Sweet morning glory. Whether you want it to go away because you need to get out of the house as quickly as possible or you\u2019re poking your other half in the back with it, we\u2019ve all had morning glory at some point in our lives.<\/p>\n
We all know it as morning wood, morning glory, morning wood, I am sure there are a few other nicknames for it out there, but it\u2019s actually called nocturnal penile tumescence<\/a> (NPT). And while it doesn\u2019t have the same ring to it, that is its actual name.<\/p>\n First off, you\u2019ll be pleased to know that if you keep waking up with a boner, you are highly likely not to have erectile dysfunction<\/a>. Even though it is commonly called \u2018morning glory\u2019 it isn\u2019t actually just for the morning, it happens 3-5 times every night, maybe even more and it\u2019s not just consigned to men, women have that problem too but it\u2019s called clitoral erections<\/a> and lucky for women not as embarrassing as a hard-on can be.<\/p>\n There isn\u2019t any true and complete understanding as to why this phenomenon but there are some interesting theories.<\/p>\n Your very first morning glory was actually in your mother\u2019s womb The second theory is that NPT is triggered by nitric oxide<\/a>. Nitric oxide is released by cells lining blood vessels which then diffuse into smooth muscle, causing everything to relax. While blood vessels dilate, blood flow increases to the penis and of course, we all know what that means by now.<\/p>\n So that\u2019s HOW it happens but the question still remains, WHY does it happen?<\/p>\n One theory suggests getting a night time boner means you won\u2019t wet the bed. As adults, most of us probably think we can control our It is thought one of the triggers for a random boner is a full bladder, which doesn\u2019t really help as it is very difficult to take a piss when you have a major hard-on going on.<\/p>\nand it just continues from there. One theory is that rapid eye movement during sleep causes your night-time boner. Noradrenergic<\/a> cells located in your brain stem, which are associated with inhibitory \u2018tone\u2019 of the penis, are switched off during this time which cause testosterone dependent \u2018tones\u2019 to be expressed which then cause erections.<\/p>\n
bladders by now but that\u2019s not entirely true. There are two types of erection \u2013 psychogenic<\/a> and reflex.<\/a> Psychogenic boners start with stimulating thoughts or images which then lead to nerve signals giving you a boner. Reflex boners are those involuntary ones you used to get in high school when any person you found attractive would walk past you, and usually just before you had to stand up to go somewhere, just to make it a little bit more uncomfortable.<\/p>\n