id: sleep-disturbance-menopause
title: "Sleep disturbance in menopause (insomnia)"
kind: symptom
summary: "NICE NG23 reports that, compared with placebo, hormone therapy consistently improved menopausal symptoms including sleep outcomes and quality of life."
evidence_strength: moderate
status: published
sources:
  - url: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng23
    title: "Menopause: identification and management (NG23)"
    publisher: "National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE NG23)"
    date: "2015"
    study_type: "guideline"
signals:
  - sig-20260710-sleep-disturbance-effect
confidence: medium
first_seen: "2026-07-10"
last_updated: "2026-07-10"
notes: "Maps to entities id sleep-disturbance-menopause (kind: symptom, alias 'insomnia'). Placebo-controlled improvement reported via NICE (controlled-trial evidence → moderate); single source, so confidence medium. Menopausal hormone therapy (menopausal-hormone-therapy) is a distinct intervention entry."