A sex researcher at Indiana University reveals "five ways better sleep leads to better sex."
The good news? If you get more sleep, you can rev up your sex drive. In a 2011 study, for example, when patients with chronic sinus problems were treated, both their sleep and sex lives improved. If you're low on sexual desire, before begging your doctor for hormone testing or a prescription, ask yourself if you've been sleeping through the night—and consider these five findings:
Actually, there's a sixth way, which I'm a little surprised the researcher didn't touch on. I find that I have much better sex while I'm asleep than when I'm awake. I find partners who inhabit my dreams are much more likely to want to please me than real people are, and I don't worry nearly so much about their enjoyment.