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Contributor: Kayla Kayla
What causes “morning wood”? Well, guys wake up with erections because they have been sleeping with erections. The technical term is “noctural penile tumescence”. In a penis's normal, flaccid state, it doesn't get much blood flow. If it did, it would be erect. To keep the penis flaccid, the arteries leading into it are shut down to a trickle. Like most of the body, tissue doesn't do well without a regular flow of blood. The body's solution, though, is to open up the valves at night and let the fresh blood come in which causes noctural erections, and in turn, tends to make some guys wake up with morning wood!

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Do you regularly experience morning wood? Do you act upon it, or is it something you usually ignore?
Answers (private voting - your screen name will NOT appear in the results):
Yes, I regularly experience morning wood.
141
No, I don't regularly experience morning wood.
12
Yes, I usually do something about it in the morning.
21
No, I don't usually do something about it in the morning.
32
Total votes: 206 (157 voters)
Poll is closed
07/18/2011
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Contributor: Gunsmoke Gunsmoke
Yes the morning wood is still there - but the scary part is that as I get older the frequency and intensity are less that they use to be.
07/18/2011
Contributor: newfoundlust newfoundlust
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
What causes “morning wood”? Well, guys wake up with erections because they have been sleeping with erections. The technical term is “noctural penile tumescence”. In a penis's normal, flaccid state, it doesn't get much blood flow. If it did, ... more
Almost daily, especially if I wake up a little early and don't roll back over. It is very rare that I do anything about it though. Mrs. Lust does NOT like being awakened for playtime.
07/18/2011
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
My husband gets them frequently and I often wake up to the bed shaking as he masturbates in his sleep. It's the most adorable thing I've ever seen in my life! If I can keep my eyes open long enough, I offer a hand of my own and we make good use of it!
07/18/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Quote:
Originally posted by Gunsmoke
Yes the morning wood is still there - but the scary part is that as I get older the frequency and intensity are less that they use to be.
This. And yes the prospect is very scary!
07/18/2011
Contributor: Ghost Ghost
My husband tends to have this, but it seems that just peeling relieves a lot of it. He doesn't generally feel the need to masturbate and I generally don't have time to screw around before work.
07/18/2011
Contributor: lanky lanky
get it sometimes
07/18/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Since I get up at 3:00 am I do not get them that much but I do on the weekends when I don't work. I do get them when taking naps during the day though.

I have not been able to do anything about them since the kids were born.
07/18/2011
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
Quote:
Originally posted by Gunsmoke
Yes the morning wood is still there - but the scary part is that as I get older the frequency and intensity are less that they use to be.
Sorry Gunsmoke. That is normal aging. NOTHING about it is good..except it SLIGHTLY beats the alternative.
07/18/2011
Contributor: RonLee RonLee
Quote:
Originally posted by Gunsmoke
Yes the morning wood is still there - but the scary part is that as I get older the frequency and intensity are less that they use to be.
Yeah, getting older is quite the adventure, isn't it.
07/18/2011
Contributor: SexyLilPixi SexyLilPixi
I love the sex facts!
07/19/2011
Contributor: Woman China Woman China
I do enjoy a man's morning wood!!!!!
07/20/2011
Contributor: Fuck it. Fuck it.
He gets it. All the time.
I woke up to being sleephumped this morning.
07/20/2011
Contributor: meitman meitman
Wasn't sure how to answer this because I know I would have morning wood regularly if I ever had time in the morning to just lay in bed. When it happens I don't usually do anything with it because the wife is not a fan of being woke up and then there's those little people that took over our home.
07/20/2011
Contributor: The Mother of a SiNner The Mother of a SiNner
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
What causes “morning wood”? Well, guys wake up with erections because they have been sleeping with erections. The technical term is “noctural penile tumescence”. In a penis's normal, flaccid state, it doesn't get much blood flow. If it did, ... more
i can answer for my husband we act on it as often as possible
07/25/2011
Contributor: tickle me pink tickle me pink
I voted for my husband, he wakes up with one every single morning. That's a really interesting fact, too. I've actually been curious as to why guys get morning wood but never thought to look it up.
08/01/2011
Contributor: M121212 M121212
Really? So people actually wake up with a boner? Because I thought it was from that half-awake half asleep zone that it pops up.
08/01/2011
Contributor: M121212 M121212
Quote:
Originally posted by The Mother of a SiNner
i can answer for my husband we act on it as often as possible
excellent!
08/01/2011
Contributor: dontbackdown02 dontbackdown02
Quote:
Originally posted by Kayla
What causes “morning wood”? Well, guys wake up with erections because they have been sleeping with erections. The technical term is “noctural penile tumescence”. In a penis's normal, flaccid state, it doesn't get much blood flow. If it did, ... more
my husband doesn't or if he does he hides it from me.
08/11/2011
Contributor: LostBoy988 LostBoy988
For myself I have to fix that in the morning each day
08/12/2011
Contributor: fleshlightluvr1 fleshlightluvr1
I don't get it that often, but when I do, we usually roll with it!
08/13/2011
Contributor: averageguyextrodinarypleasure averageguyextrodinarypleasure
I get it somewhat often but I usually have to hurry to work the weekends are usually a good time for mornings though
09/01/2011
Contributor: Illumin8 Illumin8
I almost always get it. Sometimes we have time to do something about it, and sometimes we don't.
09/11/2011
Contributor: BlackxxxRose BlackxxxRose
He gets it every day. It still makes me giggle. We rarely do anything about it that early, neither of us are mmorning people.
09/13/2011
Contributor: TheHardOne TheHardOne
I have "morning wood" very often. Usually goes away quick.
09/16/2011
Contributor: The Curious Couple The Curious Couple
I experience morning wood about five mornings a week.
09/16/2011
Contributor: Nissa Nissa Nissa Nissa
You learn something new every day.
09/17/2011
Contributor: EvilHomer EvilHomer
It makes that first groggy morning trip to the toilet more difficult than chinese algebra.
09/17/2011
Contributor: Paladin Fantasys Paladin Fantasys
I used to experience morning wood daily. But then I decided I didn't want to ever sleep horny again. I respect her not being ready, but I can't wait and I cherish our monogamous relationship. I tend to have a solo orgasm or two daily, three or four times daily when she is ready (about twice a month). With this new regimen I rarely wake up with morning wood.
09/17/2011
Contributor: big b big b
all the time
10/07/2011