Insomnia makes it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep. Women are much more likely to live with this sleep disorder than men. About 1 in 4 women have it, compared to 1 in 5 men. Studies show that in ...

Sleep expert Dr. Wendy Troxel, RAND Corporation senior behavioral specialist and a licensed clinical psychologist in Utah, said the idea that women need significantly more sleep than men is "often ...

In fact, one study of 1,000 women looking at the impact of menopause on sleep showed that around 67% lose out on 2.5 hours of sleep a night (adding up to 37 days a year) and 61% experience ...

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According to the Office on Women’s Health, women are more likely to suffer from chronic insomnia than men.Sleep apnea is also a challenge for many women, especially after menopause. One study ...

“Insomnia is a female-dominant disorder: our clinic is 65 per cent women, 35 percent men,” says Dr Guy Meadows, a sleep physiologist and founder of sleepschool.org.

But this turned out to be a misconception that hasn’t allowed us “to capture the disease accurately,” Christine Won, MD, medical director of the Yale Centers for Sleep Medicine and director of the ...

Often when women sleep better, many of their other menopause symptoms improve, too, and they feel better overall. Don't try to tough out insomnia, or any other menopause symptoms.

So, to get a better understanding of how much sleep women need, whether it differs from men and why, we asked the experts. Plus, we've included some top tips for getting better sleep night after ...