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Menopausal Insomnia and Melatonin Use

Key Points

• Significant numbers of menopausal women experience insomnia.
  
  
• Melatonin is involved in sleep regulation, with secretion abnormalities implicated in sleep dysfunction.
  
  
• Exogenous melatonin has been shown to enhance sleep duration and/or quality.
  
  
• Optimal dose, duration and potential drug interactions have yet to be established.
  
  
• Melatonin supplementation can be considered a rational therapeutic approach to postmenopausal insomnia.

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