No Bonuses, Why Can the Penis Erect?

Medical Video: I CAN'T GET IT UP!!! (How To FIX Erectile Dysfunction FAST)

The penis is a male sexual organ. This organ is unique because it can be 'hardened' or 'erect' when it gets stimulation or stimulation. Have you ever wondered why this happened?

As an intimate organ, of course this erection on the penis is very necessary in order to maintain the harmony of you and your partner. Sometimes, even when given stimulation, the penis cannot erect properly. This condition is called sexual dysfunction aka impotence. If so, how exactly does the erection work on the penis?

How does the penis work?

The penis consists of several parts. These parts will work with each other in the process of erection. The penis parts include:

Penis head: located at the tip of the penis. There are differences in penile heads in circumcised and uncircumcised men. In the head of the uncircumcised penis, there is a moist and pink tissue called the mucosa, so the penis head is covered by this mucosa. Whereas the circumcised head of the penis, changes in the mucosa into dry skin when the foreskin undergoes surgery.
Corpus cavemosum: two tissue spaces located along the sides of the penis. This part plays a role in erection, because blood fills this tissue.
Corpus spongiosum: like a tissue that lies along the front and ends at the head of the penis, this part also contributes to the erection.
Urethra: located through corpus spongiosum. Here the urine will be released by the body.

How is the process until the penis can erect?

The process of erection does look easy, enough to trigger sexual arousal, wait a few minutes or even seconds, then the penis is 'upright'. But the process behind it all turns out to be quite long, this is the reason the penis can be 'upright' even though there are no bones in it, here is an explanation:

Men get sexual stimulation - it can be touch, memories that trigger sexual arousal, fantasy, and even sounds - then hormones, muscles, nerves and blood vessels will work so that erections occur.
The part of the brain called para-ventricular nucleus will send more signals due to stimuli obtained.
These signals will be taken to the spinal cord by passing through a special autonomic nerve, then to the pelvic nerve, cavernous nerves, which flows through the prostate gland to reach corpora cavernosa and arteries to fill it with blood.
After getting a signal, the muscle fibers are in corpora cavernosa calm down in response to received stimulation, so that blood can fill inside spaces corpora cavernosa.
There is an approximately eight-fold increase in blood flow to the penis. This increase affects the widening of space sinusoidal on corpora, and stretch the surrounding area (tunica - the enveloping fiber penis corpora cavernosa)
When the tunica stretches, close the veins that carry blood vessels to corpora cavernosa. Finally blood is trapped inside the penis. The longer, the pressure increases so that there is an erection of the penis.
The muscles in the pelvic floor contract around corpora cavernosa when the erection takes place, so that blood pressure increases twice in the main circulation.
Until the climax, there are two things that can trigger orgasm and contraction of muscle fibers in corpora cavernosa and the arteries that supply it. First, when orgasm, the signals from the brain change dramatically. Then, there is an increase in the production of noradrenaline from the genital nerve. This causes a decrease in blood flow to the penis.
Pressure drops occur inside corpora, which also relaxes the part tunicaso that blood is not trapped again and out of the penis. The penis becomes 'soft' again.

What causes the penis to not erect?

Not infrequently, when you have sexually stimulated, the penis is not erect. In fact, you usually do not feel experiencing sexual dysfunction problems. There are several factors that can affect erectile difficulties:

Worry. Sometimes you think of fear of not being able to get an erection, not being able to satisfy your partner, or stress because of the problem of life you are facing. Anxiety and stress can interfere with the work of the hormone testosterone, so that the brain, blood vessels, nerves cannot transmit and continue signals to better produce the hormone testosterone
Shame or lack of confidence. You may feel embarrassed about the shape and size of your penis, or even your performance. So, sexual stimulation cannot be responded to well by nerves.
Problems in relationships. These are things you need to ask yourself and your partner. The lack of 'emotional ties' between the two parties makes you unable to receive stimulation responses properly. Problems in the relationship if left to accumulate will disturb your psychological, so when dealing with a partner, the fantasy about it feels bland. If there really are problems, you should talk carefully with your partner.

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