Nathan Exposed » morning wood.

Does anybody know the scientific reason for morning wood?

Online references say it’s a “spontaneous erection that occurs during REM sleep”. I love REM by the way. Great band.

It even has its own special name: Nocturnal penile tumescence. Sounds boring. I much prefer “morning wood” for a name.

So it may be spontaneous, but there are tons of guys online who think it is connected with the need to pee. Trust me, I did a survey on this.

Actually, I thought it had to do with the need to pee too. You see, here’s the problem: I wake up, I really have to pee, but I can’t… because, well you know why…

But actually I’m amazed I didn’t already piss myself. The morning wood saved the day!

Okay, I guess I really don’t care what the reason is. I just think of morning wood as my own savior to prevent an embarrassing accident.

Thanks morning wood!

(So what keeps women from pissing the bed?)

Wed, Nov 29, 2006 @ 10:09 pm | Filed in Humor, Gay | Permalink

7 Comments

morning wood sounds much better than Nocturnal penile tumescence.
I’m just thankful, whatever the reason. I regard it as one of life’s little gifts, to be appreciated, and made the most of(giggle).

Posted by DEL on Thu, Nov 30, 2006 @ 12:26 am

I always thought it had to do with peeing too…

Posted by john on Thu, Nov 30, 2006 @ 1:18 am

Maybe they just let it out.

Posted by enihsnus on Thu, Nov 30, 2006 @ 5:01 am

Or the morning wood is used to plug the hole so to speak. Sorry - couldn’t resist being crude!

Posted by Tom on Thu, Nov 30, 2006 @ 5:27 am

The need to pee puts pressure on the prostate gland which stimulates an erection. BTW Sex is better if you have to pee. Creates more pressure and stimulus on that glory gland.

Posted by DJ on Thu, Nov 30, 2006 @ 8:37 am

Well… since this is a penis subject, I’ll stick in two cents worth…

Believe it or not, I asked my doctor about this once. NPT is the term for nighttime erections. Most men have an average of 5 or so erections during a typical rest/sleep period. More than not, this has nothing to do with being sexually aroused. It’s simply a bodily fuction…a test if you will…of the parts. It has nothing to do with having to urinate.

Posted by purpletwinkie on Thu, Nov 30, 2006 @ 6:45 pm

I sleep about 6-8 hours a night- thats how long my erection lasts, I think its because of all of the sex dreams I have

And when I need to go pee- I actually dream that I am going to the restroom, I wake up, go pee and come back to bed, still with a hard on, till the morning light-

Posted by alexsander on Fri, Dec 1, 2006 @ 3:11 am