Neurobiological and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Women’s Sleep

Sleep is crucial for optimal well-being, and sex differences in sleep quality have significant implications for women’s health. We review the current literature on sex differences in sleep, such as differences in objective and subjective sleep measures and their relationship with aging. We then disc...

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Main Authors:	Alanna Dorsey, Luis de Lecea, Kimberly J. Jennings
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:	Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:	estrogen progesterone sex difference arousal ovarian hormones
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2020.625397/full

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spelling	doaj-ea1dcb57d53b462fab6e9179039daa902021-01-14T05:31:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neuroscience1662-453X2021-01-011410.3389/fnins.2020.625397625397Neurobiological and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Women’s SleepAlanna DorseyLuis de LeceaKimberly J. JenningsSleep is crucial for optimal well-being, and sex differences in sleep quality have significant implications for women’s health. We review the current literature on sex differences in sleep, such as differences in objective and subjective sleep measures and their relationship with aging. We then discuss the convincing evidence for the role of ovarian hormones in regulating female sleep, and survey how these hormones act on a multitude of brain regions and neurochemicals to impact sleep. Lastly, we identify several important areas in need of future research to narrow the knowledge gap and improve the health of women and other understudied populations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2020.625397/fullestrogenprogesteronesex differencearousalovarian hormones
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title	Neurobiological and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Women’s Sleep
title_short	Neurobiological and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Women’s Sleep
title_full	Neurobiological and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Women’s Sleep
title_fullStr	Neurobiological and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Women’s Sleep
title_full_unstemmed	Neurobiological and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Women’s Sleep
title_sort	neurobiological and hormonal mechanisms regulating women’s sleep
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
series	Frontiers in Neuroscience
issn	1662-453X
publishDate	2021-01-01
description	Sleep is crucial for optimal well-being, and sex differences in sleep quality have significant implications for women’s health. We review the current literature on sex differences in sleep, such as differences in objective and subjective sleep measures and their relationship with aging. We then discuss the convincing evidence for the role of ovarian hormones in regulating female sleep, and survey how these hormones act on a multitude of brain regions and neurochemicals to impact sleep. Lastly, we identify several important areas in need of future research to narrow the knowledge gap and improve the health of women and other understudied populations.
topic	estrogen progesterone sex difference arousal ovarian hormones
url	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2020.625397/full
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Neurobiological and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Women’s Sleep

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