All of the sexual behaviors shown during sleep are called sexsomnia. Sexsomnia is a subgroup of <a class="glossaryLink" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; color: #447dd8 !important; text-decoration: none !important; font-size: 16px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #000000; font-family: Montserrat; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal;" href="https://scofa.com/glossary/parasomnias/" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Parasomnias</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Parasomnias are unusual behaviors during sleep, falling asleep, or waking up. They can occur during the REM or NREM phase of sleep. Some unusual behaviors are sleepwalking, sleep paralysis, sleep-related eating disorders, or sexsomnia. They can also be associated with a drug, substance use, or a medical condition. </div>" data-mobile-support="0" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]">parasomnias</a>. Examples of sexsomnia are attempts to initiate sexual intercourse or masturbation during sleep. People exhibiting these behaviors are completely asleep and have no memory of these events in the morning.
