Even without that ability, you are still a real man.

Many men wake up in the morning and find that their penis is hard due to urine retention. They can't help but feel secretly delighted, thinking that this is a sign of strong sexual ability. If one day I find it becomes soft and limp, I will worry that I may not be able to survive.

Some andrologists will also ask about the status of morning erections during diagnosis and treatment. But in fact, this is only one aspect of nocturnal erections. What can truly reflect male sexual function problems is the erection during deep sleep or dreaming.

Nocturnal erections are penile activity that occurs during the REM sleep phase. The so-called rapid sleep phase is commonly known as deep sleep. At this time, the eyeballs move rapidly and irregularly, the muscles are more relaxed, the body temperature and blood pressure rise, the breathing and heart rate speed up, and various metabolic functions in the body increase significantly. During this stage, people tend to dream.

Erection occurs at this time, which can infuse high blood flow into the penis, ensuring the replenishment of oxygen and nutrients, and is a self-maintenance of erectile function. This kind of erection is not affected by psychological factors and can truly reflect the sexual function status. Generally, men will have 3 to 5 erections every night, with each erection lasting an average of 15 minutes, but some may last up to an hour.

Knowing the hardness and softness of erections during rapid sleep phase is very important for distinguishing physiological from psychological erectile dysfunction. Some men find that after they have good nocturnal erections, the sexual dysfunction problems that have troubled them for many days are cured without treatment. But men's own observation of morning erections is not reliable. This is because poor sleep quality, anxiety and tension can affect morning erections. At the same time, some people wake up in the non-rapid sleep phase and naturally do not have an erection.

Here, I would like to recommend a reliable method to measure nocturnal erections, namely the stamp test. Before going to bed, wrap four or five stamps around the base of your penis in a circle. If there is a normal nocturnal erection, the connection between the stamps will be broken in the early morning of the next day.

Therefore, whether a man has morning erections or not is not a reflection of his sexual ability. Therefore, I would like to advise all male friends not to be obsessed with this small detail in your future life. Good sexual ability needs to be nurtured by yourself, so I hope everyone will develop good living habits in daily life, and of course pay attention to diet.