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Review
. 2011 Sep;38(3):417-23.
doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2011.05.001.

The SWAN song: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation's recurring themes

Nanette Santoro  1 , Kim Sutton-Tyrrell
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Review

The SWAN song: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation's recurring themes

Nanette Santoro et al. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

Reproductive health can be a reflection of overall health. It follows that abnormalities of reproductive milestones may be a manifestation of unhealthy aging. Since 1994, the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) has assessed how menopause and the process of that transition may affect future health. Themes have emerged from SWAN associating patterns of hormones and symptoms with metabolic status.The nature of these relationships vary as women traverse the menopause and ovarian hormone production ceases. This review describes these cross-cutting themes and their possible meaning for the health of the mid-life woman.

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Figure 1
SWAN Cohort Assembly. A cross-sectional survey of 16,065 women was conducted, from which most sites drew their samples for the longitudinal study (3,302 women at baseline). The various substudies within SWAN are listed in this figure, with their initial sample sizes. Details of the SWAN cohort assembly and design are available through reference.
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