# Penis and Vagina's **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 6, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996 "2003-01-06T20:02:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twelfthsign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@twelfthsign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twelfthsign)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/1 "2003-01-06T20:02:56Z")
So men have different sized penises? Women, does the depth vary? ---
**Author:** ![twelfthsign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@twelfthsign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twelfthsign)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/2 "2003-01-06T20:06:15Z")
Did i just post a frivolous question?!:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/3 "2003-01-06T20:09:07Z")
Well, this is more of a General Question than IMHO, so it’ll probably get moved (it’s not a polling situation, but a simple yes/no answer). In this case, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/4 "2003-01-06T20:22:52Z")
In either event…watch that view count SOAR! ---
**Author:** ![twelfthsign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@twelfthsign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twelfthsign)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/5 "2003-01-06T20:29:53Z")
…and this is only the begining. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/6 "2003-01-06T20:34:45Z")
the TIP, so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/7 "2003-01-06T20:40:57Z")
You know this question is a LONG and HARD one, that has made me STIFF. I’ve been DEEPLY pondering the RAMafications of the answer. I’d have to say, there is a HUGE GAP of variation involved in the OP’s question. ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/8 "2003-01-06T20:43:09Z")
Just a little teehee about the possessive in the thread title. Teehee. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/9 "2003-01-06T20:43:48Z")
Many threads on this? ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/10 "2003-01-06T20:47:15Z")
Shape and width does…I’m pretty sure depth does not. ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/11 "2003-01-06T20:59:06Z")
If you check the Karma Sutra (Part 2, Cahpter 1, of Sexual Union) you’ll find Vatsyayana referring, respectively, to men’s length as ‘Hare’, ‘Bull’, and “Horse” and womens depth as ‘Deer’, ‘Mare’, and ‘Elephant’. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/12 "2003-01-06T21:03:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Orange Skinner \* > \*\*Shape and width does…I’m pretty sure depth does not. \*\* Why not? Different sized women can have different sized pelvic bones. Wouldn’t that mean different depth? I’m guessing by depth you mean distance from vaginal opening to cervix. ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/13 "2003-01-06T21:04:34Z")
… heck, if we find my car keys we can drive out of here! ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/14 "2003-01-06T21:17:00Z")
At first I was frowning at the possessive apostrophe ‘s’ that is in the title for this thread, but then I saw the thread “Coolest places to have sex” underneath, so that’s all right then. ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/15 "2003-01-06T21:56:52Z")
TMI warning… I once went out with a woman who had been stitched up inside after having kids. The “depth” was reduced by this and I could actually, ahem, feel myself pushing against the bit that had been stitched up, if you know what I mean. I did say it was TMI! ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/16 "2003-01-06T22:05:05Z")
That’s a stretch… ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/17 "2003-01-06T22:11:59Z")
There has to be a difference in depth. I find it difficult to believe that Dr Ruth and the tallest WNBA player would be exactly the same. ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/18 "2003-01-06T22:21:42Z")
Sounds like a great name for a diner… ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/19 "2003-01-06T22:25:53Z")
I have attempted to find the staight dope on this, and have found [this](http://www.asccp.org/edu/practice/vagina/anatomy.shtml) site, which includes information about the anatomy of the vagina. Here’s a snippet: > [@](#): > > There is a significant variation in size, based upon age, estrogen effect, parity, and genetics. > > The vaginal length typically ranges from 7 to 10 cm. ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996/20 "2003-01-06T23:00:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tir Tinuviel \* > \*\*If you check the Karma Sutra (Part 2, Cahpter 1, of Sexual Union) you’ll find Vatsyayana referring, respectively, to men’s length as ‘Hare’, ‘Bull’, and “Horse” and womens depth as ‘Deer’, ‘Mare’, and ‘Elephant’. > 😉 \*\* Elephant?! Strap a 2 x 4 to my butt boys, I’m goin’ in. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-and-vaginas/146996.md?page=2)