# "Call a doctor if you have an erection lasting longer than 4 hours"

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-doctor-if-you-have-an-erection-lasting-longer-than-4-hours/1015812
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 19, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-doctor-if-you-have-an-erection-lasting-longer-than-4-hours/1015812 "2025-03-19T05:53:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-doctor-if-you-have-an-erection-lasting-longer-than-4-hours/1015812/41 "2025-03-26T02:32:40Z")

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> [@Dr\_Paprika](#):
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> injected that into the honourable member

Given the context here, “honourable member” is probably one of the finest phrases I’ve ever seen on the board! Kudos! 🏆

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### Author: ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-doctor-if-you-have-an-erection-lasting-longer-than-4-hours/1015812/42 "2025-03-26T02:37:36Z")

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If you think about it, there are several similarities between different types of honourable members.

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### Author: ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-doctor-if-you-have-an-erection-lasting-longer-than-4-hours/1015812/43 "2025-03-26T02:43:36Z")

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I was going to say that you guys really don’t want to know how this is treated, but yeah, this is one method.

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### Author: ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-doctor-if-you-have-an-erection-lasting-longer-than-4-hours/1015812/44 "2025-03-26T02:46:39Z")

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Do you remember if they were black, or of Greek or Italian heritage? Sickle-cell anemia has priapism as one of its less fun symptoms.

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### Author: ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-doctor-if-you-have-an-erection-lasting-longer-than-4-hours/1015812/45 "2025-03-26T04:37:36Z")

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Mostly black. It was well over 20 years ago so that’s all I remember.

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### Author: ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-doctor-if-you-have-an-erection-lasting-longer-than-4-hours/1015812/46 "2025-03-26T05:42:11Z")

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> [@snowthx](#):
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> The game’s not always over after YOU score.

Of course, but as I said, sometimes there is soreness after you score. Maybe that doesn’t happen with the drugs?

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