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Does it matter at what time you get your sleep (from 3am to 11am for example), or simply as long as you get 8hours of rest, you're fine?

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Dr. Derrick Lonsdale answered

This may be: O.K. But on a regular basis it is not in sync with the normal light/dark cycle called circadian rhythm. In the long run it might affect the controls of the endocrine/autonomic (automatic) systems. That could affect the monthly rhythm of the periods.

Answered 6/20/2013

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