A Research Survey of
Sleep-Related
Female Orgasms and Sex Dreams©
Conducted
by Franceen King, Ph.D.
Dr. Franceen King is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and
Board Certified Clinical Sexologist in private practice near
Your participation is completely voluntary and will be greatly appreciated. All information is confidential and will be reported only in anonymous aggregate numbers, or anonymous narrative. Your response to this survey constitutes your informed consent. If you have any questions, please contact me at 813-971-8808, or DrFranceen@aol.com.
You can complete this survey in two different ways: 1) you can copy it into an email addressed to
DrFranceen@aol.com, and insert your responses
into the email; or 2) you can print this page, write in your responses, and
mail it to Dr. Franceen King,
I hope you find the questions to be
interesting and thought provoking.
NOTE (6/2012): Since I have been running this survey for
several years, I have posted preliminary results here. I recently published a much larger collection
of statistics and anonymous commentary from survey respondents in book form, Waking
into “The Big O” – a New Look at Sleep-Related Female Orgasms
(2012). The Table of Contents is
also posted on the results page. Truthfully, I think the information is really
ground-breaking, if not revolutionary! I
am profoundly grateful to all the women who have completed this survey in the
past. They have made a huge contribution
to the understanding of women’s sexuality.
I am continuing to run this survey, nonetheless, to gather more information
since this response has not been studied with women above college age since
Kinsey’s time (1953).
Due to increased interest, I also published
my doctoral dissertation entitled Sleep-Related Female Orgasms: A
Survey of Biological, Psychological, sociological, and Cultural Factors (2006),
in book form. The abstract, introduction, and Table of Contents are posted here. Both of these books are available at my
e-store for $16.00 plus postage by clicking on the titles, or by ordering from Amazon.com
(SRFOs) or Amazon.com.
(Waking).
After completing the survey, I will send you a discount code which can
be used for purchasing Waking into “The Big O” at my e-store.
Have fun. Thank you for your time and interest.
1. Current Age: ____
2. Race: _____Caucasian; _____Hispanic; ____African descent; ____Asian descent; ______Native American; ________Other
3. Marital Status (Check all that apply): _____Never Married; ______Now Married; _____Previously Married; _____Widowed; _____ Now Living with Partner
4. Level of Completed Education: ____Less than High School, ____High School, ____Some college, ____Bachelor Degree, ____Some Graduate School, ____Masters Degree, ____ Doctoral Degree
5. How would you rate your attitudes about sex? Please check.
_____Very conservative,
_____Somewhat conservative
_____Moderate
_____Somewhat liberal
_____Very liberal
6. Have you ever had a dream that you would consider to be overtly sexual or erotic?
____Yes
____No
7. Have you ever had a sex dream in which you were having sex with someone else? ____Yes ____No
If yes, how often:
______Less than 10 times in life
______Several times each year
______Several times each month
______At least once each week
8. Have you ever had a sex dream in which you witnessed others having sex?
_____Yes ____No
If yes, how often:
______Less than 10 times in life
______Several times each year
______Several times each month
______At least once each week
9. Have you ever awakened from sleep feeling sexually aroused?
____Yes
____No
If yes, how often:
______Less than 10 times in life
______Several times each year
______Several times each month
______At least once each week
10. Do you ever have lucid dreams, in which you are aware you are dreaming and able to influence the content of the dream?
_____Yes
_____No
If yes, how often:
______Less than 10 times in life
______Several times each year
______Several times each month
______At least once each week
11. Have you ever had a sexual dream that caused you to wake up having a physical orgasm?
______Yes
______No
12. Have you ever been awakened from sleep by a physical orgasm without awareness of a preceding dream?
_____Yes
_____No
13. Have you ever been awakened from sleep by a physical orgasm preceded by a dream without any obvious sexual or erotic content?
_____Yes
_____No
14. Prior to this survey, did you know that women sometimes have sleep-related orgasms?
_____Yes
_____No
If yes, how did you first learn about sleep-related orgasms?
______Sex education class
______You experienced one
______A friend told you
______You read about them in a book or magazine
______Your mother or older relative told you
______Other _______________________________________________
15. Are you able to experience sexual orgasms when you are awake?
____Yes, _____No
If yes, indicate all the ways in which you are able to experience orgasm?
