Hot flashes, insomnia, and the reproductive stages: a cross-sectional observation of women from the EPISONO study.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

To investigate the association of hot flashes and insomnia in women in premenopause and postmenopause.

Methods

The study was performed using data from the São Paulo Epidemiological Sleep Study. Women in premenopause were classified as having regular menstrual cycles, being anovulatory, or using hormonal contraceptives. Women in menopause were classified as being in perimenopause, early postmenopause, or late postmenopause. Women reporting frequent insomnia symptoms and relevant daytime complaints were classified as having insomnia disorder. Polysomnography alterations suggestive of insomnia were also identified.

Results

The frequency of hot flashes was 42% among women in postmenopause (mainly in early postmenopause) and 9% among women in premenopause

SUBMITTER: Hachul H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8636363 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature