#newbornerectionhealth against a taboo
aby boys
It is unrelated to sex.
It is a reflex in response to skin contact
It is a taboo.
Young parents are not told their baby boy’s erections are normal.
What if a baby boy
has no visible erections ?
Dial science has never asked this question,
but Doctors agree knowing more about baby erections is important.
How to contribute to knowledge
in newborn erections ?
Take two minutes of your time to anonymously
share your mother/father experience
Qu’est ce que les érections du nouveau-né ?
What we know
- it is a normal body reaction
- it may be related to erections occurring in young boys, teenagers and adults at night and in morning (more information) (renvoi vers Nouvelles pages du site)
- it is unrelated to sexual stimulation/desire
- it starts before birth and can be seen on echography in utero (more information) (renvoi vers Nouvelles pages du site)
- parents report their baby boy has no erections visible and express anxiety
What we don’t know
- how frequent baby boy erections are during day/night
- whether absence of observed erections is a health problem or not
- whether absence in babyhood is related to erection problems in teenagers and young adults
Why participate to
#Newbornerectionhealth ?
Present situation
- many parents are not informed that baby boys have erections and that it is a normal phenomenon
- baby erections may create unjustified parents’ anxiety
- conversely, absence of erections may also create parents’ anxiety
- medical science does not know whether baby’s erection predicts future erections of teenagers and young adults
- it is believed that 1 to 4% of men under 25 have no satisfactory erections due to health problems, half of them having vascular abnormalities that can be cured
How #newbornerectionhealth will help in the future?
- provide ground information on baby boy erections
- increase awareness on erection disorders in teenagers and young adults
- help building medical research, in particular to assess whether absence of erections in baby boys should deserve awareness and screening in teenagers and young adults