Penis becomes hard and stiff, please help.

by Lee
(Colorado.)

Recently from the past few days my penis has started to grow a bit and become hard and stiff. It starts to ache. The more it throbs the more I feel pain.

But when I grab it to adjust it in my pants it feels really good. Is there something wrong with me? Is this normal? Is there a way I can make my penis not hard? Does this happen to boys my age? (I’m about 13)

Reply:

These are called erections and it is perfectly normal. Once you are in puberty. Erections occur randomly and with or without stimulation. Even a thought of a woman may trigger an erection.

This will be random for many years to come. It means your penis can get hard at any point of time for no reason for the next perhaps 10 years. Older you are; less frequent it will happen.
Later it won’t be so random, you will require physical stimulation (touch).

Read this site carefully especially articles on Random Erection and Morning Wood.
So there is nothing wrong, you are just entering the world of adolescence (puberty).
You will experience more growth (both you and your penis), your voice will become deeper and
more hair especially around pubic area.

This happens to every boy. To some it happens sooner (age of 10) while to the others later (17).
And it takes about 6 years to finish puberty.