Whether you’re a male or female, we’re giving you
the hard and fast facts about the fickle morning
boner mystery!
#1 A rose by any other name.
While we might like to call it “morning wood,”
“pitching a tent,” or a “good-morning boner,” there is
actually a medical term for sporting a morning
e.rection. This term is called nocturnal p.enile
tumescence (NPT).
#2 How morning boners get their steam.
Sleepy boners happen most during REM sleep, or the
period during your snooze where you’re most likely
to dream.
Does this automatically mean you’re having a
naughty dream that’s provoking your little friend? Not
at all. Because you usually come out of REM sleep in
the early morning, your raging stiffy is just residue
from your blissful sleep.
#3 It can happen to women, too.
All right, so women don’t get hard dicks in the
morning but there is a v.aginal equivalent. That’s
right, women get c.litoral e.rections during sleep. It
has been suggested that this may be the body’s way
of providing adequate oxygen flow throughout the
body, including the genitals.
Similar to the p.enis, this oxygen and increased blood
flow would stimulate the c.litoris and cause it to
engorge. S.exy, right?
#4 Nighttime hardness means you’re fit and
healthy.
Not only are sleeping/morning boners totally normal,
they may actually mean you’re in good shape. If you
don’t get e.rections during sleep, it may indicate
something is wrong with you.
Possible reasons for a lack of midnight woody may
be due to s.exual impotence or psychological issues.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, since your
testosterone level reaches it’s prime in the early
hours, pitching a morning tent means your health
and testosterone are right on the money.
#5 It can happen…a lot.
NPT happens on average, 3–5 times in one sleep!
That’s a lot of nighttime boners!
#6 Morning wood isn’t always s.exual.
While some men, who find themselves awake next to
a frisky partner may put their hardness to good use,
one study found that most of the men surveyed
weren’t aroused, even though their pe.nis
said otherwise.
These men also gave varied descriptions as to how
different a morning boner feels compared to a
genuine “turned-on” p.enis, citing a morning boner
was more “in the way” than anything else.
#7 You can test your p.enis.
Not sure if you’re sporting nighttime action in your
boxers? There’s actually a test you can do, albeit a
little juvenile, that will help you figure out what your
“Long John Silver” is up to while you’re off in
dreamland.
To test your p.enis for boneriffic triumphs, start by
wearing a loose pair of briefs. Slip your little mister
through the fly of your underwear, and tape/lick to
moisten and secure a row of stamps around the girth
of your shaft.
If you end up with a stiffy in the night, the stamps
should be ripped. If not, it’s in your best interest to
find out why, so call your doctor.
