By HEATHER SAUL
Thursday 19 March 2015
A new study could have a simple answer to
enhancing your sex life – just get a good night’s sleep
(if you are a woman at least).
A study conducted by a team at the University of
Michigan Sleep and Circadian Research Laboratory
found women who get an extra hour of sleep at night
reported higher levels of sexual desire and were
more likely to have sex with their partners.
Researchers evaluated 171 female participants
selected from a university setting who filled in online
surveys for two weeks. They were asked to answer
questions about how much sleep they had, sleep
quality, levels of arousal and whether they had
engaged in sexual activity within the previous 24
hours.


The team found women in relationships who slept for
an hour longer reported higher levels of sexual
desire and were 14 per cent more likely to have sex
with their partner the next day.
Women who slept for longer on average also
reported greater vaginal lubrication during sex in
comparison with women who had less sleep.

Both of these effects were present even after factors
such as tiredness, age and feelings of happiness or
sadness in the day were taken into account.
“Our study showed that good sleep is important for
healthy sexual desire and arousal in women, even
when women are mentally and medically healthy,"
lead author David Kalmbach told WebMD.
"I think these findings suggest that taking a closer
look at sleep health in women with sexual complaints
is a worthwhile endeavour," Mr Kalmbach added, "as
poor sleep may lead to sexual problems."
"Some previous studies have hypothesized that sleep
can affect hormone levels, which may cause changes
in desire and arousal. But I think overall, more
Both of these effects were present even after factors
such as tiredness, age and feelings of happiness or
sadness in the day were taken into account.
“Our study showed that good sleep is important for
healthy sexual desire and arousal in women, even
when women are mentally and medically healthy,"
lead author David Kalmbach told WebMD.
"I think these findings suggest that taking a closer
look at sleep health in women with sexual complaints
is a worthwhile endeavour," Mr Kalmbach added, "as
poor sleep may lead to sexual problems."
"Some previous studies have hypothesized that sleep
can affect hormone levels, which may cause changes
"I think these findings suggest that taking a closer
look at sleep health in women with sexual complaints
is a worthwhile endeavour," Mr Kalmbach added, "as
poor sleep may lead to sexual problems."
"Some previous studies have hypothesized that sleep
can affect hormone levels, which may cause changes
in desire and arousal. But I think overall, more
research is needed in this area to identify the
underlying mechanisms more confidently."
The study, The Impact of Sleep on Female Sexual
Response and Behaviour
, was published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine on
16 March.
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Nice

Av never read me a more nonsense research than this