With temperatures soaring to 30C and above, many people have found the weather somewhat of a struggle.

Major retailers have sold out of fans and everyone is scrambling around trying to find creative solutions to keep cool.

But it’s not all bad.

Apparently the weather is actually having one very positive effect on men.

Some men are claiming that the heat is giving them ‘summer penis’, a phenomenon in which heat causes the penis to appear bigger.

This is of course, not to be confused with summer penile syndrome, where men suffer with itchy, painful bites on their genitals.

The term ‘summer penis’ was coined by Tracy Moore of MEL Magazine , after stumbling across several instances of men claiming the warm weather was making their penis grow.

An example of this saw Reddit user Guillermo97 ask others if they experienced "bigger d*** in summer and smaller in winter".

He said: "Anybody notices size fluctuation during the year? I know mine is bigger, I have better erections in the summer and I also tend to be more of a shower instead of a grower. In the winter, it is the exact contrary. Why is that? More heat = better blood flow?"

Lots of people responded to his post, many agreeing with his comments and some sharing their theories.

One person said: "Just another part of your body’s homeostasis trying to better regulate ideal temperatures."

Another wrote: "This happens only to my balls. I mean, when its hot they like to go down like if they were trying to get to my knee. In winter or cold days they look like a little hard brain."

Guillermo concluded that the whole thing made much more sense to him now.

"It makes sense to me like other people said, your penis totally responds to temperature."

Tracy then turned to Twitter to discover whether other men were experiencing this phenomenon.

She asked: "Weird but serious and sincere question: Dudes, does your d*** change with the seasons? like do you notice seasonal differences in size/erections."

One man responded: "Flaccid size – kind of? I mean warmer weather means warmer temps in general and an overall expansiveness. Nothing one can’t achieve in the winter with a nice hot bath. Erect size is always the same though."

Is ‘summer penis’ a real thing?

To clarify once and for all whether the ‘summer penis’ phenomenon was actually a thing, Tracy spoke with Orlando urologist Jamin Brahmbhatt.

Jamin confirmed that temperature can cause a change – but it isn’t a seasonal one.

He said: “Summer or winter, your penis size should remain the same.

“When it’s cold outside, your body does try to maintain its internal heat, and therefore things may appear to be more contracted. Blood vessels near the skin contract to maintain the internal heat. However, this type of body heat regulation should not affect the overall size of your penis.”

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He added: “When it’s hot outside, your body does try to evaporate the heat through sweat.

"Also when it’s hot outside, you may take in more water, which may in combination with the sweating make it appear like your body or skin is bloated. And that may give you the perception that things are larger.”

So your penis isn’t actually growing, the only thing changing in the heat is the way it looks to you.

However, Dudley Danoff, author of The Ultimate Guide To Male Sexual Health, believes ‘summer penis’ is all to do with Vasodilation, which is the widening of blood vessels.

His theory is that hot temperatures can cause blood vessels to swell to their limit and be filled "to the max" with blood, making an erect penis appear ‘larger’.

He added that he doesn’t think it’s a cause for concern, but instead something to be celebrated.

"There’s a reason why people don’t take honeymoons to the North Pole. They go to Hawaii. There’s a reason why a hot tub is attractive for romance," he said.

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