Nudity.

[David_R]

Every guy should know about growers and show-ers. Growers (who double or more when going from soft to hard) see a show-er guy's dick and think to themselves, "Man, that thing doubles??!" And show-ers (who are near in size when soft as when hard) see a grower guy's dick and think to themselves, "That's as big as it gets??!"

I don't think this is something that could be taught in school but somehow the word needs to get out there. (Plus the message not to compare yourself to guys in porn; for almost all porn, men are hired who have big dicks, and women are hired who have big tits.)

[DougAnd]

This is hilarious. I am the same exact way! Old age has well prepared me for the day when my children will bathe and wipe me when I have an accident. I was Mr modest. Jr high mortified me. Being naked in front of strangers was traumatic. Then I was on Jr varsity and that changed. We were a team and we all showered together daily. We even skinny dipped in a hidden pond after school. Still I was uncomfortable in front of strangers. And never cooed. Now it's no big deal. My dermo is female, required me to totally strip the first time and took a very long look down below carefully moving everything around. I still go a la buff even though it is not required. Better exam in my opinion. No other reason. Last week I had an anul exam. Stuck a small plug up my butt. Had me strip and wear a gown. I didn't bother to tie it. Why? He just untied it anyway. Well I kneeled and off it came. He tied it got me into position then untied again. After he had a good look he said do you mind if my asst looks? I said sure. But 30 years ago that would have been a no. So she came back and took a close look. Next came a doppler of my penis looking for plaque. The guy told me to pull down my pants and lie down. Then he covered me got ready and uncovered me. After he finished he said do you mind if this student runs the test again. Go ahead. She redid the exact test stroking my penis with the wand. I had a cystoscopy last year. The female assist came in gave me a gown and told me to undress and lie down. Then she came back lifted the gown and scrubbed my penis before grabbing the poor little guy and shoving a needleless syringe down my urethra. The doc had the real fun and all the while we talked. I could go on and on just like most of you. Every 4 months I have testo pellets surgically stuck into my butt. The female assist has me drop my pants and lay on my side then scrubs the cheek and disinfects the area. Next week another cystoscopy. The list never stops. And I haven't even made it to the big one yet, the implant. Had another colonoscopy done recently. Room full of women. They pulled up my gown and I automatically assumed the position. Oh you must have done this before. When you have a rod stuck up your ass you don't forget, right? But this has nothing to do with being naked. It's just all part of the deal. And we all pay good money for it. So might as well enjoy the show. Even though we are always the main attraction.

[goodwoodnow]

count me in for wishing I had a bigger bulge! Maybe it was a problem when I was 12 or 13, but since then, no way! My wife enjoys a nice bulge too and sometimes points out an especially prominent one. We laugh, enjoying being naughty.

[Burtonbov]

Visiting any doctor is not among my favorite activities; however at age 79, they have become more and more frequent. My first encounter with a female doctor was my wife's gynocologist. The occasion was a discussion about a vasectomy at age 34. The vas was a necessity because of a RH negative incompatability. Our second kid had to have a blood exchange right after birth and barely made it, thus guaranteed birth control became a necessity. My wife discussed a tubal sterilization procedure vs a vasectomy with her gyno, and they determined a vasectomy was the best and cheapest action. My wife insisted that I meet with her gynocologist to further discuss the surgery. I agreed, but was initially very hesitant at visiting a female doctor though the lady was reported to be very experienced at vasectomies. At my wife's insistence; however, the visit was scheduled. The visit turned out to be more than a discussion and involved a thorough genital exam. My wife was an RN and was present for the exam with lots of questions and show and tell. That was an experience, to say the least, but despite the genital nudity, nothing really embarrassing occurred nor did I find it humiliating. A date was set for the op, and it was subsequently carried out professionally, painlessly, quickly and successfully. My wife also attended that event. Another nude and potentially embarrassing experience. The result of it all; however, was that I decided I preferred female doctors to the male variety regardless of specialty. Over the nearly 45 years since that first gyno visit, I've seen lots of docs for a variety of exams and procedures. Not all have been female, but I find them professional and generally more sympathetic, understanding and informative than their males contemporaries. And being nude and/or having my genitals exposed is not even a minor concern.

