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Boners. Erections. Hard-ons. Whatever you call 'em, they are a regular part of a guy's life. But as common as they are, they are one of those things that us guys rarely talk about. How frequently do most guys get them? How does that change with age? Is there any correlation with daily erection frequency and WD frequency? Maybe we can take a stab at answering those questions here.

For purposes of this poll, we are defining erection as your penis getting at least 60% engorged from flaccid to a 100% full on erection. So, don't count just any little stirring in your pants, but if you get a pretty good, noticeable chub, or more.

Also, do NOT count erections that are induced by watching porn or any intentional sexual activity. We are looking for ones that just come and go naturally throughout the day, though one's thoughts and some non-sexual activities like working out, riding a bike, showering, or scratching your nuts may contribute to you getting chubbed a bit, and that's ok. You can still count those, because you are still just going through your day, but don't count ones that come as a result of doing something TO get an erection, like rubbing yourself, if that makes sense. We just want to get a basic idea of what guys tend to get, under normal circumstances, during an average day. If you've been sick recently or living in a difficult situation, try to think of how many you tended to get when living under more stable, healthy circumstances.

The poll is anonymous, so please be as accurate as possible. You're not going to impress anybody either way, we just want to get a sense of what is the most typical. You may comment below if you want to add anything interesting, ask members other related questions, or note any correlation you've experienced with bone frequency and WDs! I wished we could add an extra field here to look at age here; if anyone has an idea of how to do that, let me know? Maybe we should just create a few different polls, based on age ranges.

Challenging question because counting requires consciously reminding yourself, and thinking about erections may increases the frequency.

I could count the frequency while I sleep easily enough, afterwards, without causing bias by tracking or thinking abut that throughout the period. It would be impossible to track at the same level throughout the day though.... unless you stay stationary all day.

True, since we are looking for an avg, and it will vary day by day, you could simply just give your best estimate. Sleeping erections are a totally different thing.

I get almost all of my erections during sleep and early morning (MW). Probably 5-7, but not exactly sure.

We're only counting awake boners. So, 1 or 2 daily?

Were I to count, it would be six boners a day, I think. But an additional number are half-boners.

Incidentally, I have a boner now! Does anyone else react to this list this way? This is so weird.

When I was in high school I felt like I had one every 90 minutes.

LOL - same here! I remember I always wore baggy sweatshirts in HS that would cover the top of my jeans, mostly to hide my very frequent boners.

Nowadays they're "hoodies" but the the real purpose is probably the same.

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Jeans with the erection placed up, behind zipper, always worked throughout high school.
(I don't think guys really noticed, though, when another guy had one.)

I knew a guy who wore a fanny pack for that purpose.

He told you that? I cannot imagine talking with any friends about this thing when I was in HS. I doubt any boys in my school did.

It happened one night when I was at a summer camp; we were all from different towns so there really wasn't much to lose by his confiding that.

Although I make sex at least twice a day I never get soft. Since my 14's my erection permanently maintains at 60% or more and most of the time I'm rock hard (100%). My jeans is always with a big bulge in front, but I don't care. At home I go pantyless and feel perfect. My wife and the kids are used to this and also go naked. Of course when we expect guests we wear clothes. At the beach (we prefer nudist beaches) some people stare at my hard and pointing the sky penis but it's not unusual to see there men with erection.

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About 5 for me. More in the morning of course.

Why more in the morning, though?
I am a bit more preoccupied with work, etc., during the day -- seem a bit more frequent on average in evening.

Probably because testosterone levels are at their highest in the morning, for just about all guys.

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Is that why men wake up with hardons? I had always thought it was just pressure on the bladder caused by the long spell without urinating.

It's a theory, yes. All guys get erections while they sleep, usually during R.E.M. sleep. There can be 3 to 8 major erections that happen in a full night's sleep, each one lasting anywhere from 5 minutes to over an hour, so we're hard almost half the night! Morning wood is simply waking up in the middle of one of these erection cycles. Doctors aren't entirely sure what causes these erections or what their purpose is, but they do know that testosterone increases as we sleep, and peaks when we wake up, so it's probably not a coincidence. But they have confirmed that the erections have nothing to do with a full bladder.

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"Be who you are and say what you want, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss
That's a picture of my own sperm under a microscope in my avatar.

This is an awkward story, but a GP I once had asked me casually if I always wake up with an erection. I was really mortified, but replied, "Sometimes." He then said, "And how do you deal with it? Do you masturbate?" I responded, "I usually just urinate." (True.) Why would a doctor want to know this? Did I reply the way I should?

That is pretty odd. If he knew you were single, maybe he was just trying to figure out if you were sexually active. If he didn't say anything else, and you still feel comfortable around him, I wouldn't worry about it.

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What was the context when the question was asked? Were you there for a physical at the time?

Obviously only your GP knows for sure, but s/he may have been trying to get a rough sense of your testosterone level and/or level of sexual activity for possible follow-up questions based on your response for suggested tests or other advice. Your doctor may also have been trying to capture data for an anonymous survey or study.


If you suspect your doctor of inappropriate behavior, find a new doctor or report him or her if the transgression is serious. Otherwise, why wouldn't you be truthful with your doctors?

(Full disclosure, I spent much of my teenage years simultaneously mortally afraid and highly aroused by the thought of receiving that line of questioning at a checkup.)

that's probably not easy to tell for boner are to random to get a frequency

just trying to "resurrect" old pool

Never counted but I get a lot through out the day.

i think round 10 probally more not less