MALE MORNING ERECTION (What Men and ladies needs to know) PART 1

I am writing about Male morning erection today. Don't be amazed, it's my job to relate the right information to you without any form of misdirection. I got a lot of questions from my beloved readers on one of the topics we discussed earlier "WHY HAVE SORE NIPPLES? Part 1 & 2" .I was delighted as we sorted issues out in my Facebook mailbox. Many young men, and even some older ones who haven’t found the right people to ask, are curious about morning erections. Most people who have a penis have the experience, with some regularity, of waking up in the morning with an erection.

What Is A Morning Erection?

Morning erections, colloquially referred to as "morning wood" and scientifically defined as nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) are a healthy and predictable physiological response that most men experience.

Morning erections would be better described as the tail end of a series of nighttime erections, as they are just the last erection in a series. On average a healthy person with a penis will have between three and five erections in a full night sleep, with each erection lasting between 25 -35 minutes.


How Erections Works

Funny as it Young boys spend a lot of time trying to make them go away, while older men spend a lot of money trying to get them to come back. Sometimes, the first step is a hard one. Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects 1 in 5 men. So… let’s dig into the woodshed and discuss the nuts and bolts of pitching a tent.

You can think of the penis like a tire. A tire can inflate by pumping it up with air or deflate by letting the air out. Erections work the same way but with blood instead of air. How the blood gets there and is regulated is a pretty impressive biological process.
The penis contains two cylindrical chambers (called corpora cavernosa ) that run down the length of the shaft and are composed of spongy tissue capable of filling with blood. The penis also contains an outer sheath (called atunica ) that surrounds the two chambers. The tunica tightens as blood flows into the penis, making the organ more rigid. When most people read the word "erection," they probably think of a penis , specifically, a penis that is hard. Penile erections are without a doubt the most talked-about erections in the body, and below you can learn just how a male erection works. However, it's worth knowing that a penis isn't the only part of the body that gets erect.
Any part of the body that has erectile tissue can become erect. Erectile tissue, as it sounds, is tissue that can become erect or get hard, usually because blood flows into the tissue and stays there for a period of time, keeping the tissue, and subsequently the body part, erect. Other body parts with erectile tissue include the clitoris , the urethral sponge, and the ears.
In most societies, there is such a focus on the penis itself that most of us (including all of us who don't have them) don't realize that getting an erection is really a team effort of body and mind.

Getting and maintaining an erection is a complex and fluid event (pardon the pun), more like a symphony than a simple tune. It involves the nerves, blood, hormones, and muscles, and often our thoughts and feelings too.
Few things that happen in the body occur in clear-cut stages, but for ease of explanation we can think of the making of an erection as involving a few stages from beginning to end.

Of course, the above description is very general. The way erections do, and sometimes don't, work in each individual body will depend on many factors. Because erections involve so many bodily systems, and happen as a result of a delicate balance of factors, when men begin having difficulty getting erections, it can be an early sign of something else going on in the body. While occasional difficulty getting erections is completely expected for men of any age, consistent erectile problems are a good reason to get a check-up and talk with your doctor.

Most erections begin with stimulation. The stimulation may be physical (as in you or someone else touching a part of your body), and it might be stimulation of the penis or of any part of the body. The stimulation may also be mental or psychological, such as when you think sexual thoughts or have sexual feelings. Erections can happen as a result of either. Most men will also get what are called spontaneous or reflex erections, meaning you get an erection even when you aren't being touched or thinking sexual thoughts. But here we're talking about erections that were meant to happen.

The stimulation then triggers multiple responses in the body. It may trigger messages from nerve endings, it may trigger chemicals in the brain, or it may be both. In any case, messages from inside the body are sent to parts of the penis (called smooth muscle) with the message that they should relax.

As the smooth muscle relaxes, the arteries that supply blood to the penis open wider, which allows more blood to begin flowing into the penis. As blood flows into the penis, it becomes hard and an erection occurs.

As the penis becomes engorged with blood, the veins that usually direct blood out of the penis are compressed, which prevents the blood that flows in from leaving the penis. The blood stays in the penis, which is what maintains an erection.
Once a man ejaculates, the blood flows out of the penis and the erection goes away. After this, there is a period of time called the refractory period, during which it is difficult for a man to have another erection.

Causes of Morning Erections

It is a common myth that morning erections are caused by a full bladder. While we know that having a full bladder can lead to an erection in someone who is awake (we know this through research with men with spinal cord injuries) it's not clear that this does cause erections throughout the night.

Morning erections have been connected to the hormones testosterone and norepinephrine . We do know that the erections are closely associated with REM sleep (the time in the night when you dream and brain activity changes). These erections are also associated with an increase in heart rate. A more recent theory is that during REM sleep there is a change in the It isn’t known for sure if the erections are a result of the other physiological changes, more research is required. Some suggest that morning erections are a way for your body to make sure everything is in working order.

Lack of Morning Erections

Early research on morning erections did not find a difference in the morning erections of older men when compared to those of younger men. More recent research has shown a gradual decline in morning erections (some show just a decrease in the rigidity and length of time of an erection and not the frequency of getting erections).
If you cannot get an erection to your satisfaction during sexual activities one of the first things a doctor will determine is whether or not you are getting full erections during the night and in the morning. If a lack of morning erections is accompanied by a lack of overall erections it suggests a physical over a psychological cause . If you are concerned about a noticeable change in your morning erections it's something you may want to talk about with your doctor.

Erectile Dysfunction Medications and Morning Erections

Medications used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) including sildenafil ( Viagra ) and tadalafil (Cialis), can have an impact on morning erections. Both medications, if taken the night before prior to sexual activities, can result in morning erections, although morning erections occur more often when tadalafil is used.
Of course there is no reason to take a medication simply to get a morning erection, as morning erections, while they may be related to overall erectile function are not necessarily a total indicator of function or dysfunction. your doctor. However there are a variety of other factors that influence morning erections (including length and quality of sleep) and a change in morning erections doesn't always indicate a serious problem.

I'll rest my fists at this point, and surely continue in the next episode. Stay Inspired.