Penis girth is the circumference of the penis and indicates how thick the penis is. Penis size generally takes into account the length and thickness or girth of the penis, but which is better, to have a long penis or a thick penis with good girth.

In a durex survey of over 3000 men from many different countries, it was revealed that the average penis girth was approximately five and a quarter inches. In order to measure the girth of your penis, you need to have a flexible tape measure, and when your penis is in an erect state, wrap the tape measure around the penis and take the measurement which is then the girth of your penis.

Girth is often an indication of the overall strength of the penis. The penis is made of muscles and just as you would assume that a person who is built thin and wiry does not have much strength and that a well built and stocky person is strong, so the same measure is applied to a penis.

A thick penis is more likely to be able to go the distance and is less likely to be oversensitive which ultimately results in premature ejaculation. This is a generalisation and not the rule for all the you males that are getting a bit hot under the collar.

When it comes to sexual activity, most of the nerves and hence feeling is found in the bottom third of the vagina. This is the area where a woman derives most of the pleasure from. A good penis girth will result in a "stretching" of this area to accomodate the erect penis, which in turn increases the sensitivity of the nerves around this area. A result of this is that any slight movement sends a shock wave of pleasure upwards to the brain receptors and ultimately orgasm follows closely behind.

The vulva is designed by nature to be able to stretch in order to accomodate child birth and so the larger girth of a man will quickly be accomodated in even the smaller females.

A long but thin penis does not create the same sensations of stretching and of course the resultant nerve sensetivity. Hence a long thin penis is far less likely to result in total satisfaction than a shorter penis with adequate girth.

Due to the fact that a penis is muscle, it is possible to increase both the length and girth of the penis by using an excercise sytem to systematically stretch the penis and cause it to react against the stretching action, resulting in a working of the penile muscles and subsequent growth of the penis in both length and girth. Increases of up to 30% are highly realistic with these systems.

A typical penis enlargement device can be seen below. This is basically a traction device which works on both the length and girth of the penis, with resultant increase in both, and a stronger erection, prolonged ejaculation and increased pleasure as added benefits.

The good news is that when you follow a recognised method of penis enlargement, you will experience increase in both penis length and penis girth. There are many different enlargement programs available, but I would definitely rather rcommend to you those that are proven for producing results and those that are medically approved.

Size genetics is the number one penis enlarging device. Size Genetics can however be a little on the costly side but it is well worth every dollar spent. SizeGenetics penis extenders are  a device and so postage is necessary.

For those who are a little tighter on the budget, then the home exercise program provided by Penis health also achieves some amazing results. Penis health is one of the most affordable programs in the penis enlargement game, and can be digitally downloaded so that you may start the enlargement program immediately.