as for men , 83 percent have experienced a nocturnal emission ; whether or not it was prompted by a dream was not specified .
according to data collected by the kinsey institute , 37 percent of women aged 45 have experienced an orgasm caused by a sex dream ; five percent reached orgasm for the first time after having a dream .
i believe that the brain during sleep is not at all totally detached from the external world , and stimuli , including those stemming from the environment , are probably incorporated into dream content more often than people observe or are aware of , " said lead researcher kai - ching yu when the study was first released . "
in other words , dreams and sex are inextricably intertwined .
erotic dreams are abundant in the rem worlds of both genders , with 70 percent of women and 100 percent of men having overtly sexual dreams .
the journal dreaming published a study that found those who slept on their stomachs with their arms raised above their heads were more likely to have x - rated nighttime episodes .
for the study , 670 students were asked to self - report their dreams and sleeping position .
but is there a way to induce an x - rated experience ?
but you can increase your chances .