Why does disrupted sleep affect female hormonal cycles more severely than in males?

💡 Explanation

Ovarian cycles require precise, coordinated release of hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Disrupted sleep impairs the pulsatile secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus, therefore disrupting the entire cycle, rather than affecting a more stable hormonal state, because testosterone levels are less sensitive.

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