Studies suggest there is no relation between hand and penis size (Picture: Alamy)

It might have taken Donald Trump to spark the debate but it seems your hands don’t reveal much at all about the size of your manhood.

The age old theory that the size of your hands is related to the size of your penis, was brought up at a Republican debate earlier this week.

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Trump chose the platform to respond to fellow presidential candidate Marco Rubio’s claims about the size of certain body parts by saying:

‘And he [Rubio] referred to my hands,’ he said. ‘If they’re small, something else must be small.’ I guarantee you there’s no problem. I guarantee,’


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Well, it seems for once the billionaire may have been on to something.



According to sex researcher Debby Herbenick, there have been conflicting results from studies trying to debunk the myth.

‘Some studies have found a correlation between finger length and penis size, and others have not,’ Herbenick told Live Science.

‘But these studies look at groups of people, not individuals, she said. Certainly, you’ll find people with big hands and small penises, small hands and big penises, and every other combination in the real world.’

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