Does your picayune friend have a niggling bend?

Having a curved dick is much more common than you might think. Enough of penises curve up, down, to the left or correct.

Hook Upward listener Travis says "growing upwards [with a curved penis] I did have a few insecurities."

He says warped peeps weren't unremarkably seen in porn which made him feel there was something incorrect with him.

"Every bit I started having sex activity it turned out to be quite advantageous because I had a high strike rate with hitting women'southward g-spots because of the shape of it and I never had any complaints," Trav says.

So, is information technology ok to have a bowed fellow member or should you get it checked out? And does it make sexual activity better? Equally always, I'thou here to *enthusiastically* investigate.

Why do some dicks have a bend?

A lot of people have theories on this. Kurt in Sydney's penis bends to the left, and he reckons it's because of the way he tucks.

"E'er since puberty, avoiding the whole exposed boner situation, I'd tuck it to the side and over time I guess it gets used to that position," Kurt says.

Wearing briefs and sleeping on your front are commonly blamed but are they the truthful culprits?

"Who the hell knows?" GP Dr George Forgan-Smith (aka, The Salubrious Bear) says. There'southward lots of possible explanations.

First, an anatomy lesson:

The penis is a hydraulic system with three chambers that make full with blood to give y'all an erection.

"With curves, what tin sometimes happen is that you tin can develop scars or thickening of the connective tissue that's on either side of the chambers," Dr George says.

"Nosotros don't substantially know what causes this, it could be an autoimmune disease, it could be hereditary just the strongest theory is microtrauma (ie, little bruises, scars or breaks)."

Y'all can cause that minute impairment in all kinds of ways, like your masturbation grip.

"If you're a tight wanker, there'southward a chance information technology could bend one style or some other," Dr George says.

"If you have a tight-fisted masturbation technique or when you were younger y'all developed a item liking for frottage (or rubbing your penis against stuff), that could do microtrauma on one side of the penis and that could lead to essentially a scar forming on that side of the sleeping room which ways it's a lilliputian bit tighter with means the penis would bend to that side."

This is totally fine and normal if it's a slight bend, and at that place'southward no pain. If your curve is more than boomerang than scimitar, you might accept Peyronie's illness, and you might desire to get that checked out.

What's Peyronie's illness?

Peyronie'southward affliction is basically a more pronounced version of your curved dick situation, where you take a pregnant bend and hurting to the penis while erect.

Genetics can play a role, but doctors mostly believe information technology'due south the healing that happens afterward injury that will crusade the thickening of the connective tissue that gives the penis a sharper bend.

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Nigh 5% of people have some sort of plaque of thickening of the lining of the penis, though it's more common in older people.

At that place'southward two phases to Peyronie's: the acute phase when the injury first happens, which will be painful. Y'all might experience a thickened area on your penis and it'll be sore. This tin can happen during sex activity, playing sport, or whatsoever other mode you might put your dong in harm'south fashion.

If you notice yous have a painful area on the penis it's really important to become and come across your dr..

In stage two, the pain volition eventually subside and you'll be stuck with this thickened expanse of skin.

"If the penis bend is causing significant issues like you're not able to penetrate, that'south a big problem and information technology is worthwhile addressing," says Dr Chris Fox, Senior Lecturer in Sexual Health (Sexology) at University of Sydney.

And speaking of penetration....

Does it make yous better at sexual activity?

While curved dicks aren't equally commonly spoken near or seen in porn, they tin can accept benefits in the sleeping room.

"I've had cypher but glowing reviews about how information technology feels" one anonymous Hook Upwardly listener told us.

Another said "I have a soft curve to the left, I used to take self-esteem issues most information technology but since hearing I could hit some unique spots from a couple of partners, I've felt pretty gifted to be honest."

Elle from Melbourne told u.s. her ex's curved dick "was surprisingly very very very good. Information technology curved up, sort of like a banana shape, definitely if I was on top information technology only felt absolutely insane! The style that it was shaped definitely made the sex that much ameliorate."

"I wouldn't say there'southward an advantage to a curved dick, even so, a curved erect could lead to pleasance in means that a straight penis may not" ," Dr Chris Play a trick on says.

If your dick has an upward or downward curve, it might be perfectly shaped for your partner'south g-spot or prostate.

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If you have a left or right curve, Dr Pull a fast one on says it's worth being careful about your positioning and approach to entry, especially when information technology comes to oral sexual activity.

"Accept it gently and slow depending on the level of curvature. If you've got a curvature and yous're going gung-ho, y'all're going to exist more at take a chance of injury," he says.

On top of going slow, Dr George Forgan-Smith says it'due south worth experimenting and seeing what feels best for everyone.

"Use it to your advantage, hit those spots nicely, attempt lots of different positions, explore, attempt as many different ways as you can and you may find the golden ticket," Dr George says.

And even though we're going on about how dicks are brittle, they're also pretty forgiving to a point.

"A slight bend may not be a trouble at all and nosotros forget that fifty-fifty with hard erect penises tin still be quite forgiving. It'due south important for us to keep in mind that a hard erect penis isn't a solid, rigid implement, it can requite and take a little scrap," Dr Chris says.

Yous're beautiful and then is your peen

Dr Forgan-Smith says in that location's a lot of variation in penis shape and size, and that's totally normal.

"Most guys aren't going to accept a gear up for porn perfect penis."

Guys accept a lot of trouble understanding what'south normal, because it's still pretty taboo to talk seriously about male person genetalia.

"[Men] joke well-nigh it a lot, but they don't talk about it," Dr Chris says.

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"A curve is quite normal, it's the nature of the curvature that can be problematic."

The most important thing to remember is to mind to your body. If you're struggling to enjoy sexual activity or dealing with pain, get to a medico ASAP.

"If it doesn't cause you any pain and there's no problem, it's ok! It'southward normal. If you're experiencing discomfort or hurting during an erection, I suggest y'all become immediately run across your GP," Dr Chris says.

So exist careful with your penis, treat information technology well, and bendy or straight, love the tool you've got!

Learn more than about curved dicks, and everything else sexual practice, beloved and relationships on The Hook Up podcast.

Why some people have curved dicks

Ever wondered why some dicks bend a bit to the left, or correct, or up or down? Turns out it's a lot more than common than we think, and if you've got quite an angle going, you might have something called Peyronie's Illness. In this episode, we'll investigate and find out the best way to use your lil bent mate.