Often you must have noticed that after post sex, where women are interested in a session after sex, they want to Cuddle the partner or give a hug, love sweet things with them, whereas men only show interest in sleeping. Most women feel that since men do not show interest in the relationship, they do so. But there is a biological reason behind why men become more tired after sex and then fall asleep…
Post-coitus sleep, i.e., sleeping after sex is not a myth, but in many research it has been proved that men tend to feel very tired and stretched after sexual intercourse and hence they start feeling sleepy. During Ejaculation, many types of hormones and chemicals are released in the body of men, which induces sleep and the men fall asleep.
During the intercourse, as the men reach climax and experience sexual satiation, there is a hormone release in their body called Prolactin that causes a nap. If men want to counter this hormone then they should use dopamine. Dopamine is like a mood booster that reduces prolactin in the body.
The stress and exertion that occurs during sex and climax causes the body to produce Energy-producing hormone glycogen. Because of this, men start feeling sleepy. Since the muscle mass of men is more than that of women, men feel more tired after sex than women.
Oxytocin, the love hormone released during sex, also helps to relax the body. Because of this also, the satisfaction that men get after the sexual experience makes men feel sleepy.
Men do more physical labor during sex than women and hence they become more tired and sleepy after sex. This is the reason why they are unable to participate in the afterplay.
