Cort
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Just as in chronic fatigue syndrome women have a higher incidence of sleep problems as well. they are two times more likely to suffer from a sleep disorder and 40% of them have problems with daytime sleepiness. (They also have a higher incidence of autoimmune disease - poor things; so why do they live longer than men?).
But why? Hormones apparently are one problem - with the huge hormonal fluctuations associated with pregnancy and menstruation there's probably more of a chance for things to go awry.
According to this article from sleep deprivation.com women also tend to suffer more from stress and anxiety and those two things often impair sleep and stress management techniques can be very helpful in this regard.
It's just a brief article but it looks like this site may be full of interesting articles. I just came across it for the first time.
http://www.sleep-deprivation.com/articles/types-of-sleep-disorder/women-and-sleep
But why? Hormones apparently are one problem - with the huge hormonal fluctuations associated with pregnancy and menstruation there's probably more of a chance for things to go awry.
According to this article from sleep deprivation.com women also tend to suffer more from stress and anxiety and those two things often impair sleep and stress management techniques can be very helpful in this regard.
It's just a brief article but it looks like this site may be full of interesting articles. I just came across it for the first time.
http://www.sleep-deprivation.com/articles/types-of-sleep-disorder/women-and-sleep