article_snippet: A study has found a direct relationship between how much sleep a person gets and their level of desire the next day.
article_snippet: The study, involving 171 women, showed that each additional hour of sleep increased the likelihood of sexual activity with a partner by 14 per cent.
article_snippet: Getting more sleep is directly linked with an increase in libido, new research has shown .
article_snippet: Sleep was also important for genital arousal, according to new research, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
article_snippet: Specifically, women who slept longer experienced fewer problems with vaginal arousal than those who obtained less sleep. '
article_snippet: The influence of sleep on sexual desire and arousal has received little attention in the field,' said Dr David Kalmbach, of the University of Michigan. '
article_snippet: But these findings indicate that insufficient sleep can decrease sexual desire and arousal for women.
article_snippet: Dr David Kalmbach, of the University of Michigan added: 'I think the take-home message should not be that more sleep is better, but that the take-home message is important to allow ourselves to obtain the sleep that ourselves mind and body needs.'
article_snippet: And it's not just women - previous research found men with poor sleep patterns have significantly lower levels of testosterone, which results in a lack of sex drive.
article_snippet: The study showed that each additional hour of sleep increased the likelihood of sexual activity with a partner by 14 per cent - and increased levels of arousal .
highlights_snippet: Each additional hour of sleep increased the likelihood of sexual activity with a partner by 14 per cent, say University of Michigan researchers .
  
highlights_snippet: Previous research has found men lacking in sleep have poorer libidos .