3. Addressing Hormonal Changes Can Help Relieve Sleep Issues in Menopause and Beyond
Menopause affects more than reproductive health.
For many women, declining estrogen, which helps regulate body temperature, and progesterone, which has sleep-promoting effects, can contribute to night sweats, nighttime awakenings, and difficulty falling asleep. Mood changes and other menopause-related symptoms can further disrupt sleep. And these sleep issues may persist years after your final menstrual period.
“Often what happens is that hormonal changes and other symptoms, like hot flashes, first cause insomnia to develop during menopause,” says Philip…
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