ReviewMenopause (New York, N.Y.)2019
The menopause transition and women's health at midlife: a progress report from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).
Review in Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 234 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Focusing on the Menopausal Transition to Improve Mid-Life Women's Health
Menoupausal Symptoms and Aromatherapy
A Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of a Nutritional Supplement on Physiological and Metabolic Markers in 38-55-year-old Females
Who cites it
234 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Patient Preferences Regarding Menopausal Symptoms and Treatments: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Stated-Preference Studies.The patient · 2026Pooled it
- Nutritional Supplementation Combined with Exercise for Musculoskeletal Health in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating Proteins, Amino Acids, and Creatine across Reproductive Stages.International journal of medical sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Is hypertension negatively associated with memory performance in women during climacteric? A systematic review.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Aromatherapy for the Management of Menopause Symptoms: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of caring sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of physical exercise on the lipid profile of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025Pooled it
- Experience of menopause across ethnic groups: mapping the evidence through a scoping review.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Brazilian Guideline on Menopausal Cardiovascular Health - 2024.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2024Guideline
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of menopause hormone therapy on cognition.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Magnitude of placebo response in clinical trials of paroxetine for vasomotor symptoms: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of face-to-face and web-based exercise programs on health outcomes in early postmenopausal women: a randomized trial.BMC women's health · 2026Trial
- Effects of jazz dance and concurrent training on psychological variables in menopausal women: A randomized controlled trial.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Trial
- Psychometric evaluation of the HFDD, PROMIS SD SF 8b, and MENQOL questionnaire in women experiencing vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Trial
- Effect of sleep restriction on insulin sensitivity and energy metabolism in postmenopausal women: A randomized crossover trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Trial
- Single-cell atlas of the mouse ovary reveals molecular drivers of aging and senescence during the estropausal transition.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Nutritional Interventions for Perimenopausal Anxiety and Depression Targeting Tryptophan and GABA Pathways: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Endocrine modulation of cortical and retinal baseline perfusion across the menstrual cycle.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026Article
- Comparison of Health, Quality of Life, and Psychological and Cognitive Function Between Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Residential green space, walkability, and cardiometabolic biomarkers in midlife women: a longitudinal cohort study.Environmental research, health : ERH · 2026Article
- Hormonal Shifts and Structural Strain: A Literature Review of Menopause and Perimenopause in Relation to Overuse Injuries and Stress Fractures.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Subjective menopausal hot flashes in sleep disturbance: does the timing of hot flashes matter?Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
174 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
objectiveOur initial understanding of the menopause transition (MT) has been framed by clinical samples of women seeking treatment rather than by population-based studies. The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) initiated in 1996 with an overall goal to define the MT, to characterize its biological and psychosocial antecedents and sequelae in an ethnically and racially diverse sample of midlife women.
methodsThis review summarizes the central findings of SWAN to date that can inform women and their healthcare providers about the impact of the MT and midlife aging on overall health and well-being.
resultsSWAN characterized changes in reproductive axis and menstrual cycle patterns that informed the development of the reproductive aging staging system Staging of Reproductive Aging Workshop+10; MT-related symptoms and mental health (vasomotor symptoms, sleep complaints, psychological symptoms, cognitive performance, and urogenital and sexual health); and physiological systems and functions (cardiovascular and cardiometabolic health, bone health, physical function performance) that are influenced by the MT. SWAN demonstrated substantial interrelations among these changes and significant racial/ethnic differences in the rate and magnitude of change in multiple health indictors in midlife women. The findings point to midlife as a critical stage for adopting healthy behavior and preventive strategies.
conclusionsOver the past 23 years, SWAN has advanced our understanding of the impact of the MT and midlife aging on health and well-being in women. SWAN will be instrumental to determine whether MT-related changes during midlife are related to unfavorable health and well-being in early old age.
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