Sleep deprivation and hormone therapy in postmenopausal women

• Published in: Sleep medicine Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. 436 - 447
• Main Authors: Kalleinen, Nea, Polo, Olli, Himanen, Sari-Leena, Joutsen, Atte, Urrila, Anna S., Polo-Kantola, Päivi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aging; Aging - physiology; Estradiol - therapeutic use; Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Female; Hormone therapy; Humans; Menopause; Middle Aged; Norethindrone - therapeutic use; Polysomnography; Postmenopause - physiology; Sleep - drug effects; Sleep deprivation; Sleep Deprivation - physiopathology; Slow wave sleep; Surveys and Questionnaires; Woman; Aging; Hormone therapy; Woman; Slow wave sleep; Menopause; Sleep deprivation

Sleep complaints increase after menopause, but literature on the effect of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) on sleep is controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of ageing and HT on sleep quality, assessed using polysomnography, and on the accuracy of the subjective est...