Hormonal Changes Cause Insomnia In Women

Posted on October 18, 2008 in Latest News

Female Hormones play a major role in influencing sleep. A woman tends to suffer from insomnia or other sleep disorders due to the presence and functioning levels of different hormones in the body. Here are three different phases in which a woman’s sleep is affected in a major way.

1) Menstruation: Levels of progesterone that promotes sleep fall to a great level during menstruation and this tends to affect sleep. This causes a woman to remain awake for long during menstruation.

2) Pregnancy: Progesterone levels fluctuate greatly during the first and last semester of pregnancy. This tends to affect sleep patterns greatly.

3) Menopause: Hormones tend to fluctuate greatly during menopause; this causes incidents of insomnia, hot flashes, sweating etc. Not only this psychological factors also affect the sleep pattern, as menopause is altogether a very traumatizing state for a woman.

Therefore, it is very essential that a woman takes proper care during these stages, and be aware of what is happening to her.

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