A national survey of 2,000 people found that 51 percent of people over age 45 complaining of sleep interruption reported getting up at least twice a night to use the bathroom. OAB is marked by symptoms of urinary frequency, urgency and urge incontinence.
Sleep loss can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life.
Despite its prevalence, it is estimated that only 20 percent of Americans with OAB are under a physician's care. Many people are too embarrassed to discuss their symptoms, or believe OAB is a normal part of aging. There was no increased cancer risk among women using ERT for less than 10 years. HRT appears to protect postmenopausal women from sleep-related breathing problems, including sleep apnea. Among women studied by Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, sleep apnea occurred at higher rates in older and more obese women.