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"Condoms 'too big' for Indian men By Damian Grammaticus BBC News, Delhi A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men. The study found that more than half of the men measured had penises that were shorter than international standards for condoms. It has led to a call for condoms of mixed sizes to be made more widely available in India. The two-year study was carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research. Over 1,200 volunteers from the length and breadth of the country had their penises measured precisely, down to the last millimetre. The scientists even checked their sample was representative of India as a whole in terms of class, religion and urban and rural dwellers. The conclusion of all this scientific endeavour is that about 60% of Indian men have penises which are between three and five centimetres shorter than international standards used in condom manufacture. Doctor Chander Puri, a specialist in reproductive health at the Indian Council of Medical Research, told the BBC there was an obvious need in India for custom-made condoms, as most of those currently on sale are too large. The issue is serious because about one in every five times a condom is used in India it either falls off or tears, an extremely high failure rate. And the country already has the highest number of HIV infections of any nation. 'Not a problem' Mr Puri said that since Indians would be embarrassed about going to a chemist to ask for smaller condoms there should be vending machines dispensing different sizes all around the country. "Smaller condoms are on sale in India. But there is a lack of awareness that different sizes are available. There is anxiety talking about the issue. And normally one feels shy to go to a chemist's shop and ask for a smaller size condom." But Indian men need not be concerned about measuring up internationally according to Sunil Mehra, the former editor of the Indian version of the men's magazine Maxim. "It's not size, it's what you do with it that matters," he said. "From our population, the evidence is Indians are doing pretty well. "With apologies to the poet Alexander Pope, you could say, for inches and centimetres, let fools contend." "

GG you devious Damian Grammaticus, for the linkified phrase

5/28/2010 6:55:44 AM

k

5/28/2010 7:11:36 AM

i'd like to see South Park reference this sometime this season

5/28/2010 7:18:58 AM

excuse me sir, where are your small condoms???

5/28/2010 8:00:48 AM

this is only quasi related

cause its india

and kind of about penises

did you see that in some parts of india they're using naked dolls w/ all their anatomical parts to teach kindergartners about the human body (and body parts - specifically boobs, penis, vaj) to teach kids about inappropriate touching in hopes of preventing sexual abuse in impoverished areas.

its a planned parenthood initiative

but people are like freaking out about it. i mean, the 4 year old i babysit here knows what a vagina is - i don't get why the human body is so taboo. its not like if we don't say the word penises will just disappear.

anyway - not to hijack. this thread just reminded me of that story that i saw on the news yesterdayyy.

[Edited on May 28, 2010 at 8:08 AM. Reason : .]

5/28/2010 8:07:30 AM

PENISPENISPENISPENISPENISPENISPENISPENIS

Whew... Not disappeared

5/28/2010 9:17:04 AM

so [old]

5/28/2010 9:32:13 AM

...a chemist's shop?

5/28/2010 9:50:20 AM

right next door to the apothecary and the millinery

5/28/2010 10:16:17 AM

oooolllllllllldddddddd

5/28/2010 11:57:14 AM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/20/AR2010052003980.html

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" D.C. to begin using more-expensive Trojan condoms in HIV prevention program High school students and college-age adults have been complaining to District officials that the free condoms the city has been offering are not of good enough quality and are too small and that getting them from school nurses is "just like asking grandma or auntie." ..."

looks like there is going to be a lot of loose fitting condoms for the sake of teenagers egos. someone needs to tell them tighter feels better.

5/28/2010 12:03:42 PM

^no condom feels even better.

5/28/2010 12:23:10 PM

AIDS feels even better!

5/28/2010 12:26:17 PM

The chemist chop IS the apothecary

5/28/2010 12:29:10 PM

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"this is only quasi related cause its india "

Isn't that Indonesia? I think my sister posted something about it on Facebook and I'm pretty sure it's Indonesia... only reason I know.

5/28/2010 12:32:23 PM

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"AIDS feels even better!"

what can I say? I like to walk on the wild side.

5/28/2010 12:33:05 PM

^x6
I had a roommate who used those free nurse-issued condoms for almost a semester (I don't know why, I guess because they're free)... Supposedly they're just shitty quality and fall apart easily, even if they are big enough.

[Edited on May 28, 2010 at 12:36 PM. Reason : .]

5/28/2010 12:35:43 PM

^^^ haha maybe it was. i don't know.

[Edited on May 28, 2010 at 12:39 PM. Reason : .]

5/28/2010 12:38:24 PM

first glance at this yielded Canadians "too big" for Indian men

5/28/2010 12:44:37 PM

5/28/2010 12:49:35 PM

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"if we don't say the word penises will just disappear. "

You just say the word, and we'll make mine disappear.

OHHHH!

5/28/2010 12:55:02 PM

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"You just say the word, and we'll make mine disappear. OHHHH!"

Fuck you. Now who's going to clean my monitor?

5/28/2010 12:56:28 PM

Please do the needful.

5/28/2010 12:56:57 PM

5/28/2010 12:58:09 PM

Oh, come on, loosen up.

5/28/2010 1:08:44 PM

ahahaha it totally was indonesia.

those crazy i countries

oh well the same thing COULD be done in india too. and should be done around the world, really. but my b.

i didn't go to sleep last night so i'll chalk it up to that.

5/28/2010 1:09:43 PM

you should really look at the dates of the articles on the BBC News "most read" list, sometimes it's helpful

5/28/2010 1:21:01 PM

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"60% of Indian men have penises which are between three and five centimetres"

w00t, 6cm right here mothafuckas.


wait what?

5/28/2010 1:34:16 PM

haha

too bad about that "shorter than international standards" part. I mean, you don't have to be faster than the bear...

5/28/2010 2:10:17 PM

Who wears condoms these days?

5/28/2010 2:12:03 PM

this report or whatever was in superfreakonomics, which was released oct 2009

5/28/2010 4:40:40 PM

paging Tarun haha

5/28/2010 5:27:26 PM

^ you think that's funny you're postin' there, do ya?

5/28/2010 5:35:19 PM

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"w00t, 6cm right here mothafuckas. wait what?"

Nah, you grew up in the US, Bobby. So yours is gonna be way longer, like average American size

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"you should really look at the dates of the articles on the BBC News "most read" list, sometimes it's helpful"

Fuck that, I just live!

This isn't an article about a robbery or a bomb blast or something, you know, something that took place a year ago and is over. These are facts about nature... I bet Indian penises are still the same size, and the article will still be relevant 10 years from now

5/28/2010 7:11:28 PM

this article is from 2006

5/28/2010 8:47:09 PM