Sexsomnia, what is it?

Sexsomnia can occur with other sleep disorders such as sleepwalking, sleep apnea, night terrors and bedwetting, that causes people to engage in sexual acts while they are asleep, such as masturbation, fondling, sexual intercourse. affects males and females

Negative effects include feelings of shame and embarrassment and also can cause relationship issue and stress. There are often unpleasant consequences associated with sleep sex and it has been used as a criminal defense in rape cases.

Those who suffer from sexsomnia have confusional arousals and rarely remember the event. People who have a history of doing other sleep activities such as sleepwalking or sleep talking are more likely to exhibit sexsomnia episodes.

Isolated reports exist about women who have had sex with strangers during the sleep period; in cases where memory of the sexual act is not retained, the detection of used condoms and semen stains on the bed the morning after the sexual incident are signs of the affliction.