Sexsomnia Afflicts 3 Times More Men Than Women - Study

Monday, June 7, 2010 - 07:40 in Health & Medicine

Sexsomnia may be more common than previously believed and is more common in men than women, according to new research presented today at SLEEP 2010.   Their results indicate that 7.6 percent of patients (63 of 832) at a sleep disorders center reported that they had initiated or engaged in sexual activity with a bed partner while still asleep. The prevalence of reported sexsomnia was nearly three times higher in men (11 percent) than in women (four percent). read more

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