From the causes to the sleep disorder in popular culture, a Mid-Day report takes a look at sexsomnia.

Some mental health experts are of the opinion that, when women experience sleep sex, they typically exhibit “sexual vocalisations” and masturbation. Men, on the other hand, would engage in fondling and intercourse.

People who suffer from “sexomnia” also show other kinds of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and sleep deprivation. One cause of “sexomnia” is a sleep-related epilepsy that can cause a person to experience sexual arousal, pelvic thrusting and orgasms.

What causes sleep sex
Sexsomnia episodes may be triggered by physical contact with a bed partner. It is considered a type of non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM) parasomnia. Medical experts believe it can also be caused by stress, previous sleep deprivation and excessive consumption of alcohol or other drugs. Sexsomniacs do not remember the acts that they perform while they are asleep. A fairly new medically recognized behaviour, Sexsomnia has been used in criminal defense cases of rape.

Read the full story at www.mid-day.com