ArticleJournal of sleep disorders & therapy2015
Sleep Disorders in Postmenopausal Women.
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- Epidemiology of insomnia disorder in older persons according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European geriatric medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of symptomatic menopausal transition on the occurrence of depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders: A real-world multi-site study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2023Pooled it
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- Low-Dose Melatonin, Climacteric Symptoms and Sleep in Female Shift Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pineal research · 2026Trial
- Effect of breathing exercises on depression, sexual function, and exercise capacity in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- The effectiveness of a motivational text-messaging program for smoking cessation after coronary angioplasty: a quasi-experimental study.BMC research notes · 2023Trial
- Sleep quality and cortical amyloid-β deposition in postmenopausal women of the Kronos early estrogen prevention study.Neuroreport · 2021Trial
- Safety of lemborexant versus placebo and zolpidem: effects on auditory awakening threshold, postural stability, and cognitive performance in healthy older participants in the middle of the night and upon morning awakening.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020Trial
- Effects of oral versus transdermal menopausal hormone treatments on self-reported sleep domains and their association with vasomotor symptoms in recently menopausal women enrolled in the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS).Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Trial
- Plasma orexin A levels in recently menopausal women during and 3 years following use of hormone therapy.Maturitas · 2017Trial
- From retrospective to prospective design: a short communication on why the methodological paradigm for qualitative research on delayed medical consultation in obstructive sleep apnea may need to be reconstructed.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Review
- Cardiovascular disease in women: traditional and sex-specific risk factors.European heart journal · 2026Review
- Pharmacological Management of ADHD in Women Across Perimenopause, Menopause and Post-Menopause.Drugs & aging · 2026Review
- Impaired sleep quality and mental health are associated with the severity of menopausal symptoms.Physical activity and nutrition · 2026Article
- The impact of bedtime alignment on sleep health in older couples: gender-sensitive analysis.BJPsych open · 2026Article
- Menopause Hormone Therapy in Women With Cardiovascular Risk Factors or Established Ischemic Heart Disease: A Joint FIGO and WHF Position Paper.Global heart · 2026Review
- Sleep-Wake Transitions Are Impaired in thebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Sleep duration promotes resistance and resilience to tau in older women at risk for Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Fatigue, monocyte activation, and degree centrality of the thalamus in post-menopausal women living with HIV.Brain imaging and behavior · 2025Article
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Abstract
One of the core symptoms of the menopausal transition is sleep disturbance. Peri-menopausal women often complain of difficulties initiating and/or maintaining sleep with frequent nocturnal and early morning awakenings. Factors that may play a role in this type of insomnia include vasomotor symptoms, changing reproductive hormone levels, circadian rhythm abnormalities, mood disorders, coexistent medical conditions, and lifestyle. Other common sleep problems in this age group, such as obstructive sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, can also worsen the sleep quality. Exogenous melatonin use reportedly induces drowsiness and sleep and may ameliorate sleep disturbances, including the nocturnal awakenings associated with old age and the menopausal transition. Recently, more potent melatonin analogs (selective melatonin-1 (MT1) and melatonin-2 (MT2) receptor agonists) with prolonged effects and slow-release melatonin preparations have been developed. They were found effective in increasing total sleep time and sleep efficiency as well as in reducing sleep latency in insomnia patients. The purpose of this review is to give an overview on the changes in hormonal status to sleep problems among menopausal and postmenopausal women.
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