What Is A Normal Erection?

Erection reflects men's physical and mental condition. Erectile insufficiency has many causes such as diseases, stress and problems in relationship.

Although in most cases male attitude towards erection is “all or nothing” (erection is or it not), in fact, is wrong because it is possible to have intercourse with partial erection.

A man may have an absolutely soft penis and make sex with it.  Not depending on hardness of penis a man may feel all stages of excitement and finish intercourse with orgasm.

In order to understand erection as a condition you should estimate its degree according to ten points scale. Here we are interested in the degree of penis hardness. At the erection hardness scale first level means absolutely soft penis. Levels 2 – 4 mean filling when blood starts to flow into penis and as a result penis becomes warmer and thicker. Any level above 5 means herd penis. Level 10 means an extra and even painful hardness during erection.

Using this scale, please answer the question “Do you really have problems with erection?” . If you regularly achieve levels 7 - 8, you are able to have intercourse and you are not worried about your erection then there is no problem. It is normally when in most cases erection is OK but from time to time you are not able to have erection (for example, when you are drunk). Also it is normally when during intercourse levels of your erection are varied. However, if you are not able to have erection at all or you lose it regularly before penetration – this means you have problems.

Physical problems
If you know exactly that you have problems with erection and if you want to solve them, first of all, you should find out is it physical or not. Before going to the doctor and undergoing expensive medical examinations, ask the next questions:
1. Does erection occur at night or in the morning when you wake up?
2. Does erection occur at night or in the morning but with your partner you cannot achieve it?
3. Does erection occur during masturbation but not with your partner?
A healthy man usually has several erections at night and during masturbation. If you answered “yes” not at all those questions, then your erection problems have mental origins.