Flashback Friday: Sleep-related erections throughout the ages!

Photo:flickr/Florin GorganThe name of this historical analysis says it all. Everyone is curious about night-time boners, and apparently it’s not a new thing. You’re welcome.Sleep-Related Erections Throughout the Ages. “INTRODUCTION: The occurrence of sleep-related erections (SREs) has been known since antiquity. AIM: To highlight historical, theological, and sexual medicine-related aspects of SREs throughout the ages. METHODS: Review of old medical books on male sexual functioning and review of scientific medical and theological articles on SREs from about 1900 on. RESULTS: The cyclic character of SREs was first noted by German researchers in the forties of the 20th century. However, already before the beginning of the Christian era, one knew that men had erections and ejaculations during sleep. In the Middle Ages, SREs were generally considered to be rebellious manifestations of the male body, while it seemed to disobey its owner and showed up its perverted and sinful side. From the ...