Paradoxical Sleep Deprivation Influences Sexual Behavior in Female Rats

PSD produced a distinct response in the hormonal profile that was consistent with the phase of the estrous cycle. These results show that sleep loss can affect sexual motivation and might lead to important clinical implications, including alterations in female physiology and reproductive abnormalities. Andersen ML, Alvarenga TAF, Guindalini C, Perry JC, Silva A, Zager A, and Tufik S. Paradoxical sleep deprivation influences sexual behavior in female rats. J Sex Med 2009;6:2162-2172.