a recent article in The times of india-----
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indi ... 738607.cmsMUMBAI: Scientists at the country’s premier medical research institute have just concluded an extensive two-year study of the penis sizes of Indian men. In the next few months, they will recommend condom sizes that are right for the Indian population so as to reduce the rate of failure.
The data is still being collated and analysed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), but preliminary findings indicate that condoms available in the market are oversized. “As per international standards, most condoms are 150 mm to 180 mm in length and 44 to 56 mm in width. But data collected in Mumbai till 2001 showed that 60% of the participants measured 126 to 156 mm in length and 30% between 100 and 125 mm,’’ said a city researcher, pointing out that there was a difference of at least 5 cm in length.
All the number-crunching is essentially expected to improve the sizing of condoms which have a notorious failure rate of upto 20% in India. "Studies have shown that failure rate of condoms was 2% in clinical trials, but as high as 18 to 20% when studied among the general population. While improper usage is one of the reasons, there is also condom slippage or tear which is associated with the size of the condom in relation to an erect penis," according to Dr Chander Puri, director of ICMR’s National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health in Parel.
Condoms, latex sheaths devised as a contraceptive tool, have in recent times also emerged as the best safeguard against sexually transmitted diseases, especially the deadly HIV. An ill-fitting condom that slips or ruptures defeats the purpose of wearing one.
This was the genesis of the ambitious research study—’Study on proper length and breadth specification for condoms based on anthropometric measurement’. Apart from size, the study has correlated penis size with socio-economic status, geographical location and overall dimensions of the male. The ICMR, which has been coordinating the study, is likely to publish its findings in early 2007.
As part of their two-year survey of penis sizes of Indians, researchers at the Indian Council of Medical Research have surveyed 1,400 men visiting family planning centres in seven hospitals including KEM in Parel, AIIMS in Delhi and PGI, Chandigarh; the length and width of each erect penis was measured twice and a digital photograph taken. In KEM Hospital, it was the departments of urology and preventive and social medicine which monitored participants. The group was an equal mix of urban and rural folk in the 18-50 age group.
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summary is,it says that 90% of indian penis sizes are between 100mm and 156mm
100mm= 3.9inches
156mm=6.1 inches
surprsing, since every porn writer claims his size is 7inches
