What age will I stop getting boners?

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I’m 33 and it’s all still working down there and it never really occurred to me until recently that it’ll likely disappear one day. Anyone been through it already?

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  2. Only-Finish-3497 Avatar

    40+

    I mean, I sometimes take Viagra as a “performance enhancing drug” for fun with my wife, but I have no problem naturally having erections either. So… not yet?

  3. TLOtis23 Avatar
  4. fadedtimes Avatar

    Keep using it and it won’t disappear 

  5. BluebirdFast3963 Avatar

    I am 34 and have a pack of Cialis on standby just in case.

    I am a heavy drinker though. If I don’t drink for a week or so it basically comes back to 100%.

  6. Coach_Seven Avatar

    I’m 38 and everything still works like when I was 20.

    It’s different for everyone but I think you still have plenty of time

  7. BeerMoney069 Avatar

    You stop getting them? I think that is more a case by case thing or maybe when you very old but most guys continue on as usual.

  8. Current-Top-9866 Avatar

    I’m 54, maybe 10-12% body fat, still works for me. Hoping I have another 20 years or more. They key is to remain healthy, men are so used to being fat that it seems to be universally acceptable to be ok with losing life’s greatest joys in trade for a Twinkie

  9. CosmeticBrainSurgery Avatar

    About 24 hours after you die. Seriously. Unless you have some specific health problem that causes ED, you can get boners as long as you’re alive and even after you die (google “death erection”.)

  10. MrParticular79 Avatar

    If your health is good it should continue to work. The issue is more about timing. Sometimes even if you’re healthy and you are in the moment your body won’t cooperate. That is something I’ve noticed in myself. There’s ways around that as noted in the comments already.

  11. Serious_Campaign5410 Avatar

    42 and still can’t turn the skin on this thing with a monkey wrench.

  12. it4brown Avatar

    You’re 33. Stop worrying about your dick and start thinking about all the mechanical joints you’re neglecting, the nutrition you’re taking in, and the balance between work/life stressors and healthy outlets.

  13. corpsmandan Avatar

    54, every morning, you have to keep using it.
    Once a day should be enough

  14. pansexualpastapot Avatar

    Can’t stop, won’t stop.

  15. rollcasttotheriffle Avatar

    Have not been thru it. I’m sure it will be soon for you

  16. EnderOfHope Avatar

    Stay in shape and you’re good m8

  17. Away-Flight3161 Avatar

    Use it or lose it. I know couples in their 70s and 80s still going. I’m 57; no noticeable difference.

  18. MysteriousDudeness Avatar

    I’m 56 and no issues here.

  19. Jay_Jaytheunbanned2 Avatar

    I’m 54 and still wake up with morning wood sometimes.

  20. MrMackSir Avatar

    I hope never! Still strong in my late 50s.

  21. Here4Pornnnnn Avatar

    37, still hard more often than I should be.

  22. Mindless_Eagle1484 Avatar

    38 and it gets as hard as a diving board. I’ve tried blue chew before and then it’s like swinging around a 2×4

  23. redditatwork023 Avatar

    why do you want them to stop?

  24. Majestic_Working_442 Avatar

    Stop worrying about your boners and start reading Marcus Aurelias. You need to be thinking about Ancient Rome at least six times a day.

  25. MightyGamera Avatar

    I’ll let you know, wife still intentionally backs into me knowing that’s all it takes

  26. TenaciousTedd Avatar

    Fun fact- Retirement homes are ripe with STD’s because them old people be fuckin each other all day.

  27. dildozer10 Avatar

    Some people get lucky and can hold out for a long time. My grandfather’s home hospice nurse told me that my grandfather could still hang a flag, and he was 89 at the time. He was still telling perverted jokes on his deathbed so it tracks.

  28. darkestvice Avatar

    I’m 48. I’ve long stopped getting spontaneous “wtf is this?” boners, but I still have no issue getting a boner when needed.

  29. amazonhelpless Avatar

    Keep your cardiovascular health good, eat well, and exercise regularly and you will maximize your odds of having good erection function throughout your life. 

  30. AllDressedHotDog Avatar

    I don’t think it ever stops. It’s just the refractory period that gets longer but I don’t think that starts until you’re at least in your 50’s.

  31. GenitalCommericals Avatar

    35, still works fine. I’m not a pinnacle of health by any stretch but I have always worked out and stayed active. The only noticeable difference is that booze effects it more (read: effects it at all, never really used to til I got older) but even so it’s not been an actual problem. I guess I could say that about all things that effect erectile function, just being more conscious of “hey if I”m getting laid later, maybe cool it with the drinks or just be rested” since youth isn’t on my side like a teenager.

    But again, I think working out, and staying active has helped keep testosterone levels pretty even so that has helped. Gets the blood moving you know?

  32. briza044 Avatar

    33, ask this again in another 33yrs

  33. english_mike69 Avatar

    Mid 50’s and everything still works like I was 18. Not sure when it stops but it’ll be a sad day when it does…

  34. Owldguy57 Avatar

    I stopped getting “boners” at 17. I still get “erections”

  35. amalgaman Avatar

    In total? While walking down the street?

