Dorsey Alanna, de Lecea Luis, Jennings Kimberly J
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.
Front Neurosci. 2021 Jan 14;14:625397. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.625397. eCollection 2020.
Sleep is crucial for optimal well-being, and sex differences in sleep quality have significant implications for women's health. We review the current literature on sex differences in sleep, such as differences in objective and subjective sleep measures and their relationship with aging. We then discuss the convincing evidence for the role of ovarian hormones in regulating female sleep, and survey how these hormones act on a multitude of brain regions and neurochemicals to impact sleep. Lastly, we identify several important areas in need of future research to narrow the knowledge gap and improve the health of women and other understudied populations.
睡眠对于最佳健康状态至关重要，睡眠质量的性别差异对女性健康具有重大影响。我们回顾了当前关于睡眠性别差异的文献，例如客观和主观睡眠测量方面的差异及其与衰老的关系。然后我们讨论了卵巢激素在调节女性睡眠中作用的有力证据，并探究这些激素如何作用于多个脑区和神经化学物质以影响睡眠。最后，我们确定了几个未来研究需要关注的重要领域，以缩小知识差距并改善女性及其他研究较少人群的健康状况。
