Sharing a bed with your man can be great... that is until your daily wake-up call comes from between your sheets and not the alarm on your nightstand.
You may think your guy just had a very intimate sexual fantasy in his sleep and is looking for a way to have it satisfied.
This is not always the case.
Did you know that morning wood has nothing to do with sexual desire?
Actually, it happens when your man is in his REM (rapid eye movement) sleep cycle. During REM, your body turns off some neurotransmitters that regulate body functions. One of these neurotransmitters is in charge of stopping erections.
REM decreases norepinephrine levels, and testosterone is free to pump as much blood into the penis, causing an erection.
This doesn't mean that men aren't aroused immediately when they wake up. Each person is different; some men and women may be aroused in the morning while others get randy later in the day.
Director of San Diego Sexual Medicine, Irwin Goldstein, MD, joins Melanie Cole, MS, to explain why morning wood happens and if it means men are more sexually aroused than women.
What's the Deal with Morning Wood?
You're woken up every single day by your man's erection. Does this mean that he is more aroused in the morning?
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 5
- Audio File: staying_well/1411sw1e.mp3
- Featured Speaker: Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Organization: San Diego Sexual Medicine
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Guest Bio:
Dr. Goldstein has been involved with sexual dysfunction research since the late 1970s, and has authored more then 350 publications in the field. His interests include penile microvascular bypass surgery, surgery for dyspareunia, sexual health management post cancer treatment, physiologic investigation of sexual function in men and women, and diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction in men and women.
Dr. Goldstein is Director of Sexual Medicine at Alvarado Hospital, Clinical Professor of Surgery at University of California, San Diego and practices medicine at San Diego Sexual Medicine. He is also Editor-in Chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
He holds a degree in engineering from Brown University and received his medical degree from McGill University. The World Association for Sexual Health awarded the Gold Medal to Dr. Goldstein in 2009 in recognition of his lifelong contributions to the field.
In 2012 he received the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health Award for Distinguished Service in Women's Sexual Health and in 2013 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sexual Medicine Society of North America. - Length (mins): 10
- Waiver Received: No
- Internal Notes: eWaiver
- Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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