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IN PHOTO: A woman sleeps in an undated photo. Relatively healthy individuals who experience sleep disruptions at night appear to have an increased risk activity of factors associated with the development of a blood clot, also referred to as a thrombus. REUTERS/PRNEWSFOTO

A correlation between sexual arousal and sleep patterns has been established by a recently published research by the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The said publication reports evidences pointing out that female sleep patterns can affect sexual desires.

The study involved 171 women who slept for extra hours than usual. Fourteen percent of the participants were found to most likely engage in sexual intercourse with their partners during that day. The findings were not influenced by other factors, such as age or lifestyle.

The participants said that although they had a hard time becoming vaginally aroused despite having lengthier sleeps, this group still had the more favorable outcomes compared to those who didn’t have extra hours of sleep. This group of women were surely more satisfied due to their efforts of diligently getting more sleep.

"The influence of sleep on sexual desire and arousal has received little attention in the field, but these findings indicate that insufficient sleep can decrease sexual desire and arousal for women," lead author Dr David Kalmbach said in a statement. Additionally, he said that his study is unique and the first of its kind. “I think the take-home message should not be that more sleep is better, but that it is important to allow ourselves to obtain the sleep that our mind and body needs,” he closes.

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