So is it normal for one to occassionally after 4 1/2 months, wake up with a semi-errection. Like I've noticed for me personally, after eating red meat for dinner, or if I decide to stretch that thing down there so it doesn't shrink too much before srs, that I sometimes will wake up with a semi-errection which freaks me out. Not only that but then for that day if I happen to get into the mood, it sometimes decides to go to a semi state, and idk why. I'm still taking hrt as prescribed. Normally I don't have this issue at all unless it's preceeded by the two things I said before. It's not frequent, and all other times it's silent and "dead" but it just annoys me knowing that the day after I stretch it or eat some kind of red meat, without fail, I wake with an unpleasant surprise. Any ideas?

I've been on hormones for seven weeks and I still get them from time to time.

As time goes on, it will become less frequent, as it's abilities to function decrease.  That is, unless you keep it functional by playing with it. Some trans women play with it right up to the night before surgery.

Quote from: Lady Sarah on July 26, 2016, 03:22:33 PM
As time goes on, it will become less frequent, as it's abilities to function decrease.  That is, unless you keep it functional by playing with it. Some trans women play with it right up to the night before surgery.

I usually stretch it every 3 weeks just so it doesn't shrink too much, so basically, if I stopped messing with it for like a couple months it would be completely useless and non-functional?

Are you also on Spiro? If so it would be the med to reduce your sexual activity as I understand it. Did for me. I am deader than Kelsey's nutmeg of course father time is responsible for some of that. But I've been on Spiro 25 years, and have been unable to perform just about as long.

Yes, it is normal for this to happen irrespective of how long you have been on HRT. The biological mechanisms that cause erections are due to blood flow in and out of the penis. The "morning glory" erection is usually caused by a full bladder after a night's sleep, even more so if you are sleeping on your back as the bladder presses on the circulation in and out of the system. Try rolling onto your side.

Quote from: Ms Grace on July 26, 2016, 03:46:07 PM
Yes, it is normal for this to happen irrespective of how long you have been on HRT. The biological mechanisms that cause erections are due to blood flow in and out of the penis. The "morning glory" erection is usually caused by a full bladder after a night's sleep, even more so if you are sleeping on your back as the bladder presses on the circulation in and out of the system. Try rolling onto your side.

I did not know that, about the bladder bit. I tend to sleep on my back and that's actually very interesting ^_^ .

Quote from: DawnOday on July 26, 2016, 03:33:32 PM
Are you also on Spiro? If so it would be the med to reduce your sexual activity as I understand it. Did for me. I am deader than Kelsey's nutmeg of course father time is responsible for some of that. But I've been on Spiro 25 years, and have been unable to perform just about as long.

Yes I am on Spiro, I would say the dose but I am not allowed XD

Quote from: link5019 on July 26, 2016, 03:33:09 PM
I usually stretch it every 3 weeks just so it doesn't shrink too much, so basically, if I stopped messing with it for like a couple months it would be completely useless and non-functional?

A couple months might not make any difference. It didn't for me. It took close to a year before becoming unable to make it rise.

Quote from: Lady Sarah on July 26, 2016, 05:43:56 PM
A couple months might not make any difference. It didn't for me. It took close to a year before becoming unable to make it rise.

Oh wow o.o did it shrink a lot if you don't mind me asking. But hmm a year huh, interesting o.o

I don't want to say how big it was, but even (after 25 years) at half the size, I still wish I could afford SRS.

Ha, try being on blood pressure pills, and anti depressants and no sex for 6 1/2 years. nothing but a small tingle now days.

It is disconcerting to me as well when "it" is active. I try to think of it in the sense of the normal brain function is still working, it just gets screwed up with the wrong equipment down south. It is actually hopeful for me that after GCS all could possibly be good. (finally) After a year on hormones, it was quite non functional. I had to get off hormones for six weeks for FFS surgery. In that brief time it unfortunately reared its ugly head.(Pun?, yes... sorry!)
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