Condoms 'too big' for Indian men

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Pictured: International condom sizes have been found to be too big for Indian men, and some too small for African men.

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.

In September last year; South African health authorities banned condom imports from China, as they were found to be considerably too small in size for the local population.

Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6161691.stm
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed...by-size-issues
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7624059.html

[Venziir]

That's hilarious!

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Yawn, old news. I remember reading this back in 2006. It was funny at the time though...

[Puck]

Why are people judged by the size of their sexual organs? Was it ever funny?

InB4 "You must have a small penis, hurrrrrr"

[Maelle]

Indian men are also shorter than the average western countries men.... it's not so much about size as proportion I suppose. It's not really that funny imo..

[muto]

It would be interesting to find out if them being vegetarians affects the size of it.

[Venziir]

It would be interesting to find out if them being vegetarians affects the size of it.

They aren't vegetarians, they just don't eat beef. They sure eat a lot of chicken and pork.

[YugoXIII]

Since there's no actual correlation between race and size, I think India just drew the short stick on this one.

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It would be interesting to find out if them being vegetarians affects the size of it.

Great! Your theory sucks dude.

[Venziir]

Since there's no actual correlation between race and size, I think India just drew the short stick on this one.

Hehehe, a fine little pun.

[Deleted]

Wasnt ever really thinking of the indian men having smaller penises.
I thought it was the Asians, and i don't mean that in an offensive way. i thought it was widely known they have smaller ones. i wonder if they have problems there too

[Venziir]

How hard can it be to make several sizes? There is a business niche here - condom to Indian standards....

Apparently VERY hard *shrug*. Quite a big niche though, since India sure has one heck of a population count.

[semaphore]

This six year old story periodically show up on the BBC top ten most read list for some reason...

[Cybran]

South asian people also have a higher predisposition to diabetes and heart problems due to overweight. Genes matter after all.

[dr2022]

Wasnt ever really thinking of the indian men having smaller penises.
I thought it was the Asians, and i don't mean that in an offensive way. i thought it was widely known they have smaller ones. i wonder if they have problems there too

Technically, Indians are Asians.

[Deleted]

1.2 billion(1,210,193,422) people living there, hey let´s ask 1200 about their penis length and judge the rest based on the results!

[Kerath]

Wasnt ever really thinking of the indian men having smaller penises.
I thought it was the Asians, and i don't mean that in an offensive way.

I'm confused... Indian men are Asian

On topic: those poor Indian women

---------- Post added 2012-09-22 at 01:05 PM ----------

Apparently VERY hard

And now I'm giggling at puns in every other sentence >.<

[Deleted]

Wasnt ever really thinking of the indian men having smaller penises.
I thought it was the Asians, and i don't mean that in an offensive way. i thought it was widely known they have smaller ones. i wonder if they have problems there too

asia isn´t just china and japan you know?

[Dacien]

There's nothing to discuss here, and as others have pointed out, it's an old story. There is no reason to have this discussion. Closed.