What is Nocturnal emission?
{{About|ejaculation|urination|Nocturnal enuresis}} {{nosources|date=November 2021}} '''Nocturnal emissions''', '''wet dreams''', '''sex dreams''', and '''sleep orgasms''' all mean when person has a sexual [[orgasm]] while sleeping. It often leads to [[ejaculation]]. Wet dreams can begin after a person goes through [[puberty]]. Some young people have their first orgasm this way. According to one book, about 13% of boys had their first ejaculation through a wet dream.<ref>{{cite book |author=Alfred C[harles] Kinsey |author2= Wardell Baxter Pomeroy and Clyde Eugene Martin |title= Sexual Behavior in the Human Male |url=https://archive.org/details/sexualbehaviorin00kins |location= Philadelphia, Pa.|publisher=W.B. Saunders Co. |year=1948 |page=[https://archive.org/details/sexualbehaviorin00kins/page/190 190] |oclc= 25335222}}</ref> They might not understand what has happened to them, if they have not been taught anything about [[sexual intercourse|sex]]. Nocturnal emissions are called wet dreams in males because of the dampness caused by [[ejaculation]] and because the orgasm and ejaculation often happen during a sexually exciting [[dream]]. Scientists are not sure what causes them. Most sexual dreams ''do not'' cause orgasms. It is harder for women to tell, because [[vaginal lubrication]] is not always associated with orgasm. Wet dreams are natural and harmless. They do not mean that anything is wrong with you. While it can feel almost magical to ejaculate during a dream, most boys don't like the mess it creates. Many people stop having wet dreams if they [[masturbate]] often, or once they begin having [[sexual intercourse]] regularly. Dreams can be strange and confusing. Often it is best not to over-think about what they might mean. A dream about having sex with another boy or man does not necessarily mean you are [[gay]]. A sexual dream involving a relative or teacher does not mean you truly want to have sex with that person. A dream about sex with an animal does not mean you truly want to have sex with an ani