Sleep Could Kickstart Your Libido, New Study Finds

Researchers suggest getting sufficient sleep is key in promoting a healthy sexual desire.
4:25 | 03/20/15

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index," you may want the children to leave the room. We'll wait. Go ahead. Oh, no. There is a new study revealing what could be the secret to improving your sex life. ABC's Mara schiavocampo has all the details. Reporter: It's a common excuse for skipping out on sex. I use whatever energy I have left to physically put myself into our bed instead of lighting up for you. Reporter: Sleepiness. Should we have sex tonight? Ugh! Reporter: There might be something to it. Researchers suggesting the easiest way to kick-start your sex life may be with some shut-eye. Noting sufficient sleep is important to the promotion of healthy sexual desire. What's happening while we're asleep is we're having an increase in androgens which are sex hormones and increasing blood flow to the areas important during sexual activity. Reporter: The study finds for women in relationships, each extra hour of sleep leads to higher levels of sexual desire and a 14% increase in the likelihood of sex the next day. Though critics point out this is a small study done with just female college students and that more sleep isn't a surefire fix for low libido. What it does mean is that we have one more thing to keep in mind when you're thinking about your general overall sexual health. Reporter: One study giving whole new meaning to hitting the sheets. For "Good morning America," Mara schiavocampo, ABC news, new York. You could see George flee. He's not here. Don't worry. We are joined by sex expert and sexologist for married for life, Dr. Logan levkoff and awe Thor of "Don't waste your pretty," Demetria Lucas. Let's say it was a small study. College-age women were part of the study but medically speaking what does it say to you, this study? The idea that sex impacts a woman's sex life shouldn't come as a huge surprise to any of us. But what is really interesting is that it looks like sleep or lack thereof impacts physiologically our sexual response, which changes the game. That means it's not just emotional. There is a physical reaction that sex plays or plays in a negative way that impacts our sex lives. And from a relationship aspect we know we're hearing that sleep affects sex but sex affects sleep so the chicken and egg dilemma. I can't figure it out. Everybody would like more sex and sleep. One is supposed to affect the other. Which way it goes, I don't know. Can you speak to that? Well, you know, it's tricky. Studies are tricky and these are college age women so not necessarily representative of everyone. Having issues. But there is definitely no doubt that sex that ends in pleasure can help be an aid in one's sleep. So you do want more sex in order to get sleep, but at the same time we do know that whenary he exhausted and stressed and overwhelmed, the last thing we want is sex. An implicit Chang for men as well. Men have to step up to the table. It's not like people don't want more sleep but women are overwhelmed with housework and child care and work-work so maybe if the guys step up more around the house maybe -- Instead of bringing home roses bring home a bottle of windex. There you go. There you go. Such a romantic. There you go. There is something really important to remember about women, though. We wear multiple hats. We are partner, caregiver, sister, friend, co-worker and until we remember that the first hat we wear is woman and sexual being, we will suffer That's your first suggestion because you're right. So many of us are overworked and we can't find that extra sleep so you're saying that's the first suggestion. Remember you are a woman and a sexual being and that your needs are important and that you're not just there to take care of everyone else. What's your top tip. I would say remember that you're not perfect. The house doesn't need to be vacuumed and scrubbed down every day. Go to sleep, have, you know, some morning fun and it'll all be there in the morning. Put it on the schedule. Play date. Play date. Thank you both very much. We love you, George. Over to George. My top tip, buy some windex. I got that one down. Next up on our "Heat index"

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