ludzzzzzz t1_j9swptn wrote on February 24, 2023 at 9:13 AM Reply to ELI5: this has probably already been asked but why do guys get morning wood? by mean_beanz "An erection is all about relaxation Although an erect penis might feel like a tensed muscle, what you're actually feeling is specialised spongy tissue designed for the sole purpose of erection (the corpus cavernosum), which needs to be relaxed to get hard." Permalink 1
ludzzzzzz t1_j9swptn wrote
Reply to ELI5: this has probably already been asked but why do guys get morning wood? by mean_beanz
"An erection is all about relaxation
Although an erect penis might feel like a tensed muscle, what you're actually feeling is specialised spongy tissue designed for the sole purpose of erection (the corpus cavernosum), which needs to be relaxed to get hard."