Q&A

Penis enlargement

BMJ 2005; 330 doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7486.280 (Published 3 February 2005)
Cite this as: BMJ 2005;330:280

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Question

Can a man increase the size of his penis?

Frank Martin, student

Answer

I presume you are asking about increasing the size of the erect phallus rather than asking about erectile dysfunction.

It is possible to surgically increase the size of an erect (and flaccid, for that matter) penis, but it should not be undertaken lightly, as it is by no means guaranteed to produce the result one might be hoping for.

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