More than a third of menopausal women lose sleep to hot flashes, waking during the night

While sleep is essential to health, women face unique challenges to getting quality sleep across key life stages. According to new survey results from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, more than a third of women ages 45–64 report frequent nighttime waking (37%) and night sweats or hot flashes that disrupt sleep (35%) due to menopause, while more than a quarter have increased daytime fatigue (29%) and trouble falling asleep (27%). Only 6% of women in that age group say their sleep quality has not changed during menopause.