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Author(s) | Study participants | Sample size | Age (range/mean ± SD) | Research design | Measurement/instruments (Sleep) | Measurement/instruments (Menstrual disturbances) | Results | Quality Assessment | ||
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PMS (including premenstrual dysphoria, premenstrual related negative affect symptoms, PMDD) | Dysmenorrhea | Menstrual cycle/bleeding during period | ||||||||
Abdel-Salam et al. [15] | Female university students | 321 | 18–28y | Cross-sectional | Simple question asking whether having sleep disturbances as associated symptoms of dysmenorrhea | n/a | Simple question asking whether having lower abdominal pain connected with menstrual periods | n/a | 43% of women with dysmenorrhea, experienced sleep disturbance as one of dysmenorrhea-related symptoms. | Low |
Baker et al. [37] | ∙ Women with primary dysmenorrhea ∙ Normal controls | ∙ Total: 18 ∙ Primary dysmenorrhea: 10 ∙ Normal controls: 8 | ∙ Primary dysmenorrhea: 23.0 ± 5.0 ∙ Normal controls: 20.0 ± 1.0 | Cross-sectional | ∙ Sleep architecture (polysomnography) ∙ 100 mm VAS for sleep quality with anchor points of “worst possible” and “best ever” | n/a | Having painful uterine cramps, near and during menstruation without any menstrual-associated mood disturbances | n/a | ∙ Women with primary dysmenorrhea had worse sleep quality than normal controls. ∙ Women with primary dysmenorrhea had decreased sleep efficiency than normal controls. | Moderate |
Baker et al. [39] | ∙ Women with severe PMS ∙ Normal controls | ∙ Total: 21 ∙ Severe PMS: 9 ∙ Normal controls: 12 | ∙ Severe PMS: 28.0 ± 6.0 ∙ Controls: 31.0 ± 5.0 | Cross-sectional | ∙ Sleep architecture (polysomnography) ∙ PSD (subjective sleep quality) | ∙ Penn DSR Form ≥ 80 or at least 50% of an increase in Penn DSR scores during premenstrual phase (Severe PMS) | n/a | n/a | ∙ Women with severe PMS reported worse sleep quality than normal controls. ∙ Women with severe PMS had a decreased delta incidence, and increased theta incidence and amplitude in sleep architecture compared with normal controls. | High |
Baker et al. [42] | ∙ Women with severe PMS ∙ Women with minimal symptoms | ∙ Total: 36 ∙ Severe PMS: 18 ∙ Minimal symptoms: 18 | ∙ Severe PMS: 30.5 ± 7.6 ∙ Minimal symptoms: 29.2 ± 7.3 | Cross-sectional | ∙ Sleep architecture (polysomnography) ∙ Modified version of the PSD (subjective sleep quality) ∙ 100 mm VAS for sleep quality with anchor points of “very bad” and “very good” ∙ 100 mm VAS for restless of sleep with anchor points of “very restless” and “not at all restless” ∙ 100 mm VAS for refreshing feeling on awakening with anchor points of “not at all refreshed” and “very refreshed” ∙ 100 mm VAS for morning alertness with anchor points of “not at all alert” and “extremely alert.” | ∙ Penn DSR Form ≥ 80 or at least 50% of an increase in DSR scores during premenstrual phase (Severe PMS) ∙ Met the diagnostic criteria (DSM-IV) for PMDD | n/a | n/a | Women with severe PMS had more SWS and slow wave activity than those with minimal symptoms. | High |
Çaltekin et al. [31] | ∙ Women with primary dysmenorrhea ∙ Normal controls | ∙ Total: 102 ∙ Primary dysmenorrhea: 55 ∙ Normal controls: 47 | ∙ Primary dysmenorrhea: 23.0 ± 5.0 ∙ Normal controls: 20.0 ± 1.0 | Cross-sectional | ∙ ESS (daytime sleepiness) ∙ ISI (insomnia severity) ∙ PSQI (subjective sleep quality) ∙ Berlin Questionnaire (obstructive sleep apnea) ∙ International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group diagnostic criteria (restless leg syndrome) | n/a | ∙ Having history of painful menstruation ∙ Severity of dysmenorrhea: VAS | n/a | ∙ Women with primary dysmenorrhea experienced worse sleep quality, greater daytime sleepiness, and greater insomnia symptoms than normal controls. ∙ Among women with primary dysmenorrhea, poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness were risk factors of insomnia. ∙ Severity of pain was significantly correlated with sleep quality, insomnia severity in women with primary dysmenorrhea. | High |
