Captures the latest research and clinical approaches to women with sleep disorders

Special focus on gender differences and approaches to evaluating and treating sleep disorders

Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review on sleep disorders

Section 1 Overview.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders in Women.- 3. Life Cycle Impact on Sleep in Women.- 4. Normal Reproductive and Endocrine Life Stages: The Impact on Sleep Disorders.- Section 2 Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep.- 5. Sex Differences in Sleep.- 6. Sex Differences in Sleep Disorders.- 7. Sleep and Its Disorders Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations.- Section 3 Pediatric and Adolescent Sleep.- 8. Defining, Assessing, and Treating Adolescent Insomnia and Related Sleep Problems Including Circadian Rhythm Disorders.- 9. Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pediatric Hypersomnia.- 10. Gender Differences in Pediatric Parasomnias.- Section 4 Sleep in Adult Women of Childbearing Age.- 11. Insomnia: Evaluation and Therapeutic Modalities.- 12. The Impact of Shift Work and Circadian Dysregulation on Women's Health.- 13. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.- 14. Women in Childbearing Years: Sleep Disordered Breathing.- 15. Central Hypersomnias in Adult Women of Childbearing Age.- 16. Non-Rapid Eye Movement Parasomnias and Restless Leg Syndrome in Women.- Section 5 Sleep during Pregnancy.- 17. Insomnia During Pregnancy.- 18. Sleep Disordered Breathing and Pregnancy.- 19. Management of Hypersomnia in Pregnancy.- 20. Gestational Restless Legs Syndrome.- Section 6 Sleep during Menopause.- 21. Insomnia During Menopause.- 22. Sleep Disordered Breathing in the Peri-menopausal and Menopausal Woman.- 23. Restless Legs Syndrome and Menopause.- 24. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Other REM Parasomnias in Women.- 25. Sleep Disorders in Breast Cancer.