Nocturnal clitoral tumescence

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Nocturnal clitoral tumescence (NCT) is a spontaneous swelling of the clitoris during sleep or when waking up. Similar to the process in males, nocturnal penile tumescence, women also experience clitoris tumescence or engorgement of the vagina, mainly during REM sleep phase.^[1]

See also

Rapid eye movement sleep

References

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Psychophysiology: Sleep and sleep disorders (F51 and G47 / 307.4 and 327)

Sleep stages

Sleep
disorders

Dyssomnia	Insomnia Narcolepsy Sleep apnea Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Ondine's curse Hypersomnia Kleine–Levin syndrome Sleep state misperception
Circadian rhythm disorder	Advanced sleep phase disorder Delayed sleep phase disorder Irregular sleep–wake rhythm Jet lag Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder Shift work sleep disorder
Parasomnia	Catathrenia Night terror Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder Sleepwalking Somniloquy
Other	Night eating syndrome Nocturia Nocturnal myoclonus Bruxism

Benign
phenomena

Related
topics

¹ Not a sleep disorder.

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