Cheng et al. [43] | ∙ PMS patients ∙ Normal controls | 1,699 | ∙Total: 21.58 ± 4.00 ∙PMS patients: 21.67 ± 3.80 ∙Normal controls: 21.51 ± 4.13 | Cross-sectional | PSQI ≥ 6 (subjective poor sleep quality) | ∙ PMS: at least one of symptoms in the following instrument are noted 1-week before menstruation and subside within a few days after onset of menstruation and disappear after menstruation: ∙ Premenstrual Symptom Questionnaire | n/a | n/a | ∙ Poor sleep quality was found in the 60.5% of the PMS patients with PMS, and 40.7% of normal controls. ∙ Poor sleep quality significantly increased the risk of PMS (OR = 1.89; 95% CI [1.51–2.36]). | High |
Chuong et al. [36] | ∙ PMS patients ∙ Normal controls | ∙ Total: 9 ∙ PMS patients: 3 ∙ Normal controls: 6 | ∙ PMS patients: 32.0 ± 1.2 ∙ Normal controls: 30.5 ± 1.6 | Cross-sectional | Sleep architecture (polysomnography) | Symptomatic: at least 30% of an increase in scores for one of the mood-related symptoms and one of the somatic symptoms of PMTS during premenstrual phase | n/a | n/a | There were no significant differences in sleep architecture between PMS patients and normal controls. | High |
Conzatti et al. [53] | ∙ PMS patients ∙ Normal controls | ∙ Total: 121 ∙ PMS: 69 ∙ Normal controls: 52 | 24–38y | Cross-sectional | ∙ ESS > 10 (excessive daytime sleepiness) ∙ PSQI > 5 (subjective poor sleep quality) | ∙ PSST for the screening of PMS ∙ DRSP to confirm PMS diagnosis | n/a | n/a | ∙ The risk of poor sleep quality was two times higher in women with PMS than normal controls (OR = 3.057; 95% CI 1.44–6.45). ∙ Women with PMS had greater scores in ESS than normal controls. | High |
Erbil and Yucesoy [51] | Female university students | 313 | 20.5 ± 1.7 | Cross-sectional | PSQI > 5 (subjective poor sleep quality) | PMSS | n/a | n/a | ∙ Poor sleep quality was associated with multiple symptoms of PMS including depressive feelings, irritability, appetite changes, and sleep changes ∙ Among multiple PMS symptoms, sleep changes were the strongest predictor of poor sleep quality, followed by depressive thoughts, depressive mood, bloating. ∙ Greater PMSS scores was associated with poor sleep quality. | High |
Jang et al. [55] | Female undergraduate nursing school students | 304 | 19 − 21y 20.6 ± 1.7 | Cross-sectional | ∙ Sleep duration ∙ PSQI (subjective poor sleep quality) | S-PAF | n/a | n/a | ∙ Sleep quality was positively correlated with PMS symptoms. ∙ The correlation between sleep duration and PMS symptoms was not significant. | High |
Kamel et al. [32] | Women in the reproductive age | 688 | 25.6 ± 7.7 | Cross-sectional | PSQI > 5 (subjective poor sleep quality) | PSS ≥ 80 points or above | n/a | n/a | ∙ Poor sleep quality increased the severity of PMS. ∙ 92.3% of women with PMS experienced poor sleep quality, whereas only 7.6% of woman without PMS experienced poor sleep. | High |
Kang et al. [11] | Newly employed female nurses working shifts who had the menstrual cycle regularity at baseline | 287 | Approximately 24 | Prospective longitudinal | ISI > 7 (having insomnia) | n/a | n/a | Simple question for menstrual cycle (Yes/No): “Has your menstruation cycle period ever been shorter than 21 days or longer than 35 days, at least once during the last 6 months?” (Menstrual cycle < 21 days or > 35 days: menstrual cycle irregularity) | ∙ The incidence of menstrual cycle irregularity in women with insomnia at baseline was 2-times greater than those without insomnia at baseline (OR = 2.05, 95% CI [1.12–3.77]). ∙ The prevalence of menstrual cycle irregularity in women with insomnia at baseline was 3-times greater than those without insomnia at baseline (OR = 3.05, 95% CI [1.81 − 5.13]). | High |
