If you’re someone who has nocturia – the need to get up numerous times in the night to pee – you’ll know how frustrating it can be, and how much it disturbs your sleep.
To many, it’s an embarrassing and little-talked-about condition, but nocturia is actually very common. One Australian study found that it affects up to 30% of women aged 20-40 years, although it’s most prevalent in older women. In fact, two in three women over 40 years will experience it.
This is due to a number of factors, explains Stephanie Taylor, an intimate health expert and founder of Kegel8. According to a study*, these include older age, having had a hysterectomy, hot flushes and using vaginal oestrogen.
‘The issue in post-menopausal women has also been
