Sexsomnia

Sexsomnia

Sex in your sleep or sleep in your sex? Sleep sex or sexsomnia is a form of non-rapid eye movement parasomnia (similar to sleepwalking) that causes people to commit sexual acts while they are asleep.

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A 2002 study by Stanford University researchers found that many patients fail to report sleep problems or abnormal sleep patterns to their doctors.  In the case of sexsomnia, this can allow problematic behavior to continue for far too long. "What was surprising was the duration of the abnormal behavior and the fact that people weren't reporting it," one of the researchers said. One patient in the Stanford study had been aware of the unusual behavior for 15 years before talking about it with his doctor. "People have to realize that it's a medical problem and there is a treatment," he said. Read Full Story
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I found this abstract of a research paper on sexsomnia: Linked from http://www.biopsychiatry.com/sexsomnia.htm --- OBJECTIVE: To describe a distinct parasomnia involving sexual behaviour, which we have named sexsomnia. METHOD: We have used a case series as a basis for the description of sexsomina. RESULTS: Eleven patients with distinct behaviours of the sexual nature during sleep are described. The features in common with other nonrapid eye movement arousal parasomnias, such as sleepwalking are documented. Some patients had simply been referred to a tertiary sleep clinic for investigation of unrelated sleep problems. A small number had been involved in medicolegal issues. Sexsomnia has some distinct features ... Read Full Story
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Here is a list of cases of sexsomnia that have been reported by the press. Original list found on Wikipedia.org. Linked from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_sex --- On 30 November 2005, a Toronto court acquitted a man of sexual assault after he was diagnosed with sleep sex disorder, although prosecutors have filed an appeal of the acquittal as of February 2006. In Britain a man from York was cleared of three counts of rape on 19 December 2005. In Australia, a woman was reported as leaving her house at night and having sex with strangers while sleepwalking. On 8 August 2007, a British RAF mechanic was cleared ... Read Full Story
National GeographicNew Sex Hormone Found—May Lead to Male Birth Control?National GeographicThe hypothalamus produces hormones that regulate sleep, sex drive, body temperature, and more. GnIH suppresses another hormone—gonadotropin-releasing ...  
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Action needs to be taken against sexual assaultMetro Canada - VancouverConsider the “sexsomnia” case that resurfaced in the media last week as the Ontario Review Board weighed in. It was about a Toronto man found not criminally ...and more »  
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They need to navigate this sexual quagmireToronto StarBy Ellie Advice Columnist Q: I've been married for five years and was recently diagnosed with a sleep disorder called sexsomnia. My husband's concluded that ...  
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Mid-DayIs this the answer to non-toxic sleep?Mid-DayKeep business out of the bedroom Sleep, sex and romance are just about the only things that should enter the bedroom. Part of keeping work separate from our ...  
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