Severe Hot Flashes Are Associated With Chronic Insomnia
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 26 June 2006
Maurice M. Ohayon
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Severe hot flashes are strongly associated with chronic insomnia in midlife women and should be systematically investigated in women with insomnia, and treating hot flashes could improve sleep quality and minimize the deleterious consequences of chronic insomnia.
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Severe hot flashes are strongly associated with chronic insomnia in midlife women. The presence of hot flashes should be systematically investigated in women with insomnia. Treating hot flashes could improve sleep quality and minimize the deleterious consequences of chronic insomnia.
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