Why Men Sleep After Sex

 Since the inception of sexuality, many reasons
have been given why men sleep just
immediately after sex; with ‘they are selfish’
point topping the list of reasons, many need to
know the real reasons why this has been
prominent with men.
Although sex has been referred to as one of the most
enjoyable things between a man and woman, the woman
race has been on the search to know why men nods
straight to sleep after a good sex. With most women
thinking ”dropping” straight into sleep by their men is a
complete negative phenomena, the general notion has
been that men are actually selfish to sleep immediately
not minding how their mates feel about it.
Although men argue that the nature of sleeping
immediately after sex is due to tiredness from its rigors,
Scientists have however found a good argument for men
by confirming that ”men sleep after sex because they just
cannot help it”. In a recent publication by Punch, it has
been ascertained that men sleep after sex because they
have little power over their bodies at that point in time,
hence, not being able to stay awake after the whole rigor
of sex.
Scientists have said that men really do need to sleep after
sex when they climax because their brains become
flooded with sleep-inducing chemicals such as oxytocin,
serotonin and prolactin. Also, the blood rush after the
climax depletes the muscles of energy-producing
glycogen and because men typically have higher muscle
density than women, they become more tired after sex.
A research made it known that after sex, a man’s cerebral
cortex, which is the ‘thinking’ area, shuts down almost
immediately after orgasm, in which two other areas, the
cingulate cortex and amygdale make the rest of the brain
to deactivate from sexual desire. This successive sexual
behavior has however been linked to only humans alone
according to research.
However it has been said that wives can talk to their
partners about how they feel after sex, urging their
husbands to dedicate few minutes for them immediately
after sex, so as to help enhance the sleeping nature of
their husbands after sex. According to a Consultant
Psychologist, Prof. Toba Elegbeleye, said sex takes a lot
of energy to complete and that there is tendency for the
brain and the entire system to want to rest when such
intense energy is exhibited. He also made it known that the
location where the sexual activity takes place also has a
way of affecting the man. In his words: “When you
indulge in sex, which usually takes place at night when
people sleep naturally, it comes with a level of intensity
that involves all your energy and whatever you can
muster to make it have a shaking effect, after which the
multi-nerve ends are relaxed. This makes people sleep
easily.
“It also depends on where you do it. Usually, if it is a legal
encounter, which takes place in your own bedroom where
you are comfortable, you might sleep, which is different
from when you do it in your car or somewhere else under
duress, that is not so comfortable.
“Another factor that could aid sleeping well after sex is
eating good food prior to the act because you may not be
able to do it well if you are hungry and the body
entertains only one urge at a time and hunger is as strong
an urge and a drive as sex is. Other factors could be to
have a pleasant room atmosphere with a good bed and if
there is no thought of threatening financial burden or
security issues in mind.”