![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/why-is-the-penis-mushroom-shaped/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/NINTCHDBPICT000426473800.jpg&description=MANHOOD Why is the penis mushroom-shaped? WE don't often question why body parts look a certain way. But the penis is one which people are fascinated by, wondering if there is a reason the tip is mushroom-shaped. 1 Credit: Getty - Contributor It turns out, there is a theory for why penises have a mushroom-like look. And scientists from the State University of New York put it to the test in 2003 with fascinating results. Why is the penis mushroom-shaped? Some experts believe the penis is shaped the way it is due to the "semen displacement theory". The theory is quite simple - in order for men to ensure they are the one who carry on their lineage and impregnate a woman, their penis acts as a "tool". The penis has a ridge in order to scoop out the semen of love rivals from the vagina, or so the theory says. As the semen from another male is removed, it is replaced with that of a new partner, increasing the chances of him becoming a father if the woman has had sex with multiple partners in a short amount of time. Nowadays, having a mushroom-shaped penis doesn't seem entirely necessary. But from a natural-science perspective, it makes sense, as humans biologically want offspring. The 'scooping out' mechanism would have been much more useful hundreds of thousands of years ago when humans were considerably more occupied with procreating. Put to the test Professor Gordon Gallup led a team at State University of New York to look into this theory, publishing their findings in the Journal of Evolutionary Psychology. They found the thrust of the penis - and the ridge that separates the head from the shaft - could indeed help clear a woman's vagina and reproductive system of a previous lover's sperm. They tested their theory in the lab, with latex penises and model vaginas. Mixing starch and water together to make a solution similar in consistency to semen, they found the ridge around the top of a man's penis could scoop out more than 90 per cent of the "semen" substitute, in ju){kind=link}
WE don’t often question why body parts look a certain way.
But the penis is one which people are fascinated by, wondering if there is a reason the tip is mushroom-shaped.
It turns out, there is a theory for why penises have a mushroom-like look.
And scientists from the State University of New York put it to the test in 2003 with fascinating results.
Some experts believe the penis is shaped the way it is due to the “semen displacement theory”.