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title: How do hormone changes affect sleep in women? | Niyora
description: Hormonal changes during your menstrual cycle, including PMS and PMDD, cause sleep problems that appear at different times in your cycle. It's hard for doctors
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/sleep-in-women-the-current-status-and-nuances-in-management-2026/
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Review, 2026

# How do hormone changes affect sleep in women?

Hormonal changes during your menstrual cycle, including PMS and PMDD, cause sleep problems that appear at different times in your cycle. It's hard for doctors to diagnose what's really causing the problem because these symptoms overlap with other sleep disorders.

 Moderate study design

Women experiencing sleep disturbances during their reproductive years

## What they did

Reviewed research on how hormonal changes, menstrual cycle, PMS, and PMDD affect sleep in women across their reproductive years.

## What they found

Sleep problems like insomnia and poor sleep quality happen at specific times in your cycle because of hormonal changes. These problems can overlap with general sleep disorders, making diagnosis difficult.

## What it means for you

Tracking when your sleep problems happen during your cycle may help your doctor find the real cause. The main limit is that this is a review summarizing what experts know, not a study testing a specific treatment.

## About the study

Original title Sleep in Women: The Current Status and Nuances in Management Authors Yuel VI, Ajayakumar A, Hansdak SG et al. Journal The Medical clinics of North America Year 2026 Study design Review What was tested None - this is a review Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2026.01.005](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2026.01.005)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)[Perimenopause and menopause](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-perimenopause/)

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