Be prepared to read what you may think to be a typical teenager's gripe about his insecurity about his small member. I am 13, and I turn 14 next month. I belive I have developed early, as my voice cracked in what I remember to be 6th grade. I have pubic hair in my upper thigh, which follows the defenition of the 5th tanner's stage of puberty development. I am only about 4.8 inches when erect. I have not yet mesured my girth. My insecurities started out when my friend claimed he was 5.2 inches. I thought he was just bluffing as the average size for 13 is roughly 3.8 inches. (http://www.average-penis-size-chart.com/average-penis-length.html)Then my freind's boyfreind claimed he was 5.5 inches, then again i thought he was bluffing. My freind gave him a handjob around a week later, and she really did estimate he was 5.5 inches. That was when my inferiority complex started. (All the boys I mentioned are ALL 13) I researched the average penis size for 13 year olds very thoroughly on the internet, and found that there are several conflicting reports. Some estimates claim that the average size for 13 year olds is around 5.2 inches (which is what the average of my friends are) and some claim that the average is 3.8 inches. I have also asked 3 other friends my age, and they all claim to be between 5 to 5.5 inches. I am conflicted as to what report to believe. I am also afraid that this will be my final size as I belive I am in the 5th tanner stage, which is IT for penis growth.I know that penis size is very trivial, and that people who actually worry about it are shallow and insecure... but right now, I don't care. It is still very embarassing, and I am scared I will stay this way forever... at a mediocre, below-average 4.8 inches.
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Frustration/Insecurity
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Hi coacoapuffs, welcome to A2A! Your post is erudite and intelligent and shows that in some aspects you have far outstripped the average 13 year old.Penis size is notoriously difficult to survey. Most surveys are no good because either they take guys' word for it (and many many guys lie or exaggerate), or they make it easy to opt out (which smaller guys tend to do), or both. Most surveys of adult men that have these faults, including on-line surveys, give an average of 6 1/4" or more; but the best surveys give mainly averages below 5 1/2".It's particularly difficult to get data for developing boys. I don't think anyone would dare do it now. The standard medical data that is used comes from a study by a US army doctor over 60 years ago, and gives an average for 13 year olds of 3.5". It has its own flaws, including being old, so boys may well develop a bit younger now, but there is probably no later survey that is at all reliable.You've conducted your own little survey of your friends, but your survey also has the flaws mentioned above, plus a small sample size.I have to go - I'll need to leave the rest of what I could say to a later post.
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I wouldn't believe anyone's claim about their penis length. I would not trust a girl's estimate. Unless I measured it myself, I'd consider it fantasy.You are presumably still pretty early in puberty, so you still potentially have a lot of growth to go. But there's no way to predict how it will turn out.
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Just to ease your mind a little. At about 13 I also had penis growth to about the same size you are and body hair in the groin area. However, I continued to enlarge (though not drastically from my view) until I was 22 or 23 years old. I measure out at about 6.5+ now and I am probably being a little generous at that, but my wife agrees and has checked the measurement(she says 7) Personally, I feel I am probably on the large end of average based on others I have seen and the various surveys I have found.Here is what you need to know. Even if you do not grow larger, you are large enough to get the job done. Also, your own attitude about your size makes a difference in how you feel about yourself. Be confident with what you have spend your time being concerned with something that you can change (your knowledge of how best to utilize this wonderful tool). Read all you can get your hands on related to making love to a woman. Learn the techniques and methods. It is something you can change and will take your mind off something you can't.
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Nicely written. You even made me feel better!
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Yes, I know that what "really matters" about it is what you can do with it, and not it's size. But I am still worried that this is my final size. I just can't help it but worry, no matter how trivial it may be. Blah.
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Given that we find penis size a matter of discussion in so many different cultures and different eras, a concern about it seems to be built-in. I think the issue of pleasuring a woman is not the real issue, which is much deeper and involves feelings of self. So I don't think it's trivial.I think it is simplistic to say that someone at Tanner stage 5 is not going to grow any more. I think the Tanner stages themselves are simplistic - they contain the assumption that for everyone various stages of pubertal development occur in approximately the same order, even if not at the same age, and that just doesn't seem to be true. Different people deviate from the textbook order in various ways, and genital growth can occur very early in the process or late.It's impossible to predict what will happen, but I would think there's at least a fair chance there's more growth to come.
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bah! never worry about how you compare to others. In grade 9 most of us were growing hair and could reach 5" or more. But even in grade 11 a couple of the guys were still waiting for their pubes to appear and needed magnifying glasses to find their penises. Sure they developed nicely but they were just slow getting there. On the other hand I met one guy who had a full sized penis - maybe 5'5 to 6 - but not a hair in sight. So puberty hits us all in weird ways - no two the same. Some grow balls, other penises, some get hairy early and some stay relatively hairless until out of their teens. Comparison in that period of life is always happening with some bragging about how big they are and others embarassed by their small size. But until you all hit 19-22, you are all going to keep changing and growing and all that stuff so don't let it get to you. And let me add that the only way to be sure the other guys aren't exaggerating is to pull their pants down and measure them. 'sides as long as you can masturbate it, you got lots so enjoy!
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EDIT EDIT EDIT!!!You say you are 4.8 inches? They say they are between 5 and 5.5 inches?the average of 5 and 5.5 is 5.25.so, average of them 5.25 minus you 4.80 equals difference .45change that to a percentage 45%and...45% of (1 inch) = 1.14300 centimetersYou are gonna worry about a centimeter's difference? If you beat off too hard you cold accidentally stretch it a centimeter. I should have read your post a lot more closely adn compiled some data before I opened my mouth, lol. I'd say you are right where you want to be. factor in height and weight, and if you are a bit overweight for your height, and have a few extra lbs to loose, then do it. it will more than compensate for the centimeter's worth of length difference. anyhow, don't sweat it, I doubt anyone could even physically see a centimeters difference. good posts, btw. It seems everyone on here was obsessed with his weiner at one time. Just a question, what type of measuring tape are you using that gives you 10ths of an inch? The reason that the averages are listed in 10ths of an inch is because it's a lot easier to compile the data if you change the fractional part of an inch (usually measured in 16ths or 32nds-multiples of 4-) to a percentage, where 1 inch represents 100%. Therefore, 3.8 inches would actually be three and twentyseven/thirtyseconds of an inch roughly, since 75% of 1 inch is 3/4 of an inch, and 80% of an inch is 5% more, or roughly 2.03 centimeters, which can be translated to roughly 27/32nds of an inch.. eh, sorry for the measuring rant. I am a big fan of sig figs.
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You've nothing to worry about - you're bigger than I was at that age. I'm 18 now and in the last few years it's grown to over 6 inches - just be patient and let nature take its course.If you're worried about looking small in school showers, or whatever, try trimming your pubes quite short - this can give the appearence of an extra 3/4 or so of an inch.Whatever happens, it's your penis and is a part of you - enjoy it!
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Well let's see. 2 years ago when I was 14, I was at 6.5" and a 5" girth. Today, I'm alittle over 7" and between 5.5" to 6" in girth(it's difficult for me to measure sometimes.)
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thats bout how big i was at your age, maybe even a bit less, now two years later im at 6.75, and i myself was an early bloomer in regards to hair and voice, dont worry about it a bit.
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You should grow a bit more soon.