Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Condoms now in market oversized for Indian men Madhavi Rajadhyaksha MUMBAI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study has correlated penis size with socio-economic status, geographical location and the overall dimensions of the male. The ICMR, which has been coordinating the study, is likely to publish its findings in early 2007. The researchers have surveyed 1,400 men visiting family planning centres in seven hospitals, including KEM in Parel, AIIMS in Delhi and PGI, Chandigarh. The length and width of each erect penis was measured twice and a digital photograph taken. In KEM Hospital, it was the departments of urology and preventive and social medicine which monitored participants. The group was an equal mix of urban and rural folk in the 18-50 age group. ICMR had requested the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi to devise ways to measure an erect penis. " We had devised an automated system in which an image of the penis would be taken and the computer would interpret different dimensions, " said professor of biomedical engineering, IIT Kharagpur Sujoy Guha, who headed the project. However, this was later discarded for a simple paper-tape that was found to be more practical. While ICMR scientists refused to comment on the findings " as the data is still being analysed " , sources admitted that a smaller exploratory study had conclusively showed that the condoms presently available in the market were indeed oversized for Indian men. The inter-city study drew much interest at the recently-concluded Asia-Pacific Conference of the Society of Sexual Medicine in Mumbai (even as the Germans are about to launch spray-on, fit-for-all-sizes condoms). An international delegate at the conference pointed out that if the study made geographical distinctions in sizes, it may cause discomfort among men in different regions. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Condoms_now_in_market_oversized_for _Indian_men/articleshow/738916.cms __________________ " Dr. Avnish Jolly " <avnishjolly@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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