Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

How does not getting enough sleep can affect your erection?

8 Nov 2022 · 1 min

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Sleep deprivation, especially from sleep apnea, cuts testosterone production during the 10pm to 3-4am window when it normally peaks. Without enough nighttime testosterone, men get fewer nocturnal erections, which normally happen 3-6 times a night for 10-30 minutes each. Less of this natural exercise weakens erectile function.

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Roughly from 10pm to 3–4am.

About 3–6 times per night, each lasting about 10 to 30 minutes.

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When you're not getting a third night's sleep, you're not making enough testosterone at night because testosterone is being produced from 10pm to 3 to 4am so that's why you have the morning erection, right? Because your testosterone level is the highest in the morning. Well, if you're not getting a thorough night's sleep because of sleep apnea, then you're, you're not going to able to get nighttime erection. When you don't get nighttime erection, your penis is not getting exercise. Remember, an average man gets erection at nighttime three to six times and lasting about 10 minutes to about 30 minutes.