They say you should go to an emergency room if it happens. Is it a bad thing to have wood for 4 hours? I was thinking if I was a guy with E.D. a four hour erection would be like heaven LOL!!!
Chosen Answer:
I am a nurse …. an erection that continues that long is usually considered priapism, a condition that can be chronic or acute. In either case the erection is sustained by blood entering the cavernosa, or spongy erectile tissue, and becoming trapped there by increased blood pressure and by a “valve” effect of the erectile tissue. If an erection is maintained for that long then blood flow to the male genitals can be compromised, causing tissue damage and further medical problems.
by: Lord Bearclaw of Gryphon Woods
on: 27th January 08