin is present, the head of the penis is often covered most of the time, making it more sensitive. If the foreskin as been removed, the head is permanently exposed and it dries out and becomes less sensitive.