Do penises really get bigger in the summer?

Many men feel self-conscious about the size of their penis, and it’s often down to constant comparisons with other men, driven by pornography.

Interestingly, some men have noticed that their penis appears bigger during warmer weather, and online discussions of this have led to the phenomenon becoming known as "summer penis."

Is there any basis to those claims though? Just how much bigger can it get then? What determines penis size? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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