ABSTRACT
In the early 1990s, I worked on a national sex information switchboard for a couple of years.
Much to my surprise, a majority of the callers were men, and their two most common
questions were: ‘‘What is the normal penis size?’’ and ‘‘Where is the clitoris?’’ Trained to
provide anonymous, non-judgmental, and accurate information to callers, I would respond
that most penises when erect were between 5 and 7 inches long. I could almost feel the relief
as these callers thanked me, quickly hanging up the phone to get on with their days, secure
in the validation that they (and their penises) were ‘‘okay.’’