_____Through masturbation
_____Through fantasy and masturbation combined
_____Through manual stimulation by a partner
_____Through oral stimulation by a partner
_____Through vaginal penetration by a partner
16. At what age did you experience your first orgasm?
_____Under age 10
_____Between ages 11 and 15
_____Between ages 16 and 20
_____Between 21 and 30
_____Between 31 and 40
_____Between 41 and 50
_____Between 51 and 60
_____Between 61 and 70
_____Over 71
17. If you answered “yes” to #11, #12, or #13, please answer the following questions. Otherwise, please proceed to #18.
17a. Have you experienced a sleep-related orgasm during the past five years?
_____Yes _____No
17b. With or without an accompanying dream, how often have you experienced sleep-related orgasms:
_____Less than 10 times in life
_____Usually about 1 to 5 times each year
_____Usually about 6 to 12 times each year
_____More than once a month
_____More than once a week
17c. At what age do you first remember experiencing a sleep-related orgasm?
_____Under age 10
_____Between ages 11 and 15
_____Between ages 16 and 20
_____Between 21 and 30
_____Between 31 and 40
_____Between 41 and 50
_____Between 51 and 60
_____Between 61 and 70
_____Over 71
17d. During which age periods have sleep-related orgasms been most common for you? (Please rank top three age ranges, as 1= most common; 2= second most common; 3= third most common age period.) Please mark “NA” in the age categories that you have not yet reached.
_____Under age 10
_____Between ages 11 and 15
_____Between ages 16 and 20
_____Between 21 and 30
_____Between 31 and 40
_____Between 41 and 50
_____Between 51 and 60
_____Between 61 and 70
_____Over 71
17e. Did you experience your first orgasm as a result of a dream or awakening from sleep?
____Yes ____No
17f. During which of the following conditions have sleep-related orgasms
been more frequent for you? Check all that apply.
_____During the premenstrual stage of your monthly cycle
_____During your menstrual flow
_____During the beginning of your monthly cycle, after your menstrual flow
_____During pregnancy. (Check here____ if you have never been pregnant.)
_____During nursing after giving birth
_____During recovery from pregnancy
_____During the beginning of menopausal symptoms
_____After menopause
_____At the beginning of a new romantic relationship
_____During periods of frequent waking orgasms or sexual arousal
_____When between, or without, a sexual relationship
_____After death of spouse or sexual partner
_____During periods of anxiety or worry
_____Other, please describe: _________________________________________________
17g. In general, what is your subjective reaction to these sleep-related orgasms? (Check all that apply)
____You feel worried about them
____You are confused about them
____You are embarrassed by them
____You are curious about why they occur
____You are afraid of them
____You enjoy them
____You used to feel worried, confused, embarrassed or afraid, but you no longer are
____You find them amusing or entertaining
____You look forward to them
____You actively try to make yourself have them
17h. In your experience, are these sleep-related orgasms more common with lucid dreams (dreams in which you are aware that you are dreaming and can exercise some direction) than non-lucid dreams?
____Yes ____No
18. Have you ever discussed sleep-related orgasms with your physician, gynecologist, or other health care provider?
____Yes ____No
If yes, briefly describe what they told you.
19. Have you ever discussed sleep-related orgasms with your mental health counselor, psychotherapist, or other psychological advisor?
____Yes ____No
If yes, briefly describe what they told you.
20. Have you ever discussed sleep-related orgasms with your minister or a spiritual advisor?
____Yes ____No
If yes, briefly describe what they told you.
21. Have you ever experienced orgasm as a result of waking sexual fantasy only (without any physical stimulation)?
___Yes ____No
If yes, how often?
_____Less than 10 times in life
_____Usually about 1 to 5 times each year
_____Usually about 6 to 12 times each year
_____More than once a month
_____More than once a week
22. How would you rate your religiosity?
_____Very religious
_____Moderately religious
_____Only slightly religious
_____Not religious at all
23. With which religion do you most identify: ____________________________________________
24. How would you rate your spirituality?
_____Very spiritual
_____Moderately spiritual
_____Only slightly spiritual
_____Not spiritual at all
25. In which kinds of religious and spiritual practices do you normally engage? (Check all that apply.)
_____Personal prayer
_____Group prayer and worship services
_____Private meditation
_____Group meditation
_____Singing
_____Chanting
_____Ecstatic dance or movement
_____Breathwork
_____Guided imagery exercises
_____Spiritual or energy healing
_____Shamanic journeys, or other work in altered states
_____Yoga, tai chi, chi gong, or other mind/body/spirit integration exercises
_____Inspirational reading
26. Please feel free to include any stories, examples, or other comments you would like to make regarding these topics.
Thank you for your participation. Eventually, tallied results will be posted at www.franceenking.com
©2006
Franceen King. May be reproduced for
purpose of participation in survey.
