Man with ‘world’s smallest penis’ opens up about moment he realised he had micropenis

“My penis is actually too small to have sex at all”

Michael Phillips, a 38-year-old from North Carolina, US, spoke on This Morning earlier this week as he discussed his health condition.

Phillips said that he was diagnosed last year with a 0.38 inch micropenis, and he says that only 0.6 per cent of the male population worldwide are affected by it.

In the UK, the average size of manhood is around 13 times as long, as it measures in at 5.2 inches, as per a study from last decade.

But while many men wouldn’t have the confidence to speak about it, Phillips says that he is keen to spread awareness about the condition by speaking more openly about it.

“I guess because it should be known that it's a medical condition that can cause it, and that if more people realise that it was a condition when they're younger that they could be taken and seen by a doctor, and hopefully get treatment that would actually provide some level of help,” he said.

Michael has given up on dating and relationships, while he also wasn't interested in the idea of a ‘one night stand’, as he sadly lacks the ability to effectively have sex.

But his confidence isn’t affected only when it comes to sexual intercourse, as he says that he can also face issues when attempting to use the public restrooms.

He admitted in a previous interview with The Sun that he was going for a Guinness World Record, as revealed the moment when he was 36 that he first realised something mustn’t be right down there.

“I went to the doctor about four or five months ago with concerns over my penis size. I was informed there is a condition called a micropenis. I was referred to a urologist. I was always aware it had been small, but wasn’t aware there was a condition for it”, he said.

“The main reason I went to the doctor was because my penis is actually too small to have sex at all. I have had a couple experiences of having sex and wasn’t able to get it in and everything. From there I just stopped trying to date and lost interest in it.”

The man from North Carolina says he realised he was “smaller than average” in childhood but his condition, that of having a micro penis, hasn’t sunk in yet.

“I’m still not sure that I have yet fully come to terms with having a micro penis,” he confessed.

But he sees the funny side of it, at least.

“It wasn’t until joking about being a Guinness World Record holder that I realised I might actually have the world’s smallest. If I could go for it, I would – I think it could help bring more awareness," he told IGV.

He says that humour is the “way he deals with pretty much anything.”

According to him, the response has been overwhelmingly kind once he spoke more openly about his condition on Instagram.

And if you share the same condition as him, Michael might make you feel more self-confident as he says that men are obsessed with size and unrealistic standards and almost no representation of those who don’t fit them.

“There really isn’t very much representation for small sizes in media and almost zero mention of micro penis being portrayed as being a real medical condition and not a slang joke term," he added.

Healthline says that the average size for an adult flaccid penis is 3.61 inches (9.17cm) and 5.16 inches (13.1cm) for an erect one.

But Michael says his penis measured under one inch.

He was even laughed at once when a girl in school saw his manhood - an incident that made put him off dating.

“I think the biggest misconception is that if a guy has a small penis, he just has a small penis, and not that there may be a medical thing going on. More people need to be aware that there is a medical condition called micro penis," he added.

“The biggest challenges I’ve faced [are] having a sexual relationship and still being a virgin and being able to talk about it openly because of how embarrassing of a topic it is”, Michael says.

According to medical experts, a micro penis is an atypical small penis.

It is caused by a deficiency of fetal testosterone, and growth can sometimes be stimulated through early hormonal treatment. Definitions can vary, however a micro penis is considered one that is under three inches.