As with the anatomy and glossary page, it is important to know what you are dealing with, and a vital part of this would be knowing your correct measurement.

Knowing your correct length and girth is important for various reasons, the most obvious of these is that you cannot accurately gauge any progress or enlargement without knowing where you started.

As explained in the glossary, there are various ways of measuring the penis, but the most widely used would be BPEL. This stands for bone pressed erect length, and is the most consistent method of measurement.

Using bone pressed length measurements means that your statistics will not include any differences due to weight, temperature, erection strength or other variables.

Another useful tip if you are starting an enlargement program is to take some before pictures. This can be helpful for various reasons, the most beneficial of these would be for motivation and to show the results you get with your program.

As enlargement will take time, it is vital that you have correct, consistent measurements to work with. In the same way that you did not notice yourself growing taller when you were a child, you are unlikely to notice the gains from penis enlargement as they happen. It is advisable to measure regularly, but not so often that you become discouraged.

Measuring The Length

There are a few basic, common sense guidelines to measuring the penis. Firstly, you will need a ruler, preferably this should be plastic, so that it is not cold against the skin, and will be less uncomfortable when measuring.

Ideally you should round off the end of the ruler so that there is no gap between the end of the ruler, and where the measurements begin, this will ensure that you are not taking down measurements that are smaller than in reality.

For length measurements, you should use the bone pressed method, which is done by pressing the base of the ruler into the fat pad behind the penis until it touches the pubic bone. Measuring should always be done along the side of the penis, as measuring the top or bottom of the penis may alter the results, and will be less accurate.

Measuring Flacccid Length

Flaccid gains are the first gains that come with a penis enlargement program, to keep results accurate we have a certain standardized way of measuring the flaccid penis. Stand up straight and extend your flaccid penis in front of you (it important NOT to stretch it), your penis should now be parallel with the floor. Place the ruler next to your penis  so it is slightly pressing against the pubic bone. The ruler and your penis should be parallel with each other.

Measuring Erect Length

The erect length is what most members are interested in. This method is the standardized method that researchers use to measure the "average penis size" which is incidentally between 6" - 6.5" erect length. You can see more information about average size worldwide on the Penis Size Surveys page.

Firstly make sure you have a 100% erection where you would consider it "fully erect". Hold your penis below the head and place the ruler next to it with your other hand. The ruler should be slightly pressing against your pubic bone. Measure to the nearest millimetre and it is important that you do not EXAGGERATE the measurement, if anything it is recommended that you under exaggerate. Exaggeration on the measurement could lead to a lack of motivation in the future.

Measuring Girth

The girth can be extremely awkward to measure because many people have different size girth measurements depending on which part of the penis that you measure. The standardized way is to measure in the centre of the penis shaft..

Measuring Flaccid Girth

When flaccid hold your penis out in front of you taking care not to stretch as before, and wrap a tape measure around your penis. Do not pull the tape measure too hard, pull it until the tape measure just becomes tight, and remember this amount of pull for the next time you measure. The average flaccid girth is between 3"-4". In our photographs the model has a large flaccid length and girth it is likely that yours will be smaller.

Measuring Erect Girth

Make sure your penis is 100% erect and then proceed with the measuring. Hold your penis out in front of you so it is parallel with the floor. With your other hand place the tape measure around the penis making sure not to pull too tight. The average erect girth is 5" - 5.5" according to recent surveys conducted.