Kennedy et al. [10] | Women who had experienced menstrual cycle within the last 12 months | 579 | 22–60y 32.4 ± 5.6 | Cross-sectional | ∙ ESS (daytime sleepiness) ∙ ISI (insomnia severity) ∙ PSQI (subjective sleep quality) ∙ Sleep duration (≤ 6 h; 6–8 h; ≥ 9 h) | n/a | n/a | ∙ Simple question for menstrual cycle: “How regular is your period?” (very regular; mostly regular; fairly regular; not regular) ∙ Simple question for amount of bleeding during menstruation: “How much bleeding do you usually experience during your period?” (very heavy; heavy; medium; light; very light) | ∙ Compared to the students who slept between 6 to 8 h, ≤ 6 h was associated with heavier bleeding (OR 1.46, p = 0.026), and greater cycle irregularity (OR 1.44, p = 0.031). ∙ Worse sleep quality was associated with greater cycle irregularity (OR 1.05, p = 0.022). ∙ Long sleep duration insomnia severity, and daytime sleepiness were not associated with menstrual regularity and amount of bleeding during menstruation. | Moderate |
Khazaie et al. [48] | ∙ PMDD patients ∙ Normal controls | 262 | ∙ PMDD: 23.4 ± 4.1 ∙ Normal controls: 23.7 ± 4.7 | Cross-sectional | PSQI > 5 (subjective poor sleep quality) | Affirmative response on PSST questions for PMDD following the diagnostic criteria (DSM-IV-TR) | n/a | n/a | Women with PMDD experienced greater level of poor sleep quality than normal controls. | High |
Kim et al. [49] | ∙ Women with menstrual cycle irregularity ∙ Women without menstrual cycle irregularity | 4,445 | ∙ Menstrual cycle irregularity: 32.3 ± 0.5 ∙ Without menstrual cycle irregularity: 34.9 ± 0.2 | Cross-sectional | Simple question for sleep duration: “How many hours do you sleep on average?” (≤ 5 h; 6–7 h; ≥ 8 h) | n/a | n/a | ∙ Simple question for menstrual cycle (Yes/No): “Is your menstrual cycle currently regular?“ ∙ Severe menstrual irregularity indicates the interval between menstruations of greater than 3 months | Short sleep duration (≤ 5 h) increases the risk of having severe menstrual cycle irregularity as two times higher than regular sleep duration (6–8 h; OR = 2.67, 95%CI [1.35–5.27]). | Moderate |
Lee et al. [35] | Healthy and presumably ovulating women | 13 | 25–35y | Cross-sectional | Sleep architecture (polysomnography) | Symptomatic: at least 30% of an increase in score of following instruments during premenstrual phase: ∙ Profile of Mood States ∙ Modified Woods Women’s Health Diary | n/a | n/a | Women with premenstrual related negative affect symptoms reported significantly less delta sleep than those without premenstrual related negative affect symptoms. | Moderate |
Lim et al. [47] | Female healthcare workers, healthy referral patients | 231 | 21–45y 31.6 ± 5.6 | Cross-sectional | Sleep duration (< 6 h; ≥ 6 h) | n/a | n/a | ∙ Short menstrual cycle: <25 days ∙ Normal menstrual cycle: 25–34 days ∙ Long menstrual cycle: 35 days | Women reporting fewer than 6 h of sleep were more likely to report abnormal (short or long) menstrual cycle lengths (OR = 2.1; 95% CI [1.1 to 4.2]). | Moderate |
Lin et al. [52] | ∙ PMDD patients ∙ Normal controls | ∙ Total: 196 ∙ PMDD: 100 ∙ Normal controls: 96 | ∙ PMDD: 24.8 ± 3.3 ∙ Normal controls: 24.8 ± 3.4 | Cross-sectional | PIRS > 20 (having insomnia) | PMDD: Affirmative response on PSST questions for PMDD following the diagnostic criteria (DSM-IV-TR) + at least 30% of an increase in scores for PMDDSQ during premenstrual phase | n/a | n/a | ∙ Women with PMDD had a higher incidence of insomnia than normal controls. ∙ The exacerbation of insomnia in women with PMDD was greater in the premenstrual phases than in control groups ∙ PMDD severity was positively associated with insomnia severity in women with PMDD. | High |
