In a man’s worldview, the morning erection is not omnipotent, but it is absolutely unacceptable without it!
As long as you wake up in the morning with a towering pillar, full of confidence throughout the day, and walk with a breeze. But if the morning erection doesn’t arrive on time and the penis is still soft when you wake up, then you may ask yourself: I am old? I can’t do it anymore? Not good, is this impotence?
In this blog, we will explore what morning erection is and whether it can serve as a standard for evaluating male sexual ability.
What is Morning Erection?
To understand the morning erection, the first thing to know is what nocturnal erection is.
During sleep at night, the penis undergoes a spontaneous erection, which goes through a physiological process of erection, flaccidity, re erection, and re flaccidity, known as nocturnal erection. Nocturnal erection is a physiological phenomenon in men.
A normal male can have 4-6 nocturnal erections per night, each lasting 20-40 minutes, for a total of 2.5 hours.
This erection is very helpful in maintaining the normal function and tissue structure of the penis, providing nutrition and oxygen to the penis, and maintaining the function of the corpus cavernosum, such as smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells.
Nocturnal erection continues into the morning, such as seeing the penis erect when waking up in the morning, which is called morning erection. Morning erection often occurs from 4 to 7 o’clock in the morning, and is actually a continuation of nocturnal erection.
Medically, morning erection refers to the natural erection of the penis in an unconscious state in men in the early morning, which is generally not controlled by the situation, movement, or thinking. The main reasons for morning erections are as follows: firstly, it is related to male hormone levels. After a night of sleep, men’s levels of male hormones peak in the morning, triggering morning erections. Secondly, the increased pressure in the bladder filled with urine in the morning stimulates internal organs, leading to a subconscious reflex erection of the penis. Thirdly, some people believe that morning erections were formed during the process of human evolution. Men have the highest testosterone concentration at sunrise and the lowest concentration at sunset. Nature uses this to ensure that men have the opportunity to pass on their genes before going out, so as to prevent them from going hunting and not having the chance to return home due to accidents.
What are the Factors that Affect the Morning Erection
Age
As one ages, his physical functions may decline. Morning erection is no exception. Young men in their twenties have very strong morning erection, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are awakened by morning erection every day. However, as one gets older, the frequency of morning erection gradually decreases and the hardness also decreases, getting worse year by year.
Sleep
If you get enough sleep and have a good quality of sleep throughout the night, there is a high likelihood of morning erection the next morning. But if you lie down and can’t sleep, sleep very lightly and wake up frequently, the quality of sleep throughout the night is poor, then morning erection may temporarily disappear.
Diseases and Drugs
Many medical conditions can affect erectile function, including the morning erection.
For example, a reader asked me before: Is it normal for morning erection to disappear after contracting the flu? In this example, the morning erection disappeared due to illness. I comforted him by saying that his penis would get stronger once he recovered his health. Afterwards, his morning erection did indeed return.
Some other common diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, may also affect the development of diabetes. At the same time, when using some antihypertensive and anti-tumor drugs, there may be a decrease in erectile function.
Physical and Psychological State
Even if there are no diseases that affect erectile function, some people may experience high levels of stress or overwork, leading to poor physical and mental health. In such cases, their morning erections may weaken or even disappear.
So, the morning erection can to some extent reflect the health status of the body. The weakening or disappearance of morning erection may be caused by diseases, physical conditions, or psychological factors.
Of course, there are also some other factors, such as having a 100 round battle with your partner tonight, you and your penis are already very tired, and you may not see a morning erection tomorrow morning, of course!
Does a Weak Morning Erection Mean Weak Sexual Function?
As mentioned earlier, although the morning erection can to some extent reflect male erectile function, they may not only weaken during erectile dysfunction, but may also weaken or even disappear in many situations such as excessive physical exertion, high psychological pressure, and illness, and so on.
So, if you occasionally don’t have morning erections, don’t rush to suspect if you have sexual dysfunction. Adjust your lifestyle habits, pay attention to rest, and strengthen exercise. Perhaps morning erections will appear again in a few days.
Of course, if there is no morning erection for a long time, and the erectile function is not strong and sexual desire is lacking, then you should go to the hospital for examination.
