I just had to ask!!
Hi Alice,
Why is it when guys wake up they have an erection in the morning? Does this happen to ALL guys? Thanks.
Dear Reader,
Many men think their penises are erect upon waking because of urine buildup in the bladder, but this is false. Morning erections are technically nighttime erections which happen during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep (when most dreaming occurs), although men older than sixty years may have them during even non-REM sleep. Generally, we experience four intervals of REM sleep per night. These spontaneous woodies in the wee hours are caused by specific neuroreflexes that are stimulated during REM sleep.
Most guys have nocturnal erections throughout their lifetime, and their frequency, along with one's awareness of them, may vary. Nighttime/morning erections can be noticeably harder or stiffer than those had when awake. The penis can stay erect for up to two hours nightly, and not all men who have erections during the night wake up with one in the morning.
Alice
that's right. and women experience the same thing. it's just not so obvious when they wake up.
:w00t: That I didn't know,are you saying ladies have "wet" dreams like blokes do???
sure.
during rem women often have a vaginal sexual arousal (wet vagina, swelling of the clitoris and labia).
that's why many women like to "cuddle" when they wake up in the morning.
I just had to ask!!
Hi Alice,
Why is it when guys wake up they have an erection in the morning? Does this happen to ALL guys? Thanks.
Dear Reader,
Many men think their penises are erect upon waking because of urine buildup in the bladder, but this is false. Morning erections are technically nighttime erections which happen during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep (when most dreaming occurs), although men older than sixty years may have them during even non-REM sleep. Generally, we experience four intervals of REM sleep per night. These spontaneous woodies in the wee hours are caused by specific neuroreflexes that are stimulated during REM sleep.
Most guys have nocturnal erections throughout their lifetime, and their frequency, along with one's awareness of them, may vary. Nighttime/morning erections can be noticeably harder or stiffer than those had when awake. The penis can stay erect for up to two hours nightly, and not all men who have erections during the night wake up with one in the morning.
Alice