If you want to sleep soundly, have sex. Physiologist Patricia McNeyer calls sleep a fundamental part of our lives. She always advises her patients to take more care of sleep and pay more attention to it, and if problems arise that lead to sleep disturbance, it is urgent to look for ways to cope with them.
Researchers at the University of Queensland for Behavioral Sciences in Adelaide, Australia, have concluded through research that two-thirds of people sleep better if they make love before bed.
CNN has announced the results of another study by American scientists, according to which orgasm plays an important role in sex before bedtime. It increases the level of the hormone oxytocin (also known as the love hormone) and at the same time lowers the level of cortisol (the stress hormone). As a result, a person experiences deep relaxation, after which he falls asleep well and sleeps soundly.
In the course of the same study, it was found that this process is reciprocal. That is, those who sleep well are more active in having sex. So, American experts interviewed women over fifty years old. It found that those who slept less than seven hours a night were less likely to talk about their sexual activity than those who slept an average of eight hours.
American psychologist Lori Mintz is also convinced that this is interconnected: problems with sex are caused by lack of sleep, and poor sleep is often the result of an inadequate sex life. But both have the same cause - stress, the psychologist is sure. She cited statistics according to which one in three Americans suffers from chronic sleep deprivation. At the same time, 45 percent of women and 31 percent of men in the United States complain of sexual problems.
Sexologist Jan Kerner considers it undeniable that lack of sex often causes insomnia and irritability in both women and men. At the same time, the sexologist explains, after sex, men sleep better, because they produce the hormone prolactin, which causes drowsiness, and in women, after love pleasures, the level of the female hormone estrogen increases, which contributes to deep sleep.
Another study by American scientists showed that in men from lack of sleep, the level of the male hormone testosterone drops sharply, which, of course, inhibits the sexual activity of the stronger sex. As for women, a study involving female students from several US educational institutions showed that one extra hour of sleep is enough for a woman to be 14 percent more likely to have intimate contact the next day. There is a direct relationship between the duration of a woman's sleep and her sexual activity, and vice versa: a woman's sleep will be deeper and more calm if she had intimate contact with the achievement of orgasm before it.
Scientists in the UK conducted a survey of residents of the country, during which they found out: good sex and quality sleep at night are more important for the good psychological well-being of people, ahead of even issues of material wealth. Greater satisfaction and well-being were reported by those who enjoyed sex and slept well, as opposed to those who earned a lot but slept little and paid little attention to intimacy.
Scientists from Turkey made curious conclusions after their research. After interviewing 350 pairs of partners from 30 to 80 years old, they found that those who are sure that next to them are a sensitive, sympathetic person, always ready to console, to come to the rescue, they found that they sleep better and feel more calm and protected. Researcher Emre Selcuk believes that satisfaction with the relationship with your partner (we are talking about all types of relationships, including sexual ones) gives peace, confidence, and therefore a deep sound sleep.
