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| | SEAD Soy Study>Summary>NIEHS Epidemiology Branch |
 | | The purpose of SEAD 1 is twofold: to develop and finalize recruitment strategies and sonography procedures for organs not commonly measured in infants; and to assess, using ultrasound technology, the dimensions of the following hormonally responsive organs: uterus, ovaries, breast, thyroid, kidneys