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  2. 8 in 10 menopausal women experience hot flashes. Here's ... - AOL

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    To many women, hot flashes "feel like a sudden rush of intense heat that starts in the chest and moves up into the neck and face," explains Dr. Ruta Nonacs, a perinatal and reproductive ...

  3. Night sweats - Wikipedia

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    Infectious disease, oncology. Night sweats or nocturnal hyperhidrosis[1] is the repeated occurrence of excessive sweating during sleep. [2] The person may or may not also perspire excessively while awake. One of the most common causes of night sweats in women over 40 is the hormonal changes related to menopause and perimenopause. [3]

  4. Nocturnal emission - Wikipedia

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    Nocturnal emissions can happen after stressful dreams in REM sleep which activate the sympathetic nervous system, hence leading to ejaculation. [1] They can also happen after sex dreams. Nocturnal emissions can start as early as age nine, [2] and are most common during adolescence and early young adult years, but they may happen any time after ...

  5. How to Get Back to Sleep After Waking Up at Night - AOL

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    For example, if you always wake up because the sun peeks in at 5 a.m., hang up blackout curtains. Or, if you wake up feeling warm, set your thermostat a few degrees cooler the next night. Consider ...

  6. Cortisol awakening response - Wikipedia

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    The cortisol awakening response (CAR) is an increase between 38% and 75% in cortisol levels peaking 30–45 minutes after awakening in the morning in some people. [1] This rise is superimposed upon the late-night rise in cortisol which occurs before awakening. While its purpose is uncertain, it may be linked to the hippocampus ' preparation of ...

  7. Delayed sleep phase disorder - Wikipedia

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    Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD), more often known as delayed sleep phase syndrome and also as delayed sleep–wake phase disorder, is the delaying of a person's circadian rhythm (biological clock) compared to those of societal norms. The disorder affects the timing of biological rhythms including sleep, peak period of alertness, core body ...

  8. Nocturia - Wikipedia

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    Nocturia. Nocturia is defined by the International Continence Society (ICS) as "the complaint that the individual has to wake at night one or more times for voiding (i.e., to urinate)". [1] The term is derived from Latin nox – "night", and Greek [τα] ούρα – "urine". Causes are varied and can be difficult to discern. [2]

  9. Circadian rhythm sleep disorder - Wikipedia

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    Circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSD), also known as circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders (CRSWD), are a family of sleep disorders which affect the timing of sleep. CRSDs arise from a persistent pattern of sleep/wake disturbances that can be caused either by dysfunction in one's biological clock system, or by misalignment between one's endogenous oscillator and externally imposed cues.