Pity the poor tumescent male organ. He’s usually up and about when a guy first wakes up, ready to greet the dawn. And though he may go away for a while, he pops back up several times during the course of an ordinary day. But even when night falls and a man climbs wearily into bed, the tumescent male organ isn’t done yet. Assuming the dude has a typical level of male organ health, his manhood is going to be hardening three to five times during the night, while the rest of his body is getting the sleep it needs to function.

What is it with that tumescent male organ and his nighttime activities? Is he just an over-achiever, ever eager to show off what he’s capable of? Does he pop up throughout the night because he’s like a little kid, afraid he might miss out on something? Is he simply too excited? Is he an insomniac?

No, he’s just healthy – and a guy should be glad he has a tumescent manhood that enjoys being awake while others sleep. It’s a sign of good health.

It’s not from sensual dreams

In general, guys get tumescence while they sleep because they’re dreaming – but it’s not because men are constantly dreaming of engaging in a sensual romp with a beautifully-toned partner who meets their definition of sensual. While men do occasionally have sensual dreams, it’s not sensual content that causes the manhood to pop up at night. And it’s also not because he is touching himself or otherwise unconsciously self-stimulating.

At night, while a guy sleeps, his parasympathetic nervous system is at work. This system is responsible for things like digestion, urination, salivation – and sensual arousal. It slows down the heart rate, helps the muscles relax and promotes deep sleep. And while it’s doing these things, it tells the member to get up and exercise.

There can be other factors contributing to a tumescent male organ at night. For example, sometimes the member becomes tumescent to discourage the bladder from sending urine out of the body. A guy needs to get sleep, and the tumescence keeps him from having to get up and go urinate instead.

Some doctors also theorize that, all things being equal, blood becomes more oxygenated when a person is sleeping. He’s not exerting himself unduly, so the oxygen that enters the body doesn’t get expended on other tasks. And oxygen-rich blood is thought to be more conducive to a tumescent state.

Frequency

Most guys are unaware of how many hardness cycles they have during the night, for the simple reason that they are asleep at the time. But regularly having fewer than three firmness moments during the night may be an indication of a bigger problem, such as high blood pressure, nerve issues, diabetes, depression or anxiety. It may also manifest in weaker daytime tumescence. If a man notices a lack of night tumescence or has weak daytime hardness, he may want to bring this up with his doctor and see if tests should be run.

A busy, tumescent male organ at night is one sign of good male organ health, but a guy shouldn’t stop there. He needs to daily make use of a top flight male organ health crème (health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil, which is clinically proven mild and safe for skin) to keep the member in good form. It’s good to check the ingredient list of any potential crèmes and to look for both L-arginine and L carnitine. The former is an amino acid that plays a key role in the production of nitric oxide, which in turn helps manhood blood vessels expand and helps them accommodate more blood during the tumescence process. The latter is excellent for men who may have lost some manhood sensation due to rough handling. It is a neuroprotective and can help restore male organ sensitivity.

Visit http://www.menshealthfirst.com for additional information on most common male organ health issues, tips on improving manhood sensitivity and what to do to maintain a healthy member. John Dugan is a professional writer who specializes in men's health issues and is an ongoing contributing writer to numerous websites.