Sleep disturbances in women during menopausal transition and menopause

International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research

Abdul Raoof Omer Siddiqui¹  Ashok Kumar Dash¹  Nikhat Yasmeen¹  Sanghamitra Panda¹  Madhuri Taranikanti¹  Jayalakshmi Behara¹ 

关键词: Sleep disturbance;    Menopausal transition;    Menopause;    Estrogen;   

DOI  :  10.7439/ijbar.v5i10.903

学科分类：药学、药理学、毒理学（综合）

来源: Scholar Science Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background: Sleep disturbances are common in women during menopausal transition and menopause and are characterized by difficulty in falling asleep, staying asleep, problems in waking up and daytime sleepiness. Sleep disturbances occurs despite adequate opportunity for sleep. Vasomotor symptoms like hot flushes, night sweats, fatigue and mood swings also occur along with disruption of sleep architecture. Objective: To assess the sleep pattern in women in menopausal transition and menopause.? Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on 270 women who were recruited for the study. They were divided into four groups. A questionnaire based assessment of sleep disturbance was done on these women. Result: Sleep problems were more severe in women in menopausal transition and menopause in comparison to premenopausal women. Conclusion:? Fall in estrogen levels leading to vasomotor symptoms in these women which could be the main reason for sleep disturbances.

【 授权许可】

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