Contents:
- Medical Video: 12 Things to Know If You Like Sleeping Naked
- What are the effects of lack of sleep for sex drive?
- 1. Reducing testosterone levels
- 2. Reduces vaginal lubrication
- 3. Increases the risk of impotence
- 4. Disrupt the psychic
- 5. Lack of sleep, depression, and decreased libido
Medical Video: 12 Things to Know If You Like Sleeping Naked
The need for six to eight hours of sleep a night you must meet every day. If it is not fulfilled, your health will be harmed. Lack of sleep in the short term results in the body's repair mechanism not working properly. If it is left unchecked, this will bring a variety of chronic health problems and reduce your quality of life, not least in terms of sexuality.
What are the effects of lack of sleep for sex drive?
According to a number of studies, men and women who lack sleep are reported to have decreased sexual desire so they become less interested in sexual activity.
Poor sleep quality can damage physical and psychological health, even though both are important aspects to support sex. A person is often exhausted and lacks energy due to less effective sleep. What causes sleep deprivation to reduce sex drive?
1. Reducing testosterone levels
Testosterone plays an important role in one's sex drive, especially men. Sleep deprivation can reduce testosterone levels which means reducing your sex drive. The 2011 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that after one week of sleep deprivation (less than five hours per night), men will experience a decrease in testosterone levels by 15%.
2. Reduces vaginal lubrication
Research from the University of Michigan found that women who had enough sleep can respond to genital stimulation with better vaginal lubrication, compared to women with a lower average sleep duration. Vaginal lubrication is the key so that sex feels good and doesn't feel painful.
3. Increases the risk of impotence
Several studies have found a link between erectile dysfunction and lack of sleep. In a 2009 study published in the National Institutes of Health's US National Library of Medicine journal, researchers conducted medical examinations on 401 men suspected of having sleep apnea or stop breathing while sleeping.
Among those diagnosed with sleep disorders, 70% also have erectile dysfunction. The researchers believe these two things have something to do. After they undergo treatment for sleep apneatheir erectile dysfunction tends to decrease and their sex life is also getting better.
4. Disrupt the psychic
Sleep deprivation has profound effects on the brain, especially in the frontal lobes that affect risk taking, decision making, and moral reasoning.
A 2013 study published in the journal SLEEP found that just getting enough sleep one night could make men misjudge their partner's sex interests.
Men tend to think that women really want to have sex with them.
The 2011 study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine found that women with sleep apnea more likely to have sexual pressure (personal difficulties related to sex) and more likely to experience sexual dysfunction.
5. Lack of sleep, depression, and decreased libido
In an article published in the journal SLEEP, researchers found that lack of sleep can cause psychological distress.
After analyzing 20,822 people who tended to lack sleep, participants tended to report psychological stress from lack of sleep. In some people the psychological pressure really becomes depressed. And, depression can really kill sex drive.
If you often stay up late, start to organize a regular sleep schedule every day. Turn off the gadget when you want to sleep and create a comfortable sleeping atmosphere.
Listen to tired body signals and make sleep time a priority so that physical and psychological health is maintained so as not to inhibit sexual activity.
Be sure to consult a doctor if you have a sleep disorder that results in lack of sleep, such as sleep apnea, frequent snoring, insomnia, or restless leg syndrome.
