Open AccessA Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Model Demonstrates That Nocturnal Hot Flashes Interrupt Objective Sleep
Author(s) -
Hadine Joffe,
Sybil L. Crawford,
Nicole Economou,
Semmie Kim,
Susan Regan,
Janet E. Hall,
David P. White
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.3244
Subject(s) - sleep onset , polysomnography , medicine , agonist , vasomotor , endocrinology , insomnia , receptor , apnea , psychiatry
Sleep interruption is often reported by women with hot flashes and night sweats (or vasomotor symptoms, VMS). Although women report that VMS awaken them, polysomnography (PSG) studies have not consistently supported this contention.
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