Menopause and Sleep

Going through menopause and can’t sleep? You’re not alone. Menopause is a time of major hormonal, physical, and psychological change for women — and all that change can wreak havoc on their sleep.

On average, around 12 percent of women experience sleep complaints. As women age into their late 40s to early 50s, that number increases dramatically to 40 percent1. Sleep issues become more common and worsen during perimenopause to postmenopause, when women report the most sleep problems.

A woman reaches menopause2 one year after her menstrual periods have stopped, which happens around age 52. A woman’s ovaries gradually decrease production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone during perimenopause, a period of seven to ten years3 prior to menopause. These hormonal changes contribute to sleep issues that often continue into postmenopause, the period after menopause.

-Danielle Pacheco

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