Erections should be hard as steel
First of all, we try to understand the mechanism of an erection.
- Brain and local nerve impulses cause the muscles of the Corpa Cavernosa to relax thus allowing the blood to flow in and fill up its spaces.
- Once it has flowed into and thoroughly saturate the Corpa Cavernosa, the blood exerts strong pressure on these which causes the penis to expand.
- The Tunica Albugenia helps trap the blood inside inside the Corpora Cavernosa and although it allows arterial blood to enter, it prevents venous blood from returning. In this way, the erection is maintained.
- Following ejaculation, the blood flows out of the Corpora Cavernosa and the erection gradually subsides.
- During erection about 140 to 160 cc of blood per minute enter the Corpora Cavernosa and in order for the erection to be maintained, a continuous blood flow of 40-60cc per second is required.
- In order for the penis to achieve sufficient hardness and to penetrate the vagina, it needs about 500g of force.
Did you read the last point? You don’t need an erection as hard as steel and by the way, these kinds of erections frequently feature in straight and gay porn writing. When men read such descriptions of penis, they feel their erection is not adequate. Do you think a woman’s vagina would enjoy the entry of a steel rod? Definitely not. Next time you see porn and read the novels ‘hard as Steel or hard as Rock’ just relax, these words are meant for sexual arousal and not meant to be taken seriously.