~ If you think it’s impossible to have sex while you sleep, think again! ~

Sexsomnia is a recently identified and a atypical medical condition where the sufferers engage in sexual behavior in their sleep. Sexsomnia is a distinct alternative of sleepwalking also known as sleep-sex that includes behaviors of sexual arousal with autonomic activation (erection and orgasms).

• According to new study a lot of sleep disorders involve sexual behaviors and people with sleep disorders might also suffer from abnormal sexual behaviors.

• The report by psychiatrists at the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center in Minneapolis suggests that a wide range of sleep disorders are associated with a tendency to perform numerous sexual behaviors from masturbating and moaning, to actually making a sexual advance towards your partner, while in a state between sleep and wakefulness.

The researchers call such behaviors Sexsomnias, and believe that some chronic insomniacs also exhibit signs of a surge in libido and “compulsive sexual behaviors”.

These are recognized as subtypes of parasomnia, which is a group of disorders including sleepwalking, sleeptalking and night terrors.

The report says that virtually all known categories of sleep disorders carry a risk for inappropriate sexual behaviours and can affect a wide range of people with sleep disorders.

If one has sexsomnia then they are sexsomniac. According to experts and sleep professionals this sex usually happens in bed with people who are already partners and there are no therapies.

There have been cases of rape charges where victims of sexsomnia are not capable of discerning their intended partners, which means anyone can be at risk. Those with sexsomnia are often tried in court for rape, but are often acquitted because they really have no idea what is happening.

Sometimes people who suffer of sexsomnia are aware of their problem and don’t seek help. The complication is that it often goes unreported because of shame and embarrassment. Furthermore, little is known about this condition’s demographics and clinical features. Persons who are romantically involved with those prone to sexsomnia are often aware of their partners’ strange behavior.

Instances of sexsomnia are purportedly more common if the individual is under the influence of alcohol or sleeping medication. The most common medication given to patients of sexsomnia is generally anti-anxiety drugs.

Documentary source: http://www.news-medical.net/