Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders in Women

Attarian, Hrayr

doi:10.1007/978-1-62703-324-4_2

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“…Estrogen influences the dopaminergic system and not only up-regulates the receptors but also the reuptake mechanism. Further, it also reduces the catabolism of dopamine by inhibitory influence on the Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) enzyme [82]. Thus, it increases the availability of dopamine in the nigro-striatal pathway yet it also increases the reuptake.…”

Section: Restless Legs Syndromementioning

confidence: 99%

“…As we have already discussed, sleep difficulties in this group are in part related to vasomotor symptoms. This could be one reason why WED/RLS symptoms have been correlated with the presence of vasomotor symptom among menopausal women in many studies [11,83]. However, one of the recent studies did not find any difference between the sleep difficulties across genders, despite higher prevalence of RLS among females [84].…”

Section: Restless Legs Syndromementioning

confidence: 99%

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One of the core symptoms of the menopausal transition is sleep disturbance. Peri-menopausal women often complain of difficulties initiating and/or maintaining sleep with frequent nocturnal and early morning awakenings. Factors that may play a role in this type of insomnia include vasomotor symptoms, changing reproductive hormone levels, circadian rhythm abnormalities, mood disorders, coexistent medical conditions, and lifestyle. Other common sleep problems in this age group, such as obstructive sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, can also worsen the sleep quality. Exogenous melatonin use reportedly induces drowsiness and sleep and may ameliorate sleep disturbances, including the nocturnal awakenings associated with old age and the menopausal transition. Recently, more potent melatonin analogs (selective melatonin-1 (MT1) and melatonin-2 (MT2) receptor agonists) with prolonged effects and slow-release melatonin preparations have been developed. They were found effective in increasing total sleep time and sleep efficiency as well as in reducing sleep latency in insomnia patients. The purpose of this review is to give an overview on the changes in hormonal status to sleep problems among menopausal and postmenopausal women.

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Section: Restless Legs Syndromementioning

confidence: 99%