Nocturnal clitoral tumescence

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, females experience clitoris tumescence or engorgement of the vagina mainly during REM sleep phase.^[1]

See also

Rapid eye movement sleep

References

↑ Robert Michels (1985). Robert Michels, ed. Psychiatry. 1. Lippincott. p. 139. ISBN 9780397506866. Retrieved 2013-10-14.

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

Sleep stages

Sleep
disorders

Dyssomnia	Hypersomnia Insomnia Kleine–Levin syndrome Narcolepsy Sleep apnea Central hypoventilation syndrome Obesity hypoventilation 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	Bruxism Night eating syndrome Nocturia Nocturnal myoclonus

Benign
phenomena

Related
topics

¹ Not a sleep disorder.

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