Maher et al. [54] | Women in the reproductive age | 1,335 | 29–38y 34 | Cross-sectional | PSQI ≥ 5 (subjective poor sleep quality) | n/a | n/a | Unknown | ∙ Sleep quality was associated with the change of overall menstrual cycle (OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.048–1.178), and the increase of missed periods during pandemic (OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.029–1.189). ∙ Worse sleep quality was associated with the number of painful periods during pandemic (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.005–1.130). | Moderate |
Matsumoto et al. [56] | Female college student | 22 | 20.5 ± 1.1 | Cross-sectional | Sleep duration (< 6 h; ≥ 6 h | Moos MDQ | n/a | n/a | < 6 h of sleep at night is associated with worse PMS symptoms. | High |
Mauri et al. [34] | ∙ PMS patients ∙ Controls with a significant premenstrual disturbance ∙ Controls without premenstrual disturbance | ∙ Total: 40 ∙ PMS patients: 14 ∙ Controls with disturbance: 15 ∙ Controls without disturbance: 11 | ∙ PMS patients: 35.4 ± 6.5 ∙ Controls with disturbance: 34.2 ± 4.8 ∙ Controls without disturbance: 32.2 ± 8.2 | Cross-sectional | PSI (subjective sleep quality, difficulty initiating and/or maintaining sleep, early morning awakenings) | ∙ PMS: Seeking medical help d/t severe PMS from PMS clinic ∙ Premenstrual Tension Syndrome Self Rating Scale ≥ 14 (Significant premenstrual disturbance) | n/a | n/a | ∙ PMS patients experienced more frequent awakening during sleep and took more time to go back to sleep after an awakening than control groups with/without disturbance. ∙ PMS patients failed to wake up at the expected time and more tired than control groups with/without disturbance in the morning. | High |
Mishra et al. [46] | ∙ PMDD patients ∙ Normal controls | 179 | ∙ Total: 22.9 ± 2.9 ∙ PMDD: 24.49 ± 2.34 ∙ Normal controls: 21.98 ± 2.85 | Cross-sectional | Sleep duration (total number of hours of sleep obtained per 24 h) | Affirmative response on SSQ questions for PMDD following the diagnostic criteria (DMV-IV-TR) | n/a | n/a | ∙ Women who had PMDD had significantly shorter sleep duration. | Moderate |
Molugulu et al. [59] | Female college student | 110 | ≥ 18y | Cross-sectional | Simple question asking whether having sleep problems | ∙ PMS: at least one of somatic/affective/psychological symptoms in the following instrument during premenstrual phase with regular monthly menses: ∙ PMDD: Psychological symptoms following instrument rated as severe and others rated as moderate to severe in addition with at least one somatic symptom rated as severe to moderate: ∙ Pre-Menstrual Severity Screening Tool | n/a | n/a | ∙ 57% of women who diagnosed with PMS had sleeping problems. ∙ PMS severity was associated with sleep problems. | Low |
Momma et al. [22] | Women with no history of a previous pregnancy and/or childbirth | ∙ Athletes: 605 ∙ Non-athletes: 295 | 19–20y ∙ Athletes: 20.0 ∙ Non-athletes: 20.0 | Cross-sectional | Sleep duration | n/a | Dysmenorrhea severity: “none = 0 to heavy pain = 10” (none/mild = 0 to 3; moderate = 4 to 6; severe = 7 to 10) | n/a | Sleep duration was not associated with dysmenorrhea severity in both athletes and non-athletes. | Moderate |
Nicolau et al. [50] | ∙ PMS patients ∙ Normal controls | 230 | ∙ PMS: 36.1 ± 0.6 ∙ Normal controls: 37.6 ± 1.0 | Cross-sectional | ∙ PSQI (subjective sleep quality) ∙ ESS (daytime sleepiness) ∙ ISI (insomnia severity) ∙ General sleep questionnaire ∙ Sleep architecture (polysomnography) | Simple question for PMS (Yes/No): “Do you have PMS?” | n/a | n/a | ∙ PMS patients experienced poorer sleep quality, a higher perception of unrefreshing sleep, a higher total sleep time, and having threshold insomnia than normal controls ∙ PMS patients has longer sleep duration than those without PMS. ∙ Longer sleep duration and having subthreshold insomnia were associated with PMS. ∙ Daytime sleepiness, sleep latency, time after sleep onset, and sleep efficiency were not associated with PMS. | High |
