erection

Jdusjsisnn asks: So I have a girlfriend and we have tried to have sex a few times, and at the beginning of it- when we work into from kissing/ touching I’m erect and when I receive oral sex I’m usually also erect but once we’re about to begin vaginal sex I tend to get flaccid enough to where I can’t...

If by sex, you mean intercourse, you probably can't. Even if you could, you or your partner probably wouldn't enjoy it: the idea intercourse is something people do -- or even can do, or would enjoy if they could -- for an hour or two just doesn't square with reality. A lot of people have unrealistic...

The penis -- in its unaltered state with an intact foreskin -- is pretty clearly designed for sexual activity where it is inserted, and where it can move around during sexual activities without a need for any special assistance. Not only do you not have to do anything at all to your foreskin at all...

While getting an erection when it’s not necessarily wanted is not something you hope will happen, I can assure you that it’s completely normal. What you’re describing here is something referred to as reflex erection. Young people with penises have reflex erections during any time of the day or night...

To answer your question, I find myself wanting to give a little bit of background information and talk about the language I’m going to use, just so we’re all on the same page and you can best understand where I’m coming from! Hopefully you can bear with me for a minute while we talk about that, and...

This happens. I know that probably sounds cliché, but you need to understand that no matter how old you are, how much sleep you have had, how much you want to have sex, how turned on you are, your penis is neither a machine nor an obedient soldier. It's a part of your body, like any other, and just...

From a reproductive standpoint, the purpose of an erection is to allow for insertion of the penis into the vaginal canal and ejaculation. Once the erection has served that purpose, there is no reason for it to continue. Also, typically after ejaculation or orgasm, sexual arousal wans. As that...

A person who has a strong ethical or religious conflict with having any kind of sex, or sex in certain scenarios -- such as being unmarried, if they feel sex is really only right in the context of marriage -- is very likely to have that inhibit their sexual response. As well, it's very normal for...

There are two colloquialisms for what you're asking about. When a person has a penis that looks about the same size flaccid (soft) that it does erect, folks colloquially call that person a "shower," because their penis shows itself to be pretty much the same as it is erect. When a person has a penis...

When something big is brand new to us, and carries risks with it -- negative or positive, and in the case of sex with someone, both -- it's entirely normal to be pretty darn nervous or anxious. And when people with penises are nervous or anxious, quite commonly they won't be able to get or sustain...