Erectile Dysfunction

It was found that having sleep apnea could result in erectile dysfunction. A study was done on mice to see how their sexual activity was affected by the disorder. After a week the male mice that had shown signs of the disorder all had lowered levels of sexual activity. How can a sleeping disorder affect something as distant erectile function?

The cause isn’t due to the lack of testosterone. It is because the interrupted sleep cycles cause less of an enzyme to be developed. The enzyme is responsible for producing nitric oxide, which aids the blood necessary for healthy erections. If you are having problems in that department, you could try CPAP treatment for OSA. For all you know, the reason behind your problem might be as simple as you not getting the right kind of sleep.

Sex and Sleep Disorders

When patients suffering from sleep disorder symptoms get themselves tested at a Sleep Clinic, many of them already sleep on separate beds or bedrooms from their spouses.

In what is less of a surprise, married couples who sleep in separate beds or bedrooms from their spouses often does not bode well for their marriage. And that is only 1 of the many things that sleep disorders take its’ toll on a marriage that has one family member suffering from narcolepsy, insomnia, ES (extensive sleepiness), sleep apnea(OSA), etc.

Studies from the Stanford University Sleep Medicine Center say that men or women with sleep disorders manifest problems with sex. The lack of sleep translates to fatigue, sleepiness, and a lack of interest in sex, or sexual dysfunction.

In particular, men with OSA, suffer from low testosterone levels, decreasing libido and the interest to engage in sexual activities.

Yet, all is not lost. With the advent of Home Sleep Testing, making diagnosing sleep disorders easier, more conveniently, and cheaper, the problems of sex (or the lack of it) associated with OSA or any other sleep disorders can be arrested by recognizing the symptoms early, diagnosis, and treatment of the ailment itself.

The impetus to have yourself tested, and tested early is there. After all, when your family life is adversely affected by OSA, it is incumbent upon the family member with OSA to have treatment  so as not to damage your overall family life.

Especially when it comes to sex.

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