Patient's question:
Is nocturnal emission the same as wet dreams? I vaguely remember that every time it happened, I had a wet dream. When I was about to ejaculate, I became aware of it and felt excited, but occasionally I've heard friends say they only realized their pants were wet when they woke up in the morning, and it felt different from mine. Also, I feel that I rarely experience nocturnal emissions. I used to have them less often, and now it seems like I don't have them at all anymore. Is that normal? Is there any subconsciousness during nocturnal emission?Doctor's answer:
Ejaculation and nocturnal emission are the same in principle! Both are expressions of fullness and overflow of semen! The most common cause is having a wet dream due to sexual dreams! If you train yourself very hard and are close to the point of fullness and overflow, then ejaculation won't feel like much! Young people, if you have frequent sexual activity or intercourse, you won't experience nocturnal emissions anymore! Because in that case, the semen is released prematurely before reaching fullness and overflow. Therefore, nocturnal emissions will never occur again!