A meta-analytic review of 13 studies published in the Journal of Sleep Research explored effects of hormonal contraceptives on sleep patterns in women and found no appreciable changes in women who use these types of contraceptives. The only difference found was that women who used hormonal contraceptives slept 7 minutes less on average than women who do not use these contraceptives. Hormonal contraceptives, which allow women to plan when to have children, are one of the most commonly used medications around the world. The World Health Organization estimates that 26% of women of reproductive ag…
