# Got one of those legendary four-hour boners? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952 "2010-04-13T15:16:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952/1 "2010-04-13T15:16:11Z")
Here are your options. [Slate Magazine: How to Treat a Four-Hour Erection](http://www.slate.com/id/2119865/) ---
**Author:** ![sevenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sevenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sevenwood)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952/2 "2010-04-13T16:36:21Z")
After reading the parts of that article that describe how doctors treat this condition I may never be able to get an erection of any type again. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952/3 "2010-04-13T19:40:36Z")
As a woman, I think I’d almost rather give birth than deal with that. Then again, most men will never have to deal with this issue, and a good majority of women will give birth. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952/4 "2010-04-13T20:03:17Z")
As a woman, and a fan of the penis in general, I’d like to urge the men of this board to please take care of themselves in the hopes they will never encounter this problem. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952/5 "2010-04-13T22:08:37Z")
If I ever have a four-hour erection **evlkitty** better call some of her girlfriends over. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952/6 "2010-04-14T00:24:27Z")
> [@Joe Frickin Friday](#): > > Here are your options. > > [Slate Magazine: How to Treat a Four-Hour Erection](http://www.slate.com/id/2119865/) I’ve always joked that if I have a 4 hour erection, somebody better call the newspapers. However, after reading that, all I can say is :eek::eek::eek::eek:! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952/7 "2010-04-14T02:50:40Z")
> [@sevenwood](#): > > After reading the parts of that article that describe how doctors treat this condition I may never be able to get an erection of any type again. I recommend against watching the first season of **True Blood** , then, too. The first option mentioned in the article was dismissed as being likely to work for a character who suffered this after ingesting too much vampire blood, so they moved on… ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952/8 "2010-04-14T03:37:47Z")
Just out of curiosity, why did you bring up a five-year-old article? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952/9 "2010-04-14T23:16:35Z")
The day I have to get multiple shots in the dick will be the worst day in my life. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-one-of-those-legendary-four-hour-boners/535952/10 "2010-04-14T23:28:30Z")
My wife has a prescription with 90 Viagra pills in the bathroom. That’s enough for a\* 15 day boner.\* I’m not sure what I would do for the last 8 days though…