Sleepwalkers may have sex with strangers

Official medicine has called into question the reality of sexsomnia until recently. The American Academy of Medicine deemed the condition to be a medical disorder only in 2005. According to sleep disorder specialists, sexsomnia is currently listed among other sleep disorders in accordance with international classification.

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The total number of sexsomnia cases registered worldwide to date ranges from several dozen to several hundred. Some researchers claim they have information on a much higher number of persons affected by the disorder. No cases of sexsomnia have been officially reported in Russia so far, according to specialists with the Moscow Center for the Study of Sleep Disorders. Perhaps the situation has to do with some peculiarities of a typical Russian outlook on sex. Most Russians are not used to talking about sex as candidly as Americans and Europeans do.

By all appearances, similar factors can trigger both somnambulism and sexsomnia. The symptoms of sleep sex can be brought on by a lack of sleep, abuse of alcohol, stress and psychological traumas. Recent studies suggest that some cases of sexsomnia can be effectively treated with antiepileptic drugs and tranquilizers. Researchers will probably succeed in gathering enough evidence to prove that some individuals are genetically predisposed to sexsomnia.

Although sexsomnia can affect persons of either sex, males are seen to be more likely to develop sexsomnia than females.

Incidentally, sexologists argue that the above statistics are inaccurate with regard to a factual prevalence rate of the disorder. A number of social factors can bring about discrepancy in the numbers of reported cases. According to specialists, the number of females prone to the disorder is slightly smaller than that of men.

Medportal

Translated by Guerman Grachev
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