Nocturnal emission is an embarrassing topic for people who are facing it. Mostly, people do not like to talk about it or discuss it. It is an involuntary ejaculation during one's sleep. Nocturnal means night and emission means discharge. So it is the discharge of semen at night in one's sleep. In other words the semen just leaks out while one is sleeping. Usually one wakes up after a nocturnal emission, but some people sleep through it. Nocturnal emissions are called 'wet dreams' or 'nightfall' also. It happens in one's sleep.

Nocturnal emission is more common in boys reaching puberty. As the production of the male hormone testosterone increases, night emissions can occur. It can be seen as a sign of development of the reproductive organs in the male. It usually occurs in males during their teen years. It carries on till the early adult years. The frequency of night emission can differ person to person. It is a spontaneous orgasm. Some men experience it many times and some never experience nocturnal emissions.

It is a way of the body to emit out the excess build up of the semen. It is not harmful. But it can be avoided. The first time it occurs, it can cause more anxiety. It is therefore better to obtain more knowledge about it. There is no physical harm done by nightfall. Night falls usually decrease as you grow and lead a more sexual active life. It is not an abnormal condition. During the absence of an active sex life, the semen builds up in the body due to overactive hormones at puberty. This semen is ejaculated at night. This problem slowly subsides with growing age. Frequent nightfall can be reduced by relaxing the body and mind.

Keeping the mind occupied with good thoughts and relaxing the mind is beneficial. Read good books and listen to soothing and relaxing music. Avoid tea, coffee and alcohol. Reduce stress and anxiety. Exercise regularly and keep body free from toxins. Meditation helps keeping the mind at peace. Bathing before sleeping also takes out the stress from the body.

Some home remedies can help to reduce nocturnal emissions. Some of them are as follows

1. Curd: Eating curd regularly helps you sleep better. So indirectly it helps reduce nocturnal emissions.

2. Onions: Eating onions regularly also helps in this condition.

3. Sage Tea: Consuming sage tea before going to bed helps in preventing ejaculation.

4. Fenugreek: Fenugreek juice mixed with little honey is helpful.

5. Bottle gourd juice: Bottle gourd juice induces better sleep.

6. Celery: Drinking celery juice with honey before sleeping helps reduce night falls.

7. Bath: Having a bath with few drops of relaxing oils helps the body and mind to relax before sleep.

It is better not to consume too much water just before sleeping. Also one should pass urine before sleeping. There are many myths surrounding nightfall. These myths indicate that if a person is experiencing nocturnal emissions, he cannot perform sexually. That is not true. It is not a disease. Person suffering from nocturnal emissions can take herbal supplements like NF Cure capsules to stop the problem and to increase strength and staying power.

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