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title: What health issues are especially important for women's wellness throughout their lives?
description: The review describes women's wellness as broad life satisfaction including reproductive, hormonal, bone, and gastrointestinal health.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/promoting-wellness-in-women-across-the-life-span-2009/
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# What health issues are especially important for women's wellness throughout their lives?

The review describes women's wellness as broad life satisfaction including reproductive, hormonal, bone, and gastrointestinal health.

 Early or limited evidence

Not applicable; this is a review about women's wellness across all life stages.

## What they did

Review article discussing women's wellness across the lifespan from preconception through death, including physical, emotional, mental, and social dimensions.

## What they found

Women's wellness includes reproductive and hormonal issues, bone health, gastrointestinal stress, and urinary incontinence. These disrupt quality of life. Wellness is defined as an individual's subjective experience of overall life satisfaction.

## What it means for you

Healthcare providers should consider women's full health needs across their entire lives, including reproductive and hormonal health. This is a review of wellness concepts, not new research.

## About the study

Original title Promoting wellness in women across the life span Authors Zender R, Olshansky E Journal The Nursing clinics of North America Year 2009 Study design Review What was tested None - discussion of wellness concepts Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2009.06.009](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2009.06.009)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Vitamin D](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-vitamin-d/)[Perimenopause and menopause](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-perimenopause/)[IBS and gut symptoms](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-ibs-gi/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)

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