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Estrogen Sleep Quality

Meaning

Estrogen Sleep Quality describes the direct and indirect influence of the sex steroid hormone estrogen, primarily estradiol, on the architecture, duration, and restorative nature of a woman’s sleep cycles. Estrogen is known to modulate neurotransmitter systems and thermoregulation centers in the brain, impacting the ease of sleep onset and the maintenance of continuous, deep sleep. Clinically, declining or fluctuating estrogen levels, particularly during perimenopause and postmenopause, are strongly correlated with sleep fragmentation, insomnia, and a reduction in overall sleep efficiency. Optimizing estrogen levels is a therapeutic strategy for restoring physiological sleep.