A new study conducted by a team of researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine has found that menopause-linked hot flashes may also cause insomnia.
"Severe hot flashes are associated with chronic insomnia in women aged 35 to 65 years. The dramatic increase in insomnia in women with severe hot flashes indicates that severity of hot flashes should be routinely assessed in all studies of menopause," researchers wrote in a prepared statement.
The study found that of the women who reported having severe hot flashes, 81 percent also reported symptoms of insomnia, including problems falling asleep or staying asleep, or poor quality of sleep. The symptoms of insomnia increased with the severity of hot flashes.
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