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I've read in several places that strong morning erection is a sign of good health and sex drive. However, I'm curious about the mechanism involved, and after thinking about nitric oxide recently, I began to wonder if that's the major player involved. From what Peat says, nitric oxide is like a backup for CO2, when CO2 production or retention is insufficient. Since metabolism falls during sleep, it would make sense that CO2 would drop, nitric oxide would increase, and this might be a primary factor in morning erection.
After doing some googling, many places mention nitric oxide in relation to morning erection, but it seems the mechanism for morning nitric oxide release is not fully understood, and I can't find anything tying it to reduced CO2. If morning erection is related to decreased CO2 and increased NO, wouldn't it be a sign of poorer health and metabolism, not better health?
After doing some googling, many places mention nitric oxide in relation to morning erection, but it seems the mechanism for morning nitric oxide release is not fully understood, and I can't find anything tying it to reduced CO2. If morning erection is related to decreased CO2 and increased NO, wouldn't it be a sign of poorer health and metabolism, not better health?