Ozisik Karaman et al. [58] | Medical academy female students | 178 | No information | Cross-sectional | PSQI > 5 (subjective poor sleep quality) | PSS ≥ 102 points or above | n/a | n/a | Poor sleep quality was found in the 75.6% of the women with PMS, and 58.8% of the women without PMS (p < 0.05). | Low |
Prabhavathi et al. [13] | Female nursing school students | 100 | No information | Cross-sectional | ∙ PSQI (subjective sleep quality) ∙ ISI (insomnia severity) | Modified Moos MDQ (Mild vs. Moderate) | n/a | n/a | ∙ Women with moderate severity of PMS experienced worse sleep quality than those with mild severity of PMS | Moderate |
Prabhavathi et al. [57] | Female nursing school students | 60 | 18–20y | Cross-sectional | ∙ PSQI (subjective sleep quality) ∙ ISI (insomnia severity) | Modified Moos MDQ (No vs. Mild vs. Moderate) | n/a | n/a | Women with moderate severity of PMS experienced worse sleep quality and had greater insomnia severity than those with mild severity of PMS or without PMS | Moderate |
Shao et al. [40] | Female Shift-work nurses | 435 | 29.50 ± 5.43 | Cross-sectional | PSQI (subjective sleep quality) | Having premenstrual dysphoria (Yes/No) | Having pain during period (Yes/No) | n/a | ∙ Women with premenstrual dysphoria had worse sleep quality than those without. ∙ Women with pain during period had worse sleep quality than those without. | Moderate |
Shechter et al. [41] | ∙ PMDD patients who indicated insomnia during premenstrual phase ∙ Normal controls | ∙ Total: 12 ∙ PMDD patients: 7 ∙ Normal controls: 5 | ∙ PMDD patients: 32.0 ± 5.72 ∙ Normal controls: 30.4 ± 8.20 | Cross-sectional | Sleep architecture (polysomnography) | ∙ PMDD: at least 200% of an increase in score of one symptom or at least 100% of an increase in scores of two or more symptoms during premenstrual phase in following instruments: ∙ 100-mm VAS for depressed mood, tension, affective liability, irritability | n/a | Simple question for menstrual cycle length | ∙ SWS was significantly increased in PMDD patients than normal controls. ∙ Menstrual cycle length did not differ between PMDD patients and normal controls. | High |
Strine et al. [38] | Noninstitutionalized U.S women | 11,648 | 18–55y | Cross-sectional | ∙ Simple question for insomnia (Yes/No): “Have you regularly had insomnia or trouble sleeping?” ∙ Simple question for daytime sleepiness (Yes/No): “Have you had excessive sleepiness during the day?” | Simple question for premenstrual syndrome/bothersome cramping/heavy bleeding (Yes/No): “During the past 12 months, have you had any menstrual problems, such as heavy bleeding, bothersome cramping, or premenstrual syndrome (also called PMS)?” | Women with menstrual-related problems were significantly more likely to report frequent insomnia, excessive sleepiness than those without menstrual-related problems over the past 12 months. | Moderate | ||
Unver et al. [33] | Female university students | 353 | 18–31y 21.1 ± 1.8 | Cross-sectional | ∙ Questionnaire asking sleep latency, frequency of awakening after falling asleep, sleep duration, sleep quality, feeling rested in the morning of the last three days. ∙ ISI ≥ 10 (having insomnia) | n/a | Pain in the waist, inguinal, or abdominal regions which starts in the first six to 12 h of menstruation and lasts for eight to 72 h | n/a | ∙ Women with dysmenorrhea experienced greater insomnia symptoms, shorter sleep duration, worse sleep quality and greater feeling of unrested in the morning than those without. ∙ Women with severe dysmenorrhea experienced higher frequency of awakening after falling asleep, worse sleep quality and greater feeling of unrested in the morning than those mild or moderate dysmenorrhea. | Moderate |
