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Karen Weintraub | USA Today

Penis length has grown 24%, on average, in 29 years, Stanford study finds, as male fertility has declined

Dr. Michael Eisenberg. (Stanford Medicine)

The average length of an erect penis has grown 24% over the past 29 years, according to a new medical study, even as other research has shown that sperm count and testosterone levels are falling. 

Penile length might not be directly related to fertility, said Dr. Michael Eisenberg, a urologist and male fertility specialist at Stanford Medicine who led the research, published in The World’s Journal of Men’s Health.

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