Until this point the only use you had for your dick was taking a piss. But the soft little slug is about to morph into an unpredictable beast with a mind of its own. This guide details what to expect from downstairs as you go through puberty.
Dicks come in all shapes and sizes and can either be circumcised or uncircumcised. A circumcised penis has the protective foreskin cut from the tip of the penis. Circumcision is normally done for religious purposes, but it is becoming rarer.
When an uncircumcised penis has a boner, the foreskin is naturally pulled back exposing the head of the penis.
Boners
As you reach puberty your dick begins to grow, and you start to have erections or boners. A boner is when blood pumps into the penis tissue making it hard. This is the body saying you’re ready to have sexual intercourse because trying to put a soft penis into a vagina just doesn’t work.
Your first boner can be a strange but exhilarating experience. The penis enlarges and the foreskin pulls back exposing the head of your cock. There can be a weird tingling sensation when it first occurs, but you get used to it.
Boners can strike at any time spontaneously and can last over an hour. Quite often they strike at the most unfortunate times such as during class or just before you are supposed to give a speech.
If you find yourself in a tricky situation you can hide your boner by pointing it directly upwards and placing the waist band of your jeans/shorts over the top of your dick to hold it in place. Obviously, you need to let your shirt or sweater hang over the top of your exposed dick. This is a tricky move so practice it. Suck your gut in and the boner won’t be as noticeable.
The better option is to ask to go to the bathroom. Grab it with your hand in your pocket to disguise it and leave to the bathroom. Wait until it deflates and come back to class.
Sexual arousal also causes boners. You might crack a boner while looking at an attractive girl or even watching a hottie on TV.
Wet dreams
Wet dreams occur when dreaming about sex. You crack a boner and if the dream is good enough you blow your load straight into your pyjamas or bed sheets. And by blowing a load this mean you eject your semen/sperm/cum from your penis.
You might wake up to the front of your boxer shorts feeling stiff. This is because the semen has dried during the night. This might be confusing at first so it’s a good sign to look out for.
It is nothing to worry about. If you want to avoid it making a mess of your sleep boxers try getting in a wank before you go to bed. This may or may not help depending on how horny you are. The most annoying part of wet dreams is you rarely get to remember them! Oh well.
Dick size
Dick size and the question of whether yours is big enough can cause unwanted anxiety. It is only natural to compare your dick with the other guys as you change after swimming. If you let yourself fixate on it, you are doing yourself a disfavour.
Remember, your body continues to grow into your 20s.
Let’s have a look at the average-sized penis for a grown man.
Fully grown men – not teenagers!
Length is measured from the base of the penis to the tip. Girth (measured around the penis thickness) is measured with a measuring tape around the thickest part of the penis.
Flaccid (soft) length – 7 to 10 cm (2.8 to 3.9inches)
Flaccid (soft) girth (thickness) – 9 to 10cm (3.5 to 3.9inches)
Erect (boner) length – 12 to 16cm (4.7 to 6.3inches)
Erect (boner) girth (thickness) – 12cm (4.7inches)
87% of fully grown men are between 5 and 7 inches long when they are hard.
The other 13% have either really huge dicks or smaller dicks.
A small number of guys suffer from a condition called micro-penis which is when your erect penis is 2.5inches long. This can be treated with surgery.
Dick size also varies by the country you live in. Genetics plays a part.
Grower or shower
All dicks are different especially when they are soft and they come in two different types.
Shower
You have a large soft dick that grows around 50% bigger when you have a boner.
Grower
You might have a small soft dick, but when it cracks a boner, it grows 86% bigger.
Blokes can look quite different when soft but usually all end up around the average length when hard. If someone is giving you shit in the change room about your dick size, tell them you are a grower and not a shower and to fuck off.
Perspective is everything. When you look down at your dick it’s going to look smaller than when you look at it from the side or straight on. Small penises are rare, so thinking yours is small is likely just in your head.
Watching porn can also give you a distorted perception on dick size as they often employ actors with big dicks and use the camera angle to make them look bigger. Truly massive cocks are rare.
Interesting fact: The world record is held by a man named Roberto Esquivel Cabrera. The 52-year-old Mexican measured in at 19 inches (48cm).
He says it has ruined his life.
Dick size isn’t everything
Boys are more interested in dick size than girls are. They tend to look more at a guy’s face, and overall body. The thought of a huge dick might even put them off as they don’t want to feel any pain during sex.
Most young women orgasm more easily from clitoral stimulation, so even if you have a smaller penis, you can still help her reach an orgasm using your mouth and fingers. More on that topic in the sex chapter of the eBook.
Clean the cock
It is important to make sure your dick is always clean and fresh. This is where the two a day shower comes into play. You need to gently pull back the foreskin of your cock and clean it with warm water to remove the smegma.
Smegma
The result of dead skin cells and fatty oils shed from under the foreskin. Used for lubrication for sex but when dried it becomes Dick Cheese.
When you regularly clean your cock smegma is clear and unnoticeable. When you don’t regularly clean your cock, the smegma turns into Dick Cheese, it becomes white or yellow in appearance with a manky smell.
Dick Cheese quickly kills any thoughts of sexy time with your girl, so always make sure your penis is fresh as a mint. Give your balls and arsehole a good wash while you’re at it. Any shower gel or bar of soap does the job.
Testicles
Your balls are precious pieces of equipment and when you go through puberty they change. The most important thing to remember is to:
Protect your balls at all times!
Wear a protective cup when playing contact sports or ball sports such as cricket and baseball. There is no worse feeling in the world then getting hit squarely in the nuts. While extremely funny to watch when it happens to one of your mates, it’s an experience you never forget when it happens to you.
Balls drop
You may have heard the saying ‘have your balls dropped yet?’ This is commonly used to describe the process of a boy going through puberty. ‘His balls are dropping.’
What it means is your hairy Santa sack is about to get bigger as your body makes room for your testicles to produce sperm. The male half of making a baby. At the same time, they produce a chemical called testosterone.
This is the main hormone which kick-starts all the changes in your body. Sperm like things to be a bit cooler so your nut sack drops and may enlarge as you go through puberty. Your body temperature is around 37 degrees but for your nuts to produce little swimmers the temperature needs to be 35 degrees. So that is why your gonads hang away from your body to give the little guys some cool air in which to develop.
Sleep in loose-fitting cotton boxers at night because the boys have been cooped up all day in your briefs overheating, give them some time to cool down. If you don’t have boxers, sleep in the nude – just be careful of family members barging in.
One ball hangs slightly lower than the other. This is normal, so don’t panic. It’s a genetic design so you don’t crush the boys as you walk, play sport or sit down.
Nut sacks, much like dicks, come in all shapes and sizes. Some guys have a huge sack compared to their dick while others have a much tighter/smaller sack. Don’t stress about how it looks. Everyone is different.
Make sure to keep your pubic hair neat and tidy. Use a trimmer to keep them short. More on this in the The ultimate teenage guide to manscaping (head to toe) article.
Testicles are fantastic creations, and they can take care of themselves by retracting into your body when it’s cold and dangling like a pair of earrings when it’s warm.
Fun fact: Sumo wrestlers have been known to be able to retract their testicles at will to protect them during wrestling bouts. What a skill!