Why do men wake up in the morning with an erection?

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Steve P	blood flow to the penis and dreams and subconsciuos thoughts. The heart rate is reduced while sleeping and the muscles except that particular one require less blood flow. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Pug the Mighty	Possibly because we ought to sleep in boxing gloves? (Mind you, having said that, the feel of leather.................................... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

musicgrl42002	most times its cuz they need to pee and it makes them hard. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Merovingian	This is a timeless question.... I say its the morning wood fairy. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Aubrey M	The morning glory has been known to be caused by many things,for me it's been gently woken up by the lady of my aquaintance for a wee bit of loving Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

anon	because we're really horny... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

soccerock7	It's all about the hormones...It definently has a mind of its own haha Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

"Nice Beaver"	Darth72au is spot on for the cause of 'Morning Glory' Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

leoxxx	because it proves your a man Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bobbys girl	my husband says its because he needs to pee but he tries to take advantage of the situation. nothing worse than being stabbed in the back with it at 6 in morning Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

super.wisdom	not all the time...only when they horney... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

im an er	why do you ???????? tell us why you do 1st Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mkrkj	my hubby say's it's just stretching with the rest of his body in the morning, ha! well i thought it was funny! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

istaffa	There is a surge of Testosterone just before natural waking. Those who are roused by the alarm clock (no pun intended) don't usually have erections. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Secret Man	For some medical reason we do sometimes, its not because were having sex dreams... it just happens. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Very Sexy Vixen	to please us woman!!!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

fobulous :]	most likely hormones during puberty or just gotta pee XD Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

watercress kebab	It seems that there is no conclusive answer to why men get erections in the morning. There are many theories and many of those theories are disputed. One such theory suggests that men wake up with an erection because they have a full bladder. This seems extremely unlikely, as men do not get erections when they have to urinate while awake, and having an erection makes it significantly more difficult to urinate at all, the aiming part anyway. Another more reasonable theory is that men become aroused during REM sleep, the stage in which we dream. These dreams may be sexual in nature and cause arousal. Women could easily have a similar experience although their sexual arousal would not be as evident. Maybe morning erections are simply from rubbing against the bed during the night. It often does not take much for a male to have an erection. There is also something called a spontaneous erection although this is much more common in young males and morning erections happen to men at any age. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

aladinos	because we have to pee.since some time when i wake up at night and pee i won't wake up erecrted. it's just prostat full with pee that cuz that. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

doughboy	hornyness Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

D	When people sleep, their bodies do not completely shut down. We still digest and we still process urine. The answer is more often medical/biological than sexual. there are cases in which some men are sexually excited often, but it isn't as often as just needing to expel the waste that builds overnight. As for the women who think it absolutely has to mean he's always horny, you're just as bad as those of which it's true. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

deathtoariel	It's just from blood rushing to the penis. Usually if they are erect when they wake up they often have to urinate as well. It's the same as getting a head rush- no pun intended when you stand up too quickly. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Pleasant Peter Perkins	it is the last piece of our optimism to disappear before senility and death. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♥FuNkY mOnKeY♥	This is very normal! Most healthy men wake up in the morning with an erection. Men have several erections a night as part of their sleep cycle. Many times they wake up and find they are still erect. A man's penis becomes erect in response to sexual arousal and excitement, but it can also become erect as a result of deep relaxation, such as what's experienced in deep sleep — with or without dreams. An erection is caused by a rush of blood to the penis. A man's penis, especially a young man's penis, can also become erect without any kind of arousing stimulation - this is called a "spontaneous erection." Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Allen Elow	Well, I know that When I'm all stressed out at night I'm not as susceptible to getting an erection. Sure I can still get one but after working all day and my body is tense and soar it is more difficult. After getting a good nights sleep I usually wake up with one and I'm not as soar and stressed about the last day's activities. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Moorglademover	Because i'm so horny, ..the crack of dawn ain't safe..!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jeff S (AM~Natural Selector)	haha. one girl said, need to urinate! wow. ya, every time i have to pee i get hard. why are there so many girls answering this? good question. i think its cause of dreams. dreams are crazy and stimulating...and often we don't remember them....but i have proof it was a good dream because morning wood is here! oh man! stop with the 'need to pee' comments. you have to pee in the morning because you haven't peed in 7 hours! these are mutually exclusive phenomenon people! you girls have no idea how hard it is to pee with an erection....you have to contort your body just to aim. you DO NOT get hard when you have to pee! sheesh!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Dale S	Don't worry about it. When you stop waking up with an erection is when you need to be concerned. LOL Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Delores H	http://www.teenwire.com/ask/2004/as-20040907p861-erection.php go here Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tall Green Alien	...and have to pee right away? (Men don't get erections because they have to pee! And we get erections even when we don't have dreams.) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

?	A morning erection that is naturally caused as the brains enters the REM-deep sleep phase. At this stage, the body's skeletal muscle structure relaxes and causes hypervasodilation in the capillaries of the body, resulting in said erection. Hope this helps! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No