Every penis is unique. It's not for nothing that condoms in different sizes have been around for a long time. Thin condoms or thick, long, short or extra-large condoms - until now it has sometimes been an expensive pleasure to choose the right type of condom. Because not every man has a standard penis.

What does the standard penis actually look like?

It is 14.48 cm long and 3.95 cm wide during erection; the length varies between 10 and 19 cm and the width between 3 and 5 cm. The shape of the penis is different for every man. About 20% of men would experience difficulty with a standard condom fitting securely.

A corresponding study was carried out in 2001 on 111 men between the ages of 18 and 19 and on a control group of 32 men between the ages of 40 and 68.

A well-fitting condom is easy to unroll between thumb and forefinger. And it's convenient. It doesn't bother. But if the condom doesn't fit - then the desire falls by the wayside, and sometimes even "safer sex" is out of the question, because:

• If the condom is too tight, it can tear more quickly.
• If the condom is too big, it will wrinkle and slip off easily.

That being said, who wants to use a condom that doesn't fit? It's uncomfortable. Many men then (unfortunately) prefer to leave it out right away...

But that doesn't have to be!

In order to be able to buy the right condom, the penis must be measured. There are measuring tapes that you can download from the Internet or penis measuring templates that you put on the penis while measuring the width on a ruler on the side. And so you know which condom size to use.