{"id":39762,"date":"2022-02-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/?p=39762"},"modified":"2022-02-22T16:43:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T00:43:44","slug":"the-scientific-reason-why-men-fall-asleep-after-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/the-scientific-reason-why-men-fall-asleep-after-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scientific Reason Why Men Fall Asleep After Sex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2633914653_75ef55617e_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30722\" width=\"234\" height=\"312\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/32445-why-do-guys-get-sleepy-after-sex.html\">Science has a reason<\/a> why so many men fall asleep after getting it on. In both men and women, sexual stimulation has been proven to boost brain activity. When we have sex we tend to be relaxed and in turn, we release a lot of stress and anxiety that may have been building up throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when looking at why men seem to fall asleep faster, it\u2019s actually due to a cocktail of chemicals released when they cum. It\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/02\/11\/the-scientific-reason-why-so-many-men-fall-asleep-after-sex\/\">release of prolactin<\/a> that makes a particular difference as this is linked to the feeling of sexual satisfaction: \u201cThis suggests a strong link between prolactin and sleep, so it\u2019s likely that the hormone\u2019s release during orgasm causes men to feel sleepy,\u201d experts explain. They add, \u201cFor unknown reasons, intercourse orgasms release four times more prolactin than masturbatory\u00a0orgasms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to release stress and anxiety?\u00a0<em>Stay up<\/em>\u00a0with us at <a href=\"https:\/\/niteflirt.com\">NiteFlirt<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out more about the scientific reason men fall asleep after sex:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/02\/11\/the-scientific-reason-why-so-many-men-fall-asleep-after-sex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/02\/11\/the-scientific-reason-why-so-many-men-fall-asleep-after-sex\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science has a reason why so many men fall asleep after getting it on. In both men and women, sexual stimulation has been proven to boost brain activity. 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