Why do men often fall asleep after "sex"?

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Men often feel sleepy after sex more than women. This is actually a male physiological phenomenon due to many reasons.

1. Why do men often fall asleep after sex?


There are many reasons why men fall asleep more easily than their partners. The main reason for this phenomenon is the desire and energy expenditure during intercourse. There are also factors related to hormones, the tendency of orgasm, ...
Energy consumption from sexual acts from cuddling, caressing to actual sex. The more the desire, the more sexual behavior increases. Therefore, men put all their energy into the "love" movements, so the energy burned will be very large.

2. The reasons why he slept soundly after "sex"

Firstly, sex often takes place at night, this is also the time when people fall asleep after a day of hard work. Therefore, when having sex, it is natural for men to fall asleep.

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Quan hệ tình dục thường diễn ra vào ban đêm nên nam giới có xu hướng ngủ say

Secondly, according to a number of studies using emission tomography, men often reach orgasm after sex, forgetting about anxiety and fear. Therefore, men are often relaxed and tend to sleep soundly.
Third, it's because men release some hormones after orgasm. These hormones include the release of endorphins, serotonin, oxytocin, vasopressin, nitric oxide (NO), and the hormone prolactin. These hormones lead to relaxation which stimulates deeper, better, more relaxed sleep, where oxytocin and vasopressin, which lower stress levels, can again lead to relaxation and sleepiness.
Fourth, men's deep sleep is closely related to the hormone prolactin. Male sexual satisfaction stimulates the brain to secrete prolactin leading to higher natural prolactin levels during sleep. Thus making men feel sleepy. In addition, prolactin also explains why men are more sleepy after intercourse than after masturbation. For unknown reasons, copulation orgasms release four times more prolactin than masturbation orgasms, according to a recent study.

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Một số loại hormone được tiết ra sau khi đạt cực khoái khiến nam giới ngủ say

Fifth, during sex, men often suppress their breathing or breathe rapidly, causing less oxygen to enter the body than usual. Therefore, this factor has stimulated, causing drowsiness.
Men often sleep very soundly after sex, sometimes making their partner quite depressed and sad because women's psychology often wants to be cared for, cuddled and enjoyed. Especially after sex, they want to be caressed more, cuddled more, rarely actively attacking him.
However, the phenomenon of deep sleep in men is a normal physiological phenomenon. Therefore, deep sleep cannot become a basis for evaluating the feelings of superficial and heartless gentlemen. Their love for their partner always starts with daily caring and caring gestures.

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