Much of the rising prevalence of insomnia among U.S. and Canadian adults may be driven by the sharp reduction in the use of hormone replacement therapy following the 2002 report from the Women’s Health Initiative

reports, “Much of the rising prevalence of insomnia among US and Canadian” women in their middle years “may be driven by the sharp reduction in the use of hormone replacement therapy [HRT] following the 2002 report from the Women’s Health Initiative [WHI],” research suggests. The findings of a data analysis from the Canadian Community Health Survey were presented at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. http://www.obgynnews.com/specialty-focus/gynecology/single-article-page/womens-health-initiative-may-account-for-insomnias-upward-trend/518aa988eb1c6bd46f3322275fcf40f7.html