It’s definitely not something I would discuss with friends or brag about. One of my closest friends once found a pack of XL condoms in my room, and then we briefly discussed the matter. A friend said quite matter of factly: ‘not much there, is there?". “I was never very self-aware growing up, so I don't think I knew (or admitted) my body image anxiety was related to my penis until I was in my late teens. He explains that he was always shy, but it was a passing comment from a friend which faced him with the prospect of being smaller, as his penis measures an inch when flaccid, and four inches when erect. So what of the men who don’t quite measure up to the average size?Īnt Smith, a 48-year-old engineering manager from London hit headlines last year after his poem ‘My Small Penis’ went viral - prompting him to organise a party for men with similarly sized genitals. In turn, newly fitting condoms have ushered in a new level of anxiety for males, both with bigger and smaller penises. According to the NHS the average penis size in the UK is between 5.5 - 6.3 inches (14 to 16cm) when erect, and 4.7 to 5.1 inches (12 - 13cm) in girth, or circumference. Magnitude-3.To put this into perspective, the firm currently offers trim at 49mm wide, regular measuring 54mm, and a 55mm large size.Chandrayaan-3: Crucial lander module separation later today.Rains live: 71 deaths in Himachal since August 13.‘Thanks for the ride, mate': Chandrayaan-3 lander 'Vikram' separates from spacecraft. ���People are ready to talk about condoms and accept that they have to behave responsibly, but the government feels it should not teach our children about responsible behaviour and keep away from sex education.������ ���People may have downloaded the ringtone because of the novelty factor or out of curiosity, but deep down it is an acknowledgement of sorts.������ He feels the authorities are not in sync with reality. Ad guru Prahlad Kakkar has a different take on the unlikely popularity of the condom ringtone. The number of people going in for voluntary testing also increased,������ says Dr Merchant. The PSI helplines, which normally get 1,200 calls a month, registered around 4,000 calls at the height of the campaign. ���It was successful in spreading awareness about HIV\AIDS. There has to be shock value if the bottomline is getting attention.������ The Balbir Pasha campaign revolved around a man who had multiple partners. Dr Shilpa Merchant of NGO PSI, which had launched the Balbir Pasha campaign against HIV\AIDS a few years ago, said,���A campaign cannot have a hackneyed message if it is to rise above the clutter. So why has India downloaded the ringtone, which everyone involved in the campaign also concedes is ���quirky������? The BBC trust will evaluate the reasons in December after the end of its year-long campaign, which also involves an answer-a-riddle-and-win-a-mobile phase. It is believed that this campaign reduced HIV transmissions by 50% in Thailand. Agarwal points to the 100% Condom Campaign of Thailand more than a decade back where even schools took up the task of popularising the use of condoms. And it seems to have worked,������ she adds. ���It is perhaps the first time that a ringtone has been used for a public awareness campaign. When the BBC trust approached a popular telecom provider with the proposal for free downloads of the ringtone, it was not entertained because the latter felt there would be no takers. ���We feel vindicated,������ says MacPherson. ���The initial response to the ringtone campaign has been encouraging,������ says Mayank Agarwal, joint commissioner of the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), which is a programme partner in the campaign. The four high-prevalence states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were part of the trust���s four-phase campaign that began in December 2007. Yet these states have the highest prevalence of HIV\AIDS. The trust���s pre-campaign survey showed that only 18% of those interviewed used condoms consistently while 58% were situational users. In Tamil Nadu, there is 100% awareness about condoms. The National Family Health Survey-3 found that 84% of the people in Maharashtra know about condoms, but only a small percentage use one regularly.
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