Why does the penis get erect in the morning?

When a man has physical desire, his penis will become erect because there are many sensory nerves distributed on the penis. However, there is another erection phenomenon of the male penis, which is that every man will find his penis is in an erect state when he gets up in the morning. Although morning penis erection is a normal and common phenomenon in men, why does the male penis erect in the early morning?

Why do men get hard in the morning?

Morning erection refers to the spontaneous erection of the penis of men between 4 and 7 in the morning without any awareness, without being controlled by the situation, action or thought. Morning erection is an important manifestation or indicator of normal sexual function and strength, and is a normal phenomenon.

There is still no consensus in the medical community as to why morning erections occur. A normal male's penis is usually in a flaccid state, except when it becomes erect under sexual stimulation or some external stimulation. However, sometimes the reflex action of internal organs can also cause penile erections. The most obvious is that penile erections often occur before waking up in the morning, which is medically called morning erections.

If a man's bladder is full of urine before waking up in the morning, he will often have morning erections. This spontaneous physiological phenomenon is not subject to human will. With the increase of age, the frequency and duration of penis erections will gradually decrease, and it generally has no effect on the body.

When the sun rises in the morning, the man's penis also stands up. The woman sleeping next to him will feel it poking at her body, waking her up, and complaining that her husband wants it but doesn't say it. In addition to men getting hard in the morning, men can also have morning erections during deep sleep. This erection usually occurs during intermittent rapid eye movement. It is normal to have three to five erections every night. It is mainly to restore the penis's energy. Repeated erections transport more fresh nutrient-rich oxygen-rich blood into the penis.

A normal man should have an erection every morning, because after a night's sleep, a man's testosterone level reaches its peak in the morning, and the urine accumulated in the bladder stimulates the nerve reflex to form a morning erection. After all, the most important thing for a man is an erection, because an erection at night can restore the penis's energy. Repeated erections transport more fresh oxygen-rich blood into the penis, just like charging. Sometimes due to poor energy or bad condition, morning erections will indeed not be obvious, but it does not have any adverse effects on health.

What factors affect men's morning erections?

Men's morning erections are affected by many factors. Age, illness, fatigue, and psychological stress can affect the number, intensity, and frequency of morning erections. Therefore, morning erections alone cannot be used as the only criterion for judging men's health. If you don't have morning erections for a period of time, and you are not tired or under mental stress, then you should consider the possibility of illness.

1. Age: Under normal circumstances, age is a determining factor for morning erections. After sexual maturity, with the increase of age, the frequency of morning erections gradually increases, and the duration gradually increases. After the age of 30, with the increase of age, morning erections will gradually weaken or decline. However, some elderly people can still have a satisfactory sex life even though they do not have morning erections.

2. Sleep: Whether the sleep time is sufficient or not, and the quality of sleep will affect the secretion of male hormones to varying degrees, thereby affecting morning erections.

3. Emotion: Excessive grief, depression, etc. can significantly reduce morning erections.

4. Fatigue: Excessive fatigue and mental exhaustion can also affect morning erections.

5. Diseases: Many diseases can affect sexual function and morning erections, such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, lumbar disc herniation, etc.

6. Drugs: Anti-tumor drugs, anti-hypertensive drugs, hypoglycemic drugs, antacids, sedatives and Chinese medicines such as Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Phellodendron chinense can reduce morning erections. Ginseng, Astragalus, Deer Antler and other drugs can increase morning erections.