Does the menopause affect sleep?

Does the menopause affect sleep?

Chris Idzikowski (Director of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre) gives expert video advice on: Do women sleep less than men?; Do women experience more sleeping problems?; Do sleep disorders affect women differently? and more...

The impact of the menopause on sleep may be simply a change in the hormones and the lack of them as one gets past the menopause. There is also that phase of women will suffer from hot flashes, and all kinds of physical difficulties associated with menopause, and that might disturb sleep itself or lead to poor sleep. Over and above that it leads to a reduction in progesterone which may reduce respiratory drive and impact not breathing properly.