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Dr. Mary Claire Haver discusses the impact of menopause on women's sleep with Dr. Andrea Matsumura, exploring insomnia, sleep apnea, and potential solutions.

Poor sleep during perimenopause and menopause isn't just exhausting—it's linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk, depression, anxiety, weight gain, cognitive decline, and reduced quality of life. Yet for decades, women's sleep complaints have been minimized, dismissed, or blamed on just getting older. In this episode, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with board-certified sleep medicine specialist Dr. Andrea Matsumura to unpack what's really happening to women's sleep during the menopause transition and what we can actually do about it. Dr. Matsumura completed her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio and her internal medicine residency in Portland, Oregon before returning to Oregon Health & Science University for a fellowship in sleep medicine, where she discovered the critical connection between women's hormones and sleep disorders. Guest links: Dr. Andrea Matsumura (Instagram) Dr. Andrea Matsumura (Facebook) Dr. Andrea Matsumura (LinkedIn) Dr. Andrea Matsumura The D.R.E.A.M. Sleep Method: A Midlife Woman’s Guide to Restoring Rest Articles Worldwide estimation of restless legs syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of…

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