DOES NO MORNING ERECTION INDICATE IMPOTENCE OR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION?
Usually men wake up in the morning with an erection, but parallelly men have a fear in their mind whether not having morning erection indicates erectile dysfunction.
Let’s discuss some facts related to morning erections.
HOW DOES MORNING ERECTION OCCUR?
A normal man experiences a morning erection as a part of his normal life. The pre-adolescent boys experience morning erection less commonly. In addition, erection in the morning happens in boys in their later puberty and in adulthood as morning erections are related to rigidity and increasing size.
Scientifically, morning erections occur during the sleep stage called Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep where the various body’s systems functions are tested, including the erectile tissue within the penis.
The parasympathetic nerves trigger the erectile tissues to be filled with blood and then becomes firm. The last REM stage occurs right after the man wakes up, he is likely to wake with an erection.
WHAT CAUSES NOT TO HAVE A MORNING ERECTION?
There are certain reasons why a man may not experience morning erection. If a man is not coming out of REM sleep stage at the time when he wakes up, may not wake up with an erection.
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HOW MORNING ERECTION IS RELATED TO ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION?
Impotence or erectile dysfunction is a condition when a man is not able to achieve an erection firm enough to do physical activity with proper satisfaction.
Erection the problem can be due to physiological reasons and psychological issues as well. Physiological reasons include vascular causes, low level of testosterone, erectile dysfunction due to diabetes is a common reason among others. Because of such mentioned causing factors, a man’s penis is not filled with blood to make it firm or erect. Therefore a physiological reason for impotence has is related to the morning erection.
Psychological causing factors leading to erectile dysfunction include anxiety commonly. A man who is experiencing a psychological cause for erectile dysfunction can still have morning erections provided he is capable of having erection physically.
If you are experiencing lack in morning erection, we suggest you consult the Andrologist to resolve the issue in real time and experience a sense of relief. Andrologist will explain all the prospects related to the morning erection, how much should be the frequency or what can be the underlying cause for your issue?
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