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During the night, while apparently asleep, he rolls on top of her and they proceed to have intercourse.

Create a protective environment Until treatments are working, set up a safe environment for you and loved ones.

Stage 2 is characterized by further decline in muscle activity accompanied by a fading sense of consciousness of surroundings.

That could mean more cases occur than are known.

Understanding your triggers and making the necessary lifestyle changes to avoid them can help to decrease the incidence of episodes you experience.

Most people realize they have sexsomnia when a bed partner complains.

There are a wide range of potential causes of waking up crying, some of which can occur in young children and older adults.

Consulting medico-legal experts skilled in testifying in sleep cases may be of much help since the legal defense of sexsomnia is not a walk in the park.

As for sexsomniacs themselves, they can aim to get better quality sleep, reduce their stress levels, decrease nighttime drug and alcohol consumption, and have more conscious sex.

Treatment involves bedtime benzodiazepines for sexual behavior associated with confusional arousals, CPAP to treat obstructive sleep apnea that is causing sleep disruption leading to confusional arousals and thus to sexsomnia, and anticonvulsant for behavior related to seizure activity.