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Q and A - Erections
"Are you able to have an erection at the age of 5?" Yes, people have erections at all ages. All an erection is is blood rushing into the genitals. In boys, that means the penis sticks out. In girls, it's the clitoris, but its more tucked away, so you can't tell as much when a girl has one. But people have erections throughout their lives, so its normal to have one at 5. "What is a boner?" A boner is a slang term for an erection. Its kind of a funny slang term though because the penis has no bones. It just gets hard because its full of blood. "Can you see it when someone has an erection or a period?" Well, in some boys, you can notice an erection. Part of their pants might stick out a little. But in girls, its harder to see when a girl has an erection because its more tucked away inside their body. Can you tell if a person has a period? Only if a person told you that they have their period. You cannot tell by looking. "Is an erection when girls have white stuff in their panties?" Well, an erection is when the clitoris gets full of blood in females. When a girl notices white stuff in her panties, that usually means that the vagina is being healthy. The vagina is always producing fluid when its healthy and when there's white stuff in the panties, that's just a sign that the vagina is healthy. "When a guy has an erection, does that mean he's horny?" Well, when a boy has an erection that means a lot of blood rushes into the body. Does that mean that he is horny? Sometimes. Horny means that a person is aroused, but erections can happen for a lot of different reasons, not just because a person is thinking about sexual things. Sometimes a person can get an erection because they are nervous or for no reason at all. So, just because a person has an erection does not necessarily mean they are horny. "Do erections hurt?" Erections do not usually hurt. Most people report that erections feel pretty good. So, if an erection does hurt, it's a good idea to go see a doctor because erections usually feel pretty good. "Is an erection or an ejaculation when the white stuff comes out of the penis?" Let's get this clear: an erection is when a penis or a clitoris gets hard and sticks out from the body. The white stuff that comes out of the body is called ejaculation and the name of that is semen. Some women also ejaculate when they have an orgasm or a pleasant feeling in their body.
