Although sex dreams (SD) are of common occurrence, studies dealing with them
are still restricted. SD had been reported as accompanying nocturnal orgasms in
women and they were reported usually as a reflection of their actual experience. This
cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to provide information about SD prevalence,
frequency, content, and drives in a group of Egyptian married women. Overall, 211
married women answered a self-report questionnaire including 23 items covering the
epidemiology of participants, sexual activity, and SD details. Overall, 106 of the
participants (51.3%) experienced the occurrence of SD. The most common frequency
of SD was once/month occurring in 25.6% of the participants; most common content
seen was kissing (39.6%), most commonly occurring in familiar places (62.3%), most
common persons seen were husbands (33.6%), feeling pleasure after it (54.7%) with
increased emotional satisfaction (46.2%). The most common drive to have SD was to
be in a sexually stimulating situation (51.8%). Occurrence of SD was more common
in women aged 20–29, in those having a university degree and in house wives. SD
was proportional to coital frequency and the frequency of orgasm. It is concluded
that SD is not uncommon in married women where sexual thoughts and motives are
represented.