[Leek65]

The whole issue of being more comfortable with a male nurse/doctor vs. with a female nurse/doctor seems to vary with the individual. I prefer a male doctor and nurse down there since we are all guys. But I also know that some guys are more comfortable with a female doctor or nurse because they feel weird having another guy "handling their junk." Up to the individual, I think.

I have never thought about the whole gay thing when having male doctors/nurses handling my junk. Now, my junk has been handled so much, I just don't care anymore.

Larry

It helps that it doesn't stand at attention. I had a TURP procedure several weeks ago and had a cute female nurse. I got blood leaking out of catheter all over my gown. She took off the gown leaving me naked and carefully cleaned the blood from my scrotum and penis before putting a clean gown on me. Before ED I would have got a stick dick and flushed face - now it was just a simple pleasure.

[Larry10625]

The whole issue of being more comfortable with a male nurse/doctor vs. with a female nurse/doctor seems to vary with the individual. I prefer a male doctor and nurse down there since we are all guys. But I also know that some guys are more comfortable with a female doctor or nurse because they feel weird having another guy "handling their junk." Up to the individual, I think.

I have never thought about the whole gay thing when having male doctors/nurses handling my junk. Now, my junk has been handled so much, I just don't care anymore.

Larry

It helps that it doesn't stand at attention. I had a TURP procedure several weeks ago and had a cute female nurse. I got blood leaking out of catheter all over my gown. She took off the gown leaving me naked and carefully cleaned the blood from my scrotum and penis before putting a clean gown on me. Before ED I would have got a stick dick and flushed face - now it was just a simple pleasure.

I hear ya... sad isn't it. In the good old days we would be hoping our junk would leap to attention and she would say... "oh my, I think we should go check out this closet"

[AnotherOldMan]

From the British Journal of Urology International:
"Researchers combed through 17 studies that examined the penis size of more than 15,000 men. They found that the average flaccid penis length—from the base to the opening on the tip—was 3.6 inches, and the circumference, measured around the base or mid-shaft, was 3.7 inches. When erect, average penis size swells to 5.2 inches in length and 4.6 inches in circumference."
"Guys in the 95th percentile for erect length—meaning out of 100 men, only five would have longer penises—measured about 6.3 inches. Men in the 5th percentile averaged about 4 inches. In other words, anything between around 4 inches and 6.3 inches when erect covers 90 percent of guys."

A test for grower vs shower called
"“putting a penis on full stretch.” Or in two easy steps:

Pull your flaccid penis as far as you can away from the body.
Measure.

The propensity for a penis to grow is directly proportional to how far you can pull it away from the body (i.e. how stretchable the collagen fibers are within the skin of the penis). Growers tend to have a significant increase — approximately 50 percent — stretched. Showers will hardly stretch at all."

[robertm]

AnotherOldMan: I would think that the stretch-ability of the penis is more a function of the suspensory ligament than the skin, no?

[radioradio]

AnotherOldMan: I would think that the stretch-ability of the penis is more a function of the suspensory ligament than the skin, no?

I agree, but don't know. Could be different for others.

[AnotherOldMan]

suspensory ligament than the skin

From urologists, Dr. Tobias Kohler and Dr. Alex Shteynshlyuger:

Dr. Shteynshlyuger: The difference between growers and showers is partly genetic and partly having to do with the health of the man. There are medical problems that cause erectile dysfunction such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, etc. But it has to do with the elasticity of the tissues and that has to do with the collagen content of the tissue. For some men the proportion of collagen is different than others. For example, in men with erectile dysfunction, studies show that there are changes to the penis in the proportion of collagen fibers, and that effects how stretchable the tissue is. Some people are born with more stretchable tissues.

Dr. Kohler: Flaccid penile length doesn't correlate with erect penile length. What does correlate with erect penile length is a penis put on full stretch. You basically grab ahold of your penis and pull it as hard as you can like you’re trying to pull it off. The propensity of the penis to grow is directly proportional to how far you can pull it away from the body.