Nanette Santoro is the E. Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Since 1989, Santoro’s research in female reproduction has been continuously funded by the NIH. Her work has covered the processes of the pubertal and menopausal transitions, as well as clinical trials in reproduction and menopause. Santoro has headed studies of women with premature and age-appropriate menopause, such as the Women’s Health Initiative, the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS), and the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). She has held numerous leadership positions in local and national organizations and is immediate past president of the Society for Reproductive Investigation. In 2018, Santoro was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
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For many women reaching middle age, menopause is a liberating signal that the childbearing years have come to an end. But with its characteristic hot flashes and complex effec...