Why better sleep means a better sex life | Sleeping With Science

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As my dear friend, Dr. Wendy Troxel often says,

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正如我亲爱的朋友 温迪·特罗克塞尔医生常说的那样，

“Sleep is the new sex.”

“睡眠是一种新的性爱。”

And she's right.

她是对的。

A good night's sleep will do many things for the vibrancy,

晚上睡个好觉对你们关系的活力、

the intimacy, even the vitality of your relationship.

亲密行为、甚至生命力有很大的好处。

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First, when couples are not getting enough sleep,

首先，当夫妻不能获得足够的睡眠时，

they have more conflicts the next day.

他们第二天会发生更多的冲突。

And furthermore, they don't resolve those conflicts nearly as well,

更糟的是，他们几乎也不能 很好解决这些冲突，

in part because of a loss of empathy between those two individuals.

部分原因是因为 这两个人之间失去了共情。

Second, our reproductive hormones suffer,

第二，我们的生殖激素会受到影响，

which we know are critical for healthy sexual relationship.

我们清楚这对健康的性爱关系很重要。

For example, young men who are sleeping just five hours a night for one week

举个例子，连续一周每晚 只睡5个小时的男性

will have a level of testosterone

睾丸素水平只相当于

which is that of someone 10 years their senior.

年长他们10岁的人的水平。

In other words, a lack of sleep will age a man by a decade

也就是说，就健康和性功能方面，

when it comes to certain aspects of wellness and virility.

缺乏睡眠会让男性年长10年。

And we see similar impairments in female reproductive health

我们也发现缺乏睡眠会对女性生殖健康

caused by a lack of sleep.

造成相似的损害。

Indeed, insufficient sleep

确实，缺乏睡眠

has been associated with impairments in estrogen, in luteinizing hormone

会损害雌激素、黄体生成素

and also in follicle stimulating hormone,

和促卵泡激素，

all of which are critical for female sexual health

这些都对女性 性健康和生育能力

as well as fertility.

至关重要。

Third, we've discovered that for a woman,

第三，我们发现对女性而言，

just one hour of extra sleep

一个小时额外的睡眠

is associated with a 14 percent increased likelihood

会提升她想和她的伴侣

of her wanting to be physically intimate with her partner.

进行身体上亲密接触的意愿14%。

So that's the impact of sleep on sex.

这就是睡眠对性爱的影响。

But it turns out that sex can also have an impact on sleep.

但性爱也对睡眠有影响。

We know that sex before bed, resulting in orgasm,

我们知道，睡前性行为，产生性高潮，

is associated with significant improvements in subjective sleep quality.

与主观睡眠质量的显著改善有关。

And we've even seen similar sleep associations with masturbation.

我们甚至发现手淫与睡眠 也有类似的联系。

So what does all of this tell us then?

那么这一切都告诉我们什么？

Well, sleep and sex are powerful and playful bedfellows.

睡眠和性爱是强大而有趣的同床伴侣。

Sleep is one of the very foundations

睡眠是一段快乐、满足

of a happy, fulfilling and sexually vibrant relationship.

和充满活力的性生活关系的基础之一。