• You’ve heard of Insomnia - but what about Sexsomnia?

  • May 20 2024
  • Length: 22 mins
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You’ve heard of Insomnia - but what about Sexsomnia?

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  • Sexsomnia is a sleep disorder that causes people to engage in sexual behaviors in their sleep, such as dirty talk, masturbating and even intercourse.

    The disorder occurs in the deepest stages of sleep and unsurprisingly it raises many questions around consent. How can consent be maintained when a partner is unconscious? And can sexsomnia be used as a defence in cases of sexual assault?

    Aleks Trkulja from the Pleasure Centre and specialist sleep physician Dr David Cunnington joins Helen Smith to explain how common sexsomnia is.

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