Why You Fall Asleep within Minutes of Having Sex

There’s a common nighttime occurrence happening in bedrooms around the world: After sex, men fall into a deep sleep, while women everywhere lay awake silently cursing their snoozing partner’s name. 
You can thank the hormone prolactin for your male post-coital sleepiness, says Men’s Health sleep advisor W. Christopher Winter, M.D. 


Prolactin suppresses dopamine—a stimulating neurotransmitter that makes you feel awake, he explains.  
And your body releases it in spades when you come. Your wife’s body, however, doesn’t produce nearly as much, says Dr. Winter.

Americans Spend Two years and more of their lives losing sleep, main factors including stress, anxiety: Research

Americans are spending the equivalent of two and a half years of their lifetime losing sleep, with snoring topping the list of the biggest "bed crimes," according to a new report.

"My partner sounds like a bear snoring, it's beyond aggravating."

"Many nights my husband snores really loudly all night. I try to move him but it normally doesn't work, so I end up on the couch."

Eighty-nine percent say they suffer from regular nights of disturbed sleep or have trouble falling asleep, with one in three rarely getting a full night's sleep.

Crazy Things That Can Happen When You’re Short on Sleep

 

A shortage of shuteye can leave you feeling tired, cranky, hungry and irritable. But it turns out, a lack of sleep can affect you in a lot of ways that go beyond triggering those basic feelings. And that’s a problem, since 53 percent of Americans are snoozing less than the recommended seven hours each night, according to the National Sleep Foundation. So what can a shortage of shut-eye cause? Only some of the crazy effects that follow. 

The Unbelievably Easy Way to Make Her 14 Percent Hornier

A well-rested wife equals a hotter sex life. Sleep may boost a woman’s libido, suggests new research from the University of Michigan.  

Female study participants kept track of their sleep and sex