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Nighttime Erections: The Hidden Sign of Healthy Sleep #shorts

21 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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This content was created by Anne Truong MD. This content was uploaded by Anne Truong MD. This is a YouTube short titled "Nighttime Erections: The Hidden Sign of Healthy Sleep #shorts" (posted 2026-01-21). It features a single on-camera speaker explaining male nocturnal and morning erections, linking sleep duration and quality (especially REM sleep) to testosterone, blood flow, and erectile function; noting that poor sleep or sleep apnea can contribute to erectile dysfunction; and describing that men may experience 3–5 nocturnal erections during REM that can last roughly 20–40 minutes.

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3–5 nocturnal/morning erections per night.

Approximately 20 to 40 minutes.

Anne Truong MD.

2026-01-21.

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Why men get morning wood. I talked about in my last video here and that sleep duration and quality affect your testosterone and also your blood flow health as well and how not having good sleep like sleep apnea can contribute to your ed. So what happened to your during sleep? In my last video I talked about how a man can get three to five nighttime and morning when during sleep, particularly at rapid eye movement, right? And it last for about 20 minutes to even 30 minutes, even 40 minutes as well.