If you want to know all the ins-and-outs - the fascinating physiology of a fully functioning penis - you can read Chapter 1 of our Book of Erections. Or maybe - most likely - it’s because when you scratch the surface, the humble erection can be a complex and mind-boggling thing. Maybe it’s because it wasn’t on the syllabus at school. Maybe it’s a hangover from our collective Victorian prudishness. Despite a plethora of sex-positive information and the easing of some taboos, most people still don’t know all that much about how erections work.
Think of it like a reflex - one you have very little control over.Įrections have long been the subject of questionable jokes, half-truths and straight-up lies. Half the population get them, yet many of us are not aware of the science behind how erections work.
