Anxiety impairing quality of life for postmenopausal women, new study shows

Whether anxiety increases common menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and sleep disruption or whether these symptoms cause increased anxiety remains an ongoing debate. Regardless of which comes first, multiple studies confirm that increased anxiety occurring during the menopause transition adversely affects a woman's quality of life. Now a new study documents the same association in postmenopausal women.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170125120749.htm