Effect of oestrogen on the sleep, mood, and anxiety of menopausal women

A double-blind controlled study of the effect of piperazine oestrone sulphate on sleep, depression, anxiety, and hot flushes was performed in 34 perimenopausal women. Half of the patients were given six weeks' placebo followed by eight weeks' oestrogen, and half remained on placebo throughout. Sleep was recorded electrophysiologically every week, and mood and anxiety were rated daily by means of visual analogue scales. Hot flushes were counted daily. Observer rating scales of anxiety and depression were complete at intervals. During the first month of active treatment the amount of intervening wakefulness in the first six hours of sleep decreased significantly more in the oestrone group than in those on placebo. Between the baseline period and the second treatment month the oestrone group showed a significantly greater decrease in the total amount of intervening wakefulness and in the frequency of awakenings. Their total amount of rapid eye movement sleep increased. Mood and anxiety improved and the number of hot flushes decreased to a similar degree in both groups. Although oestrogen did reduce the number of episodes of wakefulness in perimenopausal women complaining of insomnia, its effects on their psychological symptoms were little different to those of placebo.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1977

Erschienen:

1977

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2

Enthalten in:

British medical journal - 2(1977), 6098 vom: 19. Nov., Seite 1317-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thomson, J [VerfasserIn]
Oswald, I [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

2DI9HA706A
Age Factors
Biology
Central Nervous System Effects
Clinical Research
Clinical Trial
Controlled Clinical Trial
Demographic Factors
Depression
Diseases
Double-blind Studies
Endocrine System
Estrogens--administraction and dosage
Estrone
Hormones
Human Volunteers
Journal Article
Mental Disorders
Physiology
Piperazines
Population
Population Characteristics
Research Methodology
Studies

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.02.1978

Date Revised 01.05.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM003356272