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It may come as no surprise that hormonal upheaval – say, during puberty or menopause – can play havoc with sleep. But our hormones influence sleep all the time, not just during big changes. What’s more, we are starting to see that this relationship goes both ways: as much as our hormones affect how we sleep, how we sleep influences our hormones.
A better understanding of this relationship could improve both our sleep and our general health. But, like a lot of relationships, it is complicated.
