# Another penis question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 28, 2000, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-penis-question/11348 "2000-04-28T15:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-penis-question/11348/1 "2000-04-28T15:04:00Z")
Here’s something I’ve heard: that for every 15 lbs. of fat a man loses, he gains one inch of penis length. I can think of two reasons for the origin of this tale: 1. The fat in the pubic region decreases, exposing more of the shaft. 2. People have conflated the fact that overweight men have increased risk of E.D. (thanks, Bob Dole) --which could be alleviated by losing weight–with penis length. Anyone have any proof that such an increase occurs? Personally, I just lost 20 lbs. on a diet and have noticed no changes, um, downstairs. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-penis-question/11348/2 "2000-04-28T15:09:00Z")
You got to be kidding. A guy who loses 200lbs, would have the biggest pecker in the universe. ---
**Author:** ![TheMadHun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-penis-question/11348/3 "2000-04-28T15:13:00Z")
Perhaps it is a perceived increase in length due to the relative size compared to the body increasing as the bodies size decreases. Did that make ANY sense whatsoever? ---
**Author:** ![guitarmax\_99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@guitarmax\_99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitarmax_99)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-penis-question/11348/4 "2000-04-28T15:33:00Z")
This sounds ridiculous. I know that several years ago I lost 60 pounds over several monthes and my Johnson size remained constant throughout the whole ordeal. Just thought I’d share. ---
**Author:** ![lswote](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lswote/32/5737_2.png) [@lswote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lswote)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-penis-question/11348/5 "2000-04-28T19:30:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by guitarmax\_99: > **This sounds ridiculous. I know that several years ago I lost 60 pounds over several monthes and my Johnson size remained constant throughout the whole ordeal. Just thought I’d share.** I am less impressed with the Johson discussion than with how you lost the weight and if you have been able to keep it off. * * * **L** et’s **S** ee **W** hat’s **O** ut **T** here … **E** ngage The world’s loneliest doper. ---
**Author:** ![Agentakbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Agentakbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agentakbar)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-penis-question/11348/6 "2000-04-28T21:22:00Z")
Okay, then! Only 45 more pounds to go… Hey, what are YOU looking at?!? :mad: 😃 Bri ---
**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-penis-question/11348/7 "2000-04-28T21:34:00Z")
totally ridiculous IMHO ---
**Author:** ![Holly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/48db29/32.png) [@Holly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Holly)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-penis-question/11348/8 "2000-04-29T07:54:00Z")
There’s some truth to it. (Nursing observations to follow; don’t think I do something less respectable for a living.) Obese men have “love buttons”, teeny pee-pees almost hidden in the folds of flesh. I’m certain this occurs because of Toadspittle’s guess number one: fat in the pubic area. It may also be possible that since fat produces estrogen, obese boys may suffer a bit on the penis size because of it. For the most part, I’m talking about really, really obese men here. Having twenty or thirty extra pounds won’t interfere with your weiner size. However, I’m curious to know how guitarmax managed to carry around an extra hundred pounds with no detriment to his penis size. > [@](#): > > This sounds ridiculous. I know that several years ago I lost 60 pounds over several monthes and my Johnson size remained constant throughout the whole ordeal. Maybe this is nothing to brag about, if you catch my drift. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-penis-question/11348/9 "2000-04-29T11:23:12Z")
I think the OP is more of a pick-up line than anything else… the fat, unnattractive kids lose fifty pounds then go hit on the head cheerleader… basically, he’s saying “Hey, I’m hung like a horse… let’s go at it!”