Apple and Harvard have published an article entitled the “Apple Women’s Health Study,” according to an X post by @aaronp613.
The Apple Women’s Health Study is the first long-term research study of this scale and scope that aims to advance the understanding of menstrual cycles and their relationship to various health conditions. The study used more than 94,000 nights of Apple Watch sleep data from 338 Apple Women’s Health Study participants aged 25 to 59, with the vast majority aged 45 to 59.
Here is the concluding reached by the study: Early identification of perimenopausal transition may lead to practicing better sleep hygiene. Monitoring your sleep, just like monitoring your menstrual cycle, helps you identify regular patterns so you can more quickly identify changes or when something may be wrong in the future. Wearable devices like the Apple Watch can help accurately measure your sleep quality (including total sleep time, time in bed, and consistency). They can also help you set a regular sleep schedule more easily. These devices can also help you identify a possible health issue or just something to pay more attention to (for example, taking more naps than usual).
By logging sleep patterns and any other new symptoms, you are helping bring attention to a time in life that’s too often left out of the conversation. Your participation in reproductive health research, even if you are no longer menstruating, helps scientists understand how perimenopause affects people in real life – not just in theory.
(Perimenopause is the body’s natural transition leading up to menopause.)
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