When a young man wakes up, most of the time he’s not alone: His
morning wood is usually there to greet him. An indicator of good male organ health, a hard male organ
upon awakening can help get the day off to a good start. If one has the luxury
of time to attend to it, morning wood can allow a man to engage in a little
self-gratification. If there’s no time for play, it’s still a friendly reminder
that this special friend is always ready for some a.m. fun.
But why do guys get morning wood so
often? What is it that brings this pleasant state of affairs to be?
Yo,
look at my nocturnal male organ tumescence!
While guys casually refer to a hard male
organ upon rising as morning wood, there’s actually a technical term for it:
nocturnal male organ tumescence, although that jaw-breaking phrase could be
shortened to NMOT. And, like a surprising number of things, scientists
have actually studied this subject in some depth.
While men frequently just concentrate on
the fact that they are waking up hard, the phrase nocturnal male organ
tumescence refers to a number of firm states that typically occur between the
time a guy hits the covers and when he yawningly tosses them off. Unless
a man has a firmness issue, he generally will pop three to five stiffies over
the course of a good night’s sleep, the final one being the crowning morning
glory with which he is so familiar.
It
starts young.
While guys tend to associate morning
wood with virile manliness of an adult sort, the fact is that NMOT starts
early. Before adulthood. Before puberty. Before birth, even. Yes, male fetuses
have been observed to be sporting a wake-up call even in the womb.
So…why?
The obvious answer to “Why does a guy
get morning wood?” is: “Why not?” Firm rods happen throughout the day, so it
seems obvious that they would occur during the night as well.
But why specifically do they occur at
night and upon waking? Despite the studies they’ve done, scientists don’t
have a definitive answer just yet. But the best guess is that it is related to
REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. REM periods are times during the night when
sleep is especially deep and when there is a significant amount of dreaming.
REM occurs in cycles, not necessarily lasting a long time.
During REM sleep, scientists theorize
that a couple of things happen that may cause a hard male organ to develop. One
is that special neurons (called noradrenergic cells, if one must know) get
switched off during REM sleep. These are the neurons that have an inhibiting
effect on the manhood. So, with these neuron cats away, the members get to
play.
Another theory is that the body produces
more nitric oxide during periods of REM sleep. Nitric oxide plays a big role in
facilitating blood flow throughout the body – including in the member. That
increased blood flow is essential for the achievement of tumescence.
There are also theories that NMOT has a
practical aspect to it: It allows a man to sleep without having to get up to
urinate. With the manhood in a tumescent state, urination is more difficult.
Whatever accounts for the nocturnal hard
male organ, it’s a reminder for men to keep their tools in prime health.
Applying a top-notch male organ
health crème (health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil) daily can help with this goal. Morning
wood is all well and good, but when presenting that tool to a partner, it needs
more than firmness. Smooth, appealing skin rather than dry flakiness is
desirable, and a crème with a high-end emollient such as Shea butter is just
the ticket for achieving this. It also doesn’t hurt to give one’s natural
nitric oxide production a boost. Using a crème with L-arginine can assist in
this area. L-arginine plays a role in the creation of that nitric oxide that
morning wood has shown can be so valuable to a man.
Visit http://www.menshealthfirst.com for additional information on most common
manhood health issues, tips on improving member sensitivity and what to do to
maintain a healthy male organ. John Dugan is a professional writer who
specializes in men's health issues and is an ongoing contributing writer to
numerous websites.