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Better sex, better sleep: why an orgasm before bed improves your rest

  • Sex can be a great stress relief and releases hormones that help us relax and fall asleep
  • And the better your sleep quality, the better your sex life too

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Having an orgasm releases the hormone prolactin, which makes you feel relaxed and sleepy. Photo: Alamy

Want to start sleeping better every night? Forget speciality mattresses, herbal tea or sleep-inducing music.

The solution to falling asleep faster and enjoying better quality sleep may be as simple as having more sex.

It’s no secret that many of us get neither enough sleep nor enough sex. But what if you found out that addressing one problem may actually help the other?

That’s what Rita and Edward (not their real names), aged 50 and 52, believe. The Singaporean couple, married for 19 years, have sex twice a week on average and have noticed that, on those nights, their quality of sleep is significantly better.

“I have a demanding schedule, packed with work, family and social commitments, so life can get pretty stressful for me,” says Rita, a teacher. “I fall asleep easily because I’m already so tired by the time my head hits the pillow, but my sleep isn’t always restful, and when I wake up in the mornings, I don’t feel refreshed.

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