Influence of sex hormone use on sleep architecture in a transgender cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Sex differences in sleep architecture are well-documented, with females experiencing longer total sleep time, more slow wave sleep (SWS), and shorter Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep duration than males. Although studies imply that sex hormones could affect sleep, research on exogenous sex hormones on sleep architecture is still inconclusive. This study examined sleep architecture changes in transgender individuals after 3 months of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT).

Methods

We assessed sleep architecture in 73 transgender individuals: 38 transmasculine participants who started using testosterone and 35 transfeminine participants who started using estrogens and antiandrogens. Sleep architecture was measured before GAHT and after 3 months of GAHT for 7 ni

SUBMITTER: Morssinkhof MWL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636253 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature