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===Dreams=== [[Nocturnal emission]] orgasms or "wet dreams" or "erotic dreams" are when people ejaculate or orgasm during sleep.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Geller|first=Lindsay|date=2019-06-07|title=Whoa, You'll Never Guess What A Lesbian Sex Dream Really Means If You're Straight|url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-love/a27786084/lesbian-sex-dreams/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Women's Health|language=en-US}}</ref> These occur during [[Rapid eye movement sleep|REM (rapid eye movement)]] phases of sleep,<ref name=":3" /> which is the main stage when humans dream.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Suzuki | first1 = H. | last2 = Kuga | first2 = R. | last3 = Uchiyama | first3 = M. | year = 2002 | title = Relationship between dream experience and sleep state under ultra-short sleep-wake schedule | url = https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjppp1983/20/1/20_19/_pdf | journal = Japanese Journal of Physiological Psychology and Psychophysiology | volume = 20 | pages = 19β28 | doi=10.5674/jjppp1983.20.19| doi-access = free }}</ref> This implies that erotic dreams alone are enough to stimulate men, but erections accompany all REM phases.<ref name=":3" /> According to self-report data, as many as 22% of young women may also experience [[orgasm]] during sleep, with such dreams being more common in college students in higher school years than younger students.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal | last1 = Henton | first1 = C. L. | year = 1976 | title = Nocturnal orgasm in college woman: Its relation to dreams and anxiety associated with sexual factors | journal = Journal of Genetic Psychology | volume = 129 | issue = 2| pages = 245β51 | doi=10.1080/00221325.1976.10534034| pmid = 1003178 }}</ref> The orgasms experienced were positively correlated with high emotionality, including [[Sexual arousal|sexual excitement]], but also [[anxiety]].<ref name=":0" />
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