S2, 3, 4 Keeps The Penis Off The Floor (Warning: Don’t read this if you can’t take things clinically and humorously)

Buay tahan liao, been mentally shacked since this afternoon, and after anat prac I was seriously gone... Came home, ate dinner and tried to study anat; ended turning to Guyton in desperation. Then I realized repro physio could only be found in the notes…

Of course, I did pick up something of interest in good ‘ole Guyton. Wager it appeals to most guys; the reason behind wet dreams (but us being budding doctors-to-be, we should use the clinically-correct term ‘nocturnal emissions’ lol…) For girls you might just raise your eyebrows, but for the poor male teen undergoing puberty and in confusion… Yeah… Think he’ll appreciate this. =P

I still recall being smoked by this stupid gynae who visited my alma mater, ACS (I) some years ago. He was giving this talk on porn, masturbation, and its detrimental effects on our young psyche. Load of bull when applied to the general populace, how seeing gradually increasing grades of hardcore material could provoke ‘angry’ thoughts within our minds, ultimately leading to an actual act of rape or even murder. Fine, given that some serial pervs have followed this path, but: Most guys watch porn, most guys wank (in fact, 99% of guys do, the other 1% are liars), and most importantly, most guys don’t end up psychopaths. Anyway, some clown in the audience asked how wet dreams came about. Basically he circumvented the question and gave some crap response which left us thinking: If you wank more often, you won’t kena wet dreams (i.e. sticky underwear only occurs when you have to get rid of excess ‘baggage’).

Well thankfully, we have our trusty Guyton & Hall to see us through haha, came across this. Here’s the excerpt (hope it clarifies all you poor chaps’ confusion!):

Psychic Element of Male Sexual Stimulation. Appropriate psychic stimuli can greatly enhance the ability of a person to perform the sexual act. Simply thinking sexual thoughts or even dreaming that the act of intercourse is being performed can initiate the male act, culminating in ejaculation. Indeed, nocturnal emissions during dreams occur in many males during some stage of sexual life, especially during the teens.

So there, the physiological basis behind unwanted clean-up sessions. Hope no one is offended by this, if you were, I TOLD YOU NOT TO READ RIGHT? Haha, newae got to go back to work. Destressed liao haha…