Can shoe size predict penile length?
OBJECTIVE
To establish if the 'myth' about whether the size of a man's penis can be estimated from his shoe size has any basis, in fact.


METHODS
Two urologists measured the stretched penile length of 104 men in a prospective study and related this to their shoe size.


RESULTS
The median stretched penile length for the sampled population was 13 cm and the median UK shoe size was 9 (European 43). There was no statistically significant correlation between shoe size and stretched penile length.


CONCLUSIONS
The supposed association of penile length and shoe size has no scientific basis.
Shah
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Department of Urology, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK. jyoti.shah@ic.ac.uk
Christopher
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012775:Shoes