Woosley and Lichstein [44] | Undergraduate female students | 89 | 18–24y 18.63 ± 0.93 | Cross-sectional | ∙ PSQI > 5 (subjective poor sleep quality) ∙ ISI (insomnia severity, ≥ 7 indicates having clinical insomnia) ∙ Diagnostic criteria of insomnia following ICSD-II ∙ CSD (sleep latency, wake time after sleep onset, number of awakenings, total sleep time, and sleep efficiency) | n/a | Brief Pain Inventory | n/a | ∙ Women with insomnia had worse dysmenorrhea and experienced more interference with daily activities due to dysmenorrhea than those without insomnia. ∙ Insomnia severity was directly associated with dysmenorrhea severity ∙ Insomnia severity and sleep quality was associated with greater interference with daily activities due to dysmenorrhea. ∙ Women with severe dysmenorrhea had longer sleep latency and lower sleep efficiency than those with mild dysmenorrhea. ∙ Women with mild dysmenorrhea had better sleep quality than those with moderate or severe dysmenorrhea. | High |
Yasir et al. [45] | Female medical students | 356 | 18–25y 21.01 ± 1.54 | Cross-sectional | Simple question asking whether having sleep disturbances as associated symptoms of dysmenorrhea | n/a | Simple question asking whether having dysmenorrhea | n/a | 64% of women with dysmenorrhea were affected by sleep disturbance. | Low |
Zeru et al. [21] | Female undergraduate students | 620 | 18–26y 20.6 ± 1.4 | Cross-sectional | Sleep duration (≤ 5 h; 6–7 h; ≥ 8 h) | n/a | n/a | Outside the regular menstrual cycle limit as follow: ∙ Frequency of menstruation: 24–38 days, ∙ Duration of bleeding ≤ 8 days ∙ Cycle to cycle variation over the last one year < 10 days ∙ The individual perception on the amount is normal | Compared to the students who slept ≥ 8 h, ≤ 5 sleep hours increased 5 times risk of having menstrual irregularity (AOR = 5.4, 95% CI [2.98–9.98]), and 6–7 sleep hours increased 1.9 times risk of having menstrual irregularity (AOR = 1.9. 95% CI [1.29 − 2.91]). | Moderate |
Dimensions and its definition in sleep health framework | Menstrual disturbances associations with sleep + positive, - negative, 0 null | ||
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Premenstrual syndrome (including PMDD) | Dysmenorrhea | Abnormal menstrual cycle (short or long)/Heavy bleeding | |
Satisfaction | |||
The subjective assessment of “good” or “poor” sleep | Perceived sleep quality 0 [42] | Worse sleep quality and heavy bleeding + [10] | |
EEG (SWS or delta activity) ※The amounts of SWS or delta is correlated with sleep quality [24] | Decreased delta activity during sleep + [35] Decreased delta activity and increased theta activity + [39] Increased SWS + [41] Decreased SWS + [39] Change in SWS or delta activity 0 [36] | ||
Alertness during waking hours | |||
The ability to maintain attentive wakefulness (i.e., daytime sleepiness) | Greater daytime sleepiness + [53] Perceived daytime sleepiness 0 [50] | Greater daytime sleepiness + [31] | Perceived daytime sleepiness and abnormal menstrual cycle/heavy bleeding 0 [10] |
Timing of sleep | |||
The placement of sleep within the 24-hour day | None | None | None |
Efficiency | |||
The ease of falling asleep and/or returning to sleep | |||
• Increased WASO/SL (lower SE) | Increased WASO + [34] SL/WASO 0 [50] | Decreased sleep efficiency + [37] Increased SL + [44] Increased WASO + [33] | |
• The subjective assessment of insomnia symptoms (ISI; DIS, DMS, EMA) | EMA + [34] Higher incidence of insomnia, greater insomnia severity + [52] Perceived insomnia symptoms 0 [13] | ||
Duration | |||
Total number of hours of sleep obtained per 24 h | Shorter sleep duration + [46] Shorter sleep duration + [56] Sleep duration 0 [55] | Shorter sleep duration + [33] Sleep duration 0 [22] | Short sleep duration (< 6 vs. > 8) and abnormal menstrual cycle + [47] Short sleep duration (< 5 vs. > 8) and abnormal menstrual cycle + [49] Short sleep duration (< 5, 6–7 vs. > 8) and abnormal menstrual cycle + [21] Short sleep duration (< 6 vs. > 9) and abnormal menstrual cycle/heavy bleeding + [10] |
Unspecified | Greater sleep problems + [59] | ||
Frequent insomnia +; Greater daytime sleepiness + among women with any type of menstrual disturbances (PMS and/or dysmenorrhea, and/or heavy bleeding) [38] |