Morning measurement vs. night measurement

Several people on these fora have mentioned that their morning wood is harder and more engorged than their “average erections” - for example, those coming in the evening or night. My own experiences have been the same. It is interesting to me that my morning wood girth is often a full 1/8 inch larger than my night girth on the same exact day (5.25” I can usually hit, but some mornings I am 5.375”).

My questions to all of you:

1) Have most of you found a measurable difference between your morning wood erection and your “later-in-the-day” erection? Particularly with girth?
2) If you have seen a difference: when you think about your official measurements, do you use your “best erection” (i.e. morning wood) or do you use your “normal” erection, which is slightly smaller? It is interesting because I personally have sex more in the evenings, so I feel I should use my normal measurement. But if I were to have sex first thing in the morning, my penis would indeed be larger.
3) Have you found that with experience in PE your average erections have reached morning wood levels? Or is this something you have only been able to achieve with supplements or medication (e.g. Yohimbine, Tribulus, Viagra, Cialis)?

Thanks.

Note: ThunderSS - can you please move this to the main forum? Thanks.

I noticed my morning wood was at the very least much harder than a normal erection. I did measure it one time and it was bigger around. Just assumed it was due to how the penis functions at night, multiple erections throughout the night results in slow stretching until we wake up.

I have started to clamp right when I wake up. Figured being pre stretched would be useful.

As far as measuring goes I don’t use morning wood for that. I feel that it’s not representative of my normal erections.

For me with measuring there is no rhyme or reason. I don’t spend alot of time with it because it varies so much, especially with girth, for me anyway once again. When I see posts with measurements that are less than 1/4in. I kinda chuckle, not because I don’t respect others preciseness just because I know for me I could post those kind of changes everyday. I have measured 1/2in. Changes in my girth in the same week. I know my routines are working, and I’m leaning towards like bi-annual measurements. Just my 2 cents, on the topic.

My measurements are consistent whatever the time. If your Dick is in good health then it doesn’t matter. Obviously if you’ve been stretching allot or clamping then measure during or after they may be up ab it further than normal which I feel doesn’t accurately portray your size.

I disagree, as I believe that most men will have larger “morning wood” measurements than normal measurements.

This is an excellent article which explains a lot about sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve systems in men. Some of it is technical, but it is a good read and will teach you about the differences between conscious, sexual erections and the involuntary ones you discover during the night or on waking in the AM.

For me, the nocturnals are always thicker. Others here have said the same over the years.

I dont notice any difference at all.

Yes, I’ve noticed this too, sometimes 3/8” longer and 1/8” or more thicker.

For what it is worth, when we were talking about night wood in the progress logs, Shunga noted that his nocturnal erection glans shape seemed slightly different with a normal erection, more shaped like a rattlesnake head. After he said that I noticed the same thing with mine.

I have not measured night wood, but it would not surprise me if it is thicker.

If you haven’t read it, that article avocet8 linked to is excellent.

avocet8 also has an excellent post that talks about the function of nocturnal erections here. Well worth reading if you haven’t:

Vacuum Pumping when you have ED; the short version, according to Avocet8

My night/morning wood is definately firmer, not thicker though than a normal “full”. For official measurements though, my thoughts have always been, just pick one and be consistent. If morning is always the same EQ, then it makes sense to use that one if you’re tracking gains.