    I’m 49 and while I’m no longer able to do 2-3 sessions a day, I’m still good.

  36. clutch727 Avatar

    Not 46 for what it’s worth.

  37. JP6- Avatar

    I’ll let you know when I get there

  38. TheBlakeOfUs Avatar

    Don’t worry about it.

    Unless you have

    • morbid obesity
    • diabetes
    • heart trouble
    • a broken penis
    • smoke heavily

    Or something like that, you’ll still be working into your 70s.

    I’ve not slowed down at all at 38

  39. 1Pip1Der Avatar

    Hopefully, not until your 70s.

    The associated effects of some medications aside, you can keep it up into your 60s, at least.

    At least I hope I keep working for another decade or so 😉

  40. Whulad Avatar

    62 , not really much difference than when I was 30

  41. Chuck60s Avatar

    I’m 70 and still get them, lol

  42. ForestOfMirrors Avatar

    Uhh
    Hasn’t t stopped at 42…
    So I don’t know

  43. Awkward-Resist-6570 Avatar

    Naw, if you stay healthy you’ll keep
    popping ‘em indefinitely.

  44. The_wookie87 Avatar

    I’m 48 and no issues …no pills

  45. timotheo Avatar

    ED is literally an early indicator of heart disease.

    As long as you have good cardiovascular health, you’ll keep going. Once you start slipping into heart disease territory, it’ll be one of the first things you notice along with high blood pressure.

    Keep your heart healthy and you’ll be fine.

  46. Big_Azz_Jazz Avatar

    It just gets less and less

  47. Tuckermfker Avatar

    43 and still going strong.

  48. OKcomputer1996 Avatar

    You understand that you will be able to get erections the rest of your life? Of course with the exception of suffering some sort of illness or injury. Men in their 80s are still banging away.

  49. pah2000 Avatar

    Hee hee hee!

  50. famousroadkill Avatar
    1. Can do pushups with it.
  51. T-WrecksArms Avatar

    Mine hasn’t stopped but slowed a bit at 35. Leadership position and work stress, 3 kids, house maintenance, etc… the population of bonertown took a hit but it’s still a strong city.

  52. SupermarketFluffy123 Avatar

    Stopped happening to me a few years ago, but I’ve been a smoker most of my life and have an autoimmune disease🤷‍♂️

  53. medigapguy Avatar

    STDs are pretty common in nursing homes. The boner is a powerful thing.

  54. Flaky-Wallaby5382 Avatar

    When you get anxiety and take ssris… mid life is a bitch

  55. Raspberries-Are-Evil Avatar

    Hopefully never… Jesus why do you want your dick not to work?

  56. Traditional_Entry183 Avatar

    I’m 47 and everything absolutely works. However, I did hit a wall a few years ago where my “lust level” dramatically fell off and hasn’t come back. Instead of being horny all day every day like I was the 30 years prior, now it takes a bit of an effort to start the engines up. Unfortunately it seems permanent.

  57. TieStreet4235 Avatar

    I don’t get them during the day like I did when I was younger but still wake up with them in bed and I am late 60s. Had a very high sex drive in teens/20s but not sure if that’s a factor

  58. Alternative-You-512 Avatar

    Oh man, I still get ragers at 39. It will be a while before it stops.

  59. Apprehensive_Winter Avatar

    Hopefully never. ED is a cardiovascular disease, so if you take care of your heart health you’ll be getting rock hard well after your retirement age.

  60. Significant_Low9807 Avatar

    It may slow down, but I still hope that they will have trouble closing my coffin.

  61. yankeeman320 Avatar

    Mine stopped working on its own when I was 25. So who knows.

  62. Legal_Delay_7264 Avatar

    44 still wake up with a hard on. If it does stop, get your cholesterol checked, can be an early sign of build-up in your veins/arteries.

  63. Joshithusiast Avatar

    42 and hornier than I’ve ever been. Plus it got bigger over the past couple of years.

    Why comes down to finding the right woman with (nearly) as high a sex drive as me.

    I hope everyone can find the same in this life.

  64. gr1msh33p3r Avatar

    58, wake up every morning like a pogo stick

  65. Critical-Bank5269 Avatar

    Closing in on 60 and Morning Wood is still standing tall.

  66. Trypt2k Avatar

    Every morning you should have a boner if you wake up from a dream until you’re 90 unless there is something else going on with you.

  67. brewhaha1776 Avatar

    Never… there’s pills for that now my man.

  68. LaximumEffort Avatar

    Hopefully the day after you die.

  69. Cereaza Avatar

    Men in their 70’s still have kids. Your dick’ll keep working. And there are tons of medications on the market to bring it back to full function, if just for a night or two.

    The rest of you… that’ll break first.

  70. nucking_futs_001 Avatar

    You get your last one on your 35th birthday.

  71. Accomplished_Emu_658 Avatar

    39 still get boners. Only issue is endurance lol.

  72. null640 Avatar

    Use it or lose it.
    .

  73. loveisjustchemicals Avatar

    Karma farming at its finest.

  74. debunk101 Avatar

    50s. You’ll need Viagra

  75. Sam_the_beagle1 Avatar

    I’m 65 and I guess they are not the boners of my youth, but things can still rise to the occasion when the opportunity exists.

  76. bentrod64 Avatar

    I am 60. Still works every time

  77. neduarte1977 Avatar

    47 amd happens in my sleep. Wife getting mixed signals.

  78. mile-high-guy Avatar

    Just don’t take finasteride

  79. Dizzy_Description812 Avatar

    48 and reaction time us just slower.

  80. Weekly_Squirrel_3951 Avatar

    I’m 65 and everything works fine

  81. Wastedlifeofhell Avatar

    A lot of people here are too young to hit that age to know. But I can tell you that in the medical field you definitely start to see patients come in their 50s and so on. But there are cases of it happening to much younger people of course

  82. Wooden-Glove-2384 Avatar

    58 here

    that hasn’t happened to me

  83. freshair_junkie Avatar

    Some lucky fellas never lose it. But many, probably more than will admit it, start to find it difficult to keep things going. For me it was in late forties. Not stopped getting them, just they fade away quickly and won’t come back no matter how much you try. So Tadalafil comes to the rescue. It’s a bloody miracle. But in fairness I only take it so I can keep her happy. For me, I’d happily live without ever getting a another boner.

  84. Moto_Vagabond Avatar

    Erectile dysfunction isn’t really an age related issue. There can be numerous factors, including lifestyle and cardiovascular health. And a few other things is as well.

    It kinda seems age related just because many people tend to let their health go and the older you get the more it catches up with you.

  85. silentcardboard Avatar

    Eating too much sugar and simple carbs (bread, pizza, chips, etc.) will damage your smallest blood vessels. Your erections and eye sight will be the first victims. But eventually you’ll lose circulation in your feet too.

  86. DiscordianStooge Avatar

    I’m 45. I’ll have to get back to you on this one.

  87. DFWDave2 Avatar

    andropause hits a different ages for different guys. diabetes and heart problems make early ED more likely.

    naturally redditors gotta downvote this to heck because all discussions of men’s health are gross and taboo and ewwwwwwwwww. I’d say redditors need to grow up but judging by the popular content on reddit, redditors never will

  88. Timely-Profile1865 Avatar

    I’m 64, after i started using the magic pills you still get boners out of no where.

  89. Echo259 Avatar

    I don’t think men have to worry about this that much unless you’re really old and even then I know people in there 80s who claim to still be very active (all round: sexy life, bones and what not).

  90. zodwallopp Avatar

    You still get boners. It’s just that stress will make the you loose the boner. Started having minor issues with the that around 42.

  91. Whatstheplanpill Avatar

    If you’re lucky, never.

  92. ufomadeinusa Avatar

    43 and still going strong 💪

  93. JWR-Giraffe-5268 Avatar

    I’m 71 and still do. Quite often, actually.

  94. WinOk4525 Avatar

    If you’re not fat and out of shape, your dick has a good chance of working fine for a long time.

  95. Supersuperbad Avatar

    Hopefully only when you’re dead

  96. Past_Pen_4902 Avatar

    I got sick, lost a lot of weight, got healthy again, eating better, and have boners like I did 25 years ago. 54m, health makes a fuck of a lot of difference.

  97. Abeyita Avatar

    I work with old people, in their 80s and 90. The guys still get boners.

  98. schlongtheta Avatar

    34 and it’s over mate. Dicks falls off at 34. Nobody told you?

  99. dgeniesse Avatar
    1. Let me think. Yup, still works
  100. Drunkfaucet Avatar

    I have one now.

    More seriously, you’re probably going to miss having them someday.

  101. BrJames146 Avatar

    Do you…not want your dick to work?

    41 here, all systems normal; that said, I have seen scripts for ED drugs for people younger than me.

    Of course, some of them are on progesterone or estradiol, (read: estrogen), as well, so that might explain why their dicks are out of whack.

  102. opusrif Avatar

    Baring health issues you likely stop getting boners apon death. Until then if given the proper stimulation they will pop up.

  103. RepeatAggravating524 Avatar

    60 and they are a regular thing. I would worry if they stop

  104. Gen_X_Xoomer Avatar

    I’m in my 50s and I don’t pop wood every 90 minutes anymore. I still have morning wood and it rises to the occasion when necessary.

  105. DiscombobulatedDome Avatar

    Your aging health will determine a lot of this.

  106. No-Carry4971 Avatar

    I can report it will be at least later than age 57. I see no signs that it is slowing down. If I need him, he’s there for me. Have faith.

  107. OkCar7264 Avatar

    There’s a little blue pill for that.

    I’m 44 and I almost wish I was a little less horny so I dunno.

  108. EuphoricFeedback5135 Avatar

    I’m 51 and it still works just fine when I need it to.

  109. Impriel2 Avatar

    Bro hopefully never you roll the dice every year after 29

  110. Weaubleau Avatar

    Dude at 33 I would think you’ve got at least 50 more years of boners you may just not get one every day after 70 or so

  111. tonyMEGAphone Avatar

    Drink enough whiskey and it can be right now

  112. Texan2116 Avatar

    Im 60, I will let you know when it happens.