Does Size Matter? Increasing Number of Parents Concerned About Their Sons' Private Part Size

In a report released by the American Pediatrics, it was revealed that an increasing number of parents are genuinely worried about their son’s penile size. According to health experts however, most of their concerns are perfectly normal.

Dr. Aseem Shukla, a pediatric urologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia told New York Times that parents are more concerned about their son’s penile size more than their overall wellness. Shukla then added that they’d have more penile size concerns compared to obesity risks.

“I see dissatisfaction with the phallus very regularly,” said Dr. Aseem Shukla, opens up about his thoughts of the parents’ main concern. “A common thing is, my son’s penis is too short.”

Dr Shukla then added that parents should not worry about their son’s penile size as most of which is completely normal. He makes it a point to let parents understand that there’s nothing wrong with their sin and things will turn out perfectly fine.

“I basically say, first of all I want you to know that you are absolutely and completely normal,” Dr. Shukla added. “We don’t all walk around with our pants down, and we don’t see how everybody is. But you should realize the private area can be different, and because yours looks different from your brother’s doesn’t mean there is something wrong.”

Merritt Jensen, a pediatric gynecologist then added that one of the reasons on why parents would get so beat up is the fact that they only want what’s best for their child. She then added that mothers are more open when it comes to asking compared to the dads.

“I hear a lot of parents just wanting to be reassured it is within the realm of appropriate and typical and that it’s going to work correctly,” Merritt Jensen, a pediatric gynecologist said. “The mom often will say it but you can see the relief in Dad’s face.”