India Moves to Measure Its Average >Penis
Size
India's health officials are announcing the
launch of a project to map the size of the average
>Penis. The study is being ordered by the Health
Ministry following increasing reports of condoms
getting torn during use.Scientists say condom
size could be tailored to requirements if variations
in >Penis size in different regions become apparent.
N C Saxena, head of reproductive biology at
the Indian Council of Medical Research, which
is coordinating the project, says understanding
the "length and width of the male organ in different
parts of the country could help bring down the
15-20% failure rate of condoms because of breakage
or spillage".
The project stems from growing concerns of the
failure of India's population control programme.
A recent survey put contraceptive usage at just
3%. Scientists believe the study was originally
meant to cover 16 centres across the country
but lack of funds forced them to confine it
to seven states. Each centre will identify 300
volunteers, mainly relatives of patients admitted
there.
The report is expected by the end of next year.
"The collection of data will be a scientific
process in which the length and width would
be recorded in a digital camera at the time
of full erection," R S Sharma, the scientist
in charge of the project, told The Indian Express
newspaper.
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