Finally, a study that makes sense. Sleep researchers have found that the our brains are so impaired by sleep intertia when we wake up that this state can be credibly compare to the effects of having stayed up all night or having a blood alcohol level of 0.08%.

I need to print this out and have the Mrs. read this. She's always busting my chops that it takes me so long to get out of bed in the morning.

Hey, when you go to sleep at night do you conk out as soon as your head hits the pillow? Of course not! Falling asleep is a gradual process. So why shouldn't waking up be thought of in the same way? It doesn't matter how much sleep I get, I can't just bound out of bed and start singing a happy tune like I'm in some musical. Can you? (and damn you if you can!)

Scientists now know it takes somewhere between one and twenty minutes to recover from the effects of sleep inertia. Next they need to figure out exactly how long this period is, and hence how long we need to fully wake up, says Derk-Jan Dijk, director of the Surrey Sleep Research Centre, UK. "That's the crucial point," he says.

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A new study has found that women using "the Pill" as a their birth control of choice experience a loss of libido. It also suggests that even if a women go off of it, the sex drive never returns to the levels that existed prior to taking the pill. But others urge the public to take the results of this research with a grain of salt.

Consultant gynaecologist and director of Melbourne's Jean Hailes Foundation, Liz Farrell, said while it was possible the Pill reduced a woman's sex drive, other factors could be to blame.

"We know that libido is an incredibly complex and complicated emotion," Dr Farrell said.

"It can be influenced by our health, our psyche, and relationship dynamics. The Pill may be a contributor, but not necessarily the cause."

It's called a wedding ring.

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1 Try a husband who, after two or three days off from work, hasn't showered and smells really gross. That's not something that melts my butter! Kids. After I went off the Pill, two kids definitely lowered my libido. And, you know, women get bored too... :wink:

Posted by: GroovyVic at January 03, 2006 02:57 PM (L3+yC)

2 True. When you've reached the point where you have sleep on the one hand and nookie on the other...it can be a tough call.

Posted by: Gary at January 03, 2006 03:16 PM (PLHs9)

3 Uhh...that's not what it sounded like at Red Brick that night...

Posted by: Georgia Girl at January 03, 2006 08:46 PM (M2L+3)

4 I was speaking in generalities, of course. We all know that for the Mrs. the ring actually acts like an amplifier.

Posted by: Gary at January 04, 2006 12:11 PM (QoxB+)

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