Gender-related aspects in sleep apnoea

Symposium
Chairs: J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)
Aims: The aims of this symposium will be:
• to improve the awareness of the occurrence of obstructive sleep apnoea in women;
• to improve the knowledge on risk factors for obstructive sleep apnoea in women;
• to critically evaluate the gender differences in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnoea;
• to evaluate the impact of gender on treatment outcome.

Gender differences in the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing T. Young (Madison, United States of America)
Potential reasons for the under-recognition of OSA in women A. Valipour (Vienna, Austria)
Hormonal replacement therapy in sleep-disordered breathing O. Polo (Pikonlinna, Finland)