It appears there
is never a bad time to have s*x, be it in the morning, afternoon or
night, and being one of the most pleasurable obligations in marriage,
couples have had it at such times some people may consider ‘ungodly.’
In as much as s*x has no definite time or venue before it can be
enjoyed, findings have shown that men want it regularly in the morning,
while women crave for it at night.
The question then is, why is it that men want s*x and are good to go for
it first thing in the morning while the women often want to get in the
mood late in the evening?
In justifying
their findings, some scientists attributed men’s early morning desire to
two things – hormones and because it could make a day better. The
result of the study was published in the Mirror UK.
It is no news that men usually wake in the morning with an er*ction,
feeling amorous, which is occasioned by the testosterone hormone in
their body, and since a hard-on is also instrumental to s*x, that
pleasurable act may just be lurking in their thoughts.
The study noted that a man’s level of s*x hormones is at the highest
when he wakes up while a woman’s is at the lowest. Notably, higher
testosterone levels equals higher s*x drive. Even though both men and
women have testosterone, it is more present in men, known as the s*x
drive or male hormone.
One of the researchers, Ashley Grossman, a professor at St Bartholomew’s
Hospital, London, said even before a man opens his eyes in the morning,
his level of testosterone is at its peak – between 25 per cent and 50
per cent – more than at any other time of the day.
He explained that the pituitary gland in a man’s brain – which governs
the production of the male s*x hormone – has been switched on in the
night and its levels have been rising steadily until dawn.
Hence, a low levels can be linked to a lack of sleep because good sleep
boosts the level of the testosterone hormone in a man’s body, which can
often cause an er*ction and a tendency to make the men more aggressive
in pursuing s*x.
“Women also make testosterone – the main s*x drive hormone – but produce
a fraction of the amount and it rises by only a tiny bit overnight, and
it is also kept in balance by oestrogen and progesterone.
“Men need only a normal amount of testosterone to feel like having s*x,
and the raised levels in the morning means most men will wake with
er*ctions, which informs part of the reasons they want s*x then.
“Studies found that the longer and deeper a man has slept, the higher
his testosterone levels and research in the Journal of the American
Medical Association shows getting more than five hours’ sleep can raise
the hormone levels by an extra 15 per cent,” Grossman said.
While contributing to the study, a female consultant gynaecologist based
in Birmingham, Gabrielle Downey, said male and female levels are at
their highest at opposite ends of the day, so they are out of synch.
She said that while the hormones secreted during men’s sleep at night
trigger their s*x-in-the-morning mood, it takes more than hormones for
women to be in the mood. She noted that some studies have shown that a
woman’s testosterone levels are likely to increase on the anticipation
of s*x with her man.
This probably means that whilst at work or closing from work, women who
envisage having s*x with their partner later in the evening tend to have
more testosterone levels, thus, a higher s*xual drive.
Therefore, as evening approaches, while a woman’s testosterone level is
heading towards its highest point, even if slowly, a man’s is dropping
to the lowest level of the day. But regardless of the fact that men’s
testosterone levels are now at their lowest, it is interesting to know
that they are still more likely to have s*x in the evening.
“It’s been said that women need a reason and men just need a place – I
think that’s true because regardless of the low male testosterone, they
are still responsive,” says Gabrielle.
Should the s*xual act happen eventually, the bonding hormone, oxytocin, is released, prompting most men to sleep after the s*x.
The release of oxytocin after s*x aids sleep, which is the reason why
many men are notorious for falling fast asleep after making love.
According to a love network expert, Ms Michele Weiner-Davis, couples
should discuss how they would meet their respective needs since the time
of their interest varies.
“Each of them should be willing to do it once at the time of day when
the other is ready. And if they are really exhausted or in a rush when
the partner wants it, they can say no, but suggest a better, but not
distant time that will work,” she said.
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