The other night at work I was talking to a female patient, and all of a sudden I began sporting major woodage! She wasn’t even that attractive. Made me think of my high school days. Haven’t talked to my doc yet. I figured you guys would know best anyway, right? 
Thanks
Quasi
Her phermone signals were arousing you. She was ready to go with you physically but for fear of violating professional and social boundaries you both correctly demurred.
I would never presume to give “the” answer on this. However, a few WAGs might include:
Her perfume was reminiscent of an old flame (or unrequited sex object).
Her voice was reminiscent of an old flame (or unrequited sex object).
Some mannerism (facial expression, gesture) she displayed was reminiscent of an old flame (or unrequited sex object).
She was the female in whose presence you happened to be when your body said, “Y’know, it’s been a while.”
On the other hand, you said that she “wasn’t even that attractive,” but, perhaps, she was simply not that conventionally pretty. I know several women who would never get into Playboy (or, possibly, even Hustler), who are, indeed, rather sexy in a “non-standard” way.
… I don’t have a problem with impotence (knock on woody;)), but I did some reading on priapism and it caused me a little concern, being that it happened so spontaneously. I had not considered your suggestions as to why it might have happened, but I will keep it in mind for the future. Funny thing about perfume, though, isn’t it? I can smell certain scents on a woman and I start to become very aroused. (That is, until I see it’s a little old granny, and then I’m just very ashamed of myself!)
Quasi
Dear Doc Qad,
In my EMT class we briefly touched upon priapism ( cackle…two puns in one sentence. I swear to god…). It’s usually the result of a spinal cord shock or injury, isn’t it??? Did you suffer a blow to the cord recently?
And, if you have, have you had a nonstop erection since? And if you have, can I see? 
Cartooniverse
Uuuh, that should have read, Quasi, NOT Qad. Apologies.
Preview is a dish best served cold. 
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This is obviously a post meant for the Mercotan. Our names are similar, but I am not a doctor, nor have I suffered a blow to my spinal column recently. And no, you may not see! :wally
Quasi
Last priapism I saw was secondary to a nasty balanitis, resulting in such an inflamed foreskin that it constricted, and the glans blew up to twice life-size. Emergency circumcision took care of it. Not technically a classic true priapism, I know, but close enough.
Qadgop the Mercotan
Proudly mistaken for Quasimodem since 2001!
Must be the Tobi and Pulmozyme I keep in the fridge at my house!
Mental: Some women are sexy, exudes sex, without being attractive.
Physical: Haven’t unloaded for a while? Loose, too tight underwear?
Happens to the best/worst of us.
Well for a change it’s NOT ENOUGH information.
As a stiffie expert, I can give you my opinion old chap, but first
[ul]# “patient” - where? are you a dentist? hospital orderly? gift shop worker?
The hard-on-ometer is ready to spring into action, but we need to input the data first.
Thanks
Redboss (Consulting Physician, Royal Australian College of Boners)
I am a respiratory therapist, the patient was conscious and I was treating her for an asthma attack. She had on a very unappealing hospital gown and until the woody, I was completely professsional. When the damn thing got hard, I did some fast shuffling outta there and had a talk with myself. The woody did not reappear when I saw her again. But I mean, DAMN!
Quasi
I prefer Jockeys. I don’t know why, but I just prefer my equipment in a nice compact mode rather than swishing back and forth against my leg. Yeah, I look down at myself when I put my scrubs on to get ready for work, and there is a certain “prominence” there, but I think to myself "WTF? Can I help that?
Quasi
Quasi, haven’t you learnt yet? Your zoob has a mind of its own, and spontaneously bobs up now and then to remind you, usually at the most inconvenient times.
So she was panting pretty good then huh?? Yup, that’d do it.
Inconvenient? Yeah, given the circumstance.
Problem? No.
Is it likely to happen again? Yep, when you least expect it.
May we all continue to have this problem until we go into “small real-estate”.
The nurses in my ER decided to spend a long weekend in Panama City Florida (about a 6 hour drive), and they were going to allow one male to go with them. Their criteria was that we guys had to write down the reason why each one of us should be chosen. I wrote “I suffer from priapism”, and got unanimous votes. Unfortunately (or fortunately) for me, I did not go because I was seeing another nurse at the time, and I am a one-woman man.