What is sexsomnia?

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  1. Dr. Mehmet Oz
     
    Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:
    Sexsomnia occurs when a person engages in sexual behavior while asleep. Sleep-related sexual behavior is most disconcerting. The activity can range from moaning, talking or shouting sexual innuendos, to performing sexual motions such as thrusting or masturbation. But people with sexsomnia can also take it a step further by fondling or performing sexual acts that include intercourse, in sometimes brutal ways. Wives have reported that the sex occurring during this time departs from the usual and is often more aggressive.  And the recipient is not always their intimate partner. Anyone in the house, or in close proximity, even children, can be victimized.
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    Sexsomnia occurs when a person engages in sexual behavior while asleep. Sleep-related sexual behavior is most disconcerting. The activity can range from moaning, talking or shouting sexual innuendos, to performing sexual motions such as thrusting or... More