A new study reveals that sexsomnia is common in sleep center patients. The research shows men are more likely than women to report sexsomnia, but few patients talk to their doctor about the problem. Finding of the study indicate that 7.6 percent of patients (63 of 832) at a sleep disorders center reported that they had initiated or engaged in sexual activity with a bed partner while asleep. The prevalence of reported sexsomnia was nearly three times higher in men (11 percent) than in women (four percent). Co-investigator Sharon A. Chung, Sleep Research Laboratory staff scientist in the department of psychiatry at the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada, said: "There have been no previous studies of how frequently sexsomnia occurs. "While our finding of eight percent of people reporting sexsomnia seems really a high number, it should be stressed that we only studied patients referred to a sleep clinic. So, we would expect the numbers to be much lower in the general population." The study involved a retrospective chart review of 832 consecutive patients who were evaluated for a suspected sleep disorder; the sample consisted of 428 men and 404 women
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