Nagoski: One extra hour of sleep increases the chances of sex by 10%
Emily Nagoski · #66 Dr. Emily Nagoski: Pleasure is the Measure · Sep 17, 2019 · at 50:23
Dr. Emily Nagoski explains the physiological impact of sleep deprivation on sexual frequency in relationships.
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“There was one study from, oh, twenty-fifteen that showed that adding one extra hour of sleep increased the chances of having sex the next night by 10%.”
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