Girlfriend of bloke with bizarre 'sexsomnia' had to fend off advances while he slept
dailystar.co.ukrare disorder. The 33-year-old would suffer intense bouts of "sexsomnia" several nights a week.Although his actions were not aggressive, the constant nighttime harassment would disrupt his girlfriend's sleep.
The man had no memory of his behaviour but admitted to doctors that his ex-lover would have to fend off his sexual advances.
Further investigations into the man's strange nocturnal behaviour was triggered by rapid "head jerks" or spasms, MailOnline reports.
Sexomnia is a type of sleep disorder named parasomnia, with more common examples including bed wetting and sleepwalking. The rare disease reportedly only accounts for seven per cent of referrals to sleep clinicsBut sexomnia has caused a lot of controversy in the UK in instances of men accused of rape have claimed to suffer from it.
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