The objective of this project is to follow a large multi-ethnic sample of premenopausal women through the menopausal transition, in order to investigate the influence of biological and social and cultural factors on age at menopause, symptoms of menopause and change in disease risk factor status.
Study of Womens Health Across the Nation (SWAN): UC Davis and Kaiser Permanente
Investigator: Habel, Laurel
Funder: National Institute on Aging