Nocturnal Emission

What are wet dreams?
A wet dream is when you ejaculate while you’re asleep. Ejaculate means to release semen (the fluid that contains sperm) from your penis. Usually, a wet dream happens while you’re having a dream about sex. You may not even remember the dream. You don’t have to masturbate to have a wet dream. You can ejaculate without touching your penis.

What causes wet dreams?
When you go through puberty, your body starts producing the male hormone testosterone. Once your body makes testosterone, it can release sperm. This means you’ll be able to fertilize an egg if you decide to have a baby in the future. It also means you can get a girl pregnant if you have sex. During puberty, you’ll start having erections at all different times of the day in school, while you watch TV, in the shower. You can even have an erection while you sleep. Semen can build up inside your body. One way that semen gets released is with a wet dream.

Does everyone have wet dreams?
You have to go through puberty and your testes need to be able to produce sperm to have a wet dream. Wet dreams during puberty are very common.

Is there something wrong with me if I don’t have wet dreams?
Not every teenage boy has wet dreams. The fact you don’t have wet dreams doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you.

Do girls have wet dreams?
Although girls can’t ejaculate, they can have an orgasm during a dream. Girls don’t have such dreams as often as boys, though.

What should I do if I have a wet dream?
When you wake up, clean yourself. Wash your penis and testicles with soap and water, including the area underneath your foreskin if you aren’t circumcised. If you feel guilty or uncomfortable about having wet dreams or about a certain wet dream that you had talk to someone. Sit down with a doctor, parent, counsellor, or another adult you trust.

Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Overview HSDD
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) refers to a woman’s chronic or ongoing lack of interest in sex, to the point that it causes her personal distress or problems in her relationships.

Causes – HSDD
HSDD is a complicated disorder with a number of possible causes. Sometimes, several underlying conditions contribute to HSDD all at once.

Diagnosing HSDD
The main symptom of HSDD is a lack of interest in sex. But because every woman is different, there is no official threshold or diagnostic test that tells whether a woman has HSDD or not.

Treating HSDD
There are many ways to treat HSDD. Just as a combination of factors can cause the disorder, a combination of treatments can be beneficial.