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Sleep Disorders in Women: From Menarche Through Pregnancy to Menopause - A Guide for Practical Management (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)
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Sleep Disorders in Women: From Menarche Through Pregnancy to Menopause - A Guide for Practical Management (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)
Series: Current Clinical Neurology
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Increasing attention is currently being directed to a variety of
health disorders that are either unique to or more common among
women than men. This volume adds sleep disorders to the list of
those in which important gender differences have been neglected.
Sleep Disorders in Women: A Guide to Practical Management - plores
the reasons for gender bias in this area of research and provides a
comp- hensive and in-depth review of what is currently known and
what still remains to be studied concerning this important topic.
As several contributors to this volume indicate, numerous
misconceptions exist due, not surprisingly, to a shortage of
reliable data in the field. As an example, obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) is typically thought to be far more common in men than in
women. However, as contributors to this volume carefully document,
the prevalence of OSA in women varies considerably depending on the
specific female population that is studied. It is low in
premenopausal women, higher in postme- pausal women, particularly
high in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, and of uncertain
prevalence in pregnancy. This exemplifies the fact that as women
move through varying hormonal environments including puberty, the
menstrual cycle, use of oral contraceptives, pregnancy, the
postpartum period, and menopause, their risk for a variety of sleep
disorders varies considerably. As pointed out in Dr.
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