“For a lot of women, behavioral strategies can provide hot flash relief and restore sleep quality.”
— Rebecca C. Thurston, Ph.D., FABMR
At the Translational Science Symposium on Midlife Wellbeing held in advance of the 2021 Annual Meeting of the North American Menopause Society, expert Dr. Rebecca C. Thurston, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Epidemiology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh, shared with healthcare providers the connection between hot flashes and sleep and the implications for health as well as evidence-based treatments for hot flashes and sleep disturbance with a focus on menopause-specific behavioral approaches. Dr. Thurston also offered strategies to reduce the impact of hot flashes during the day and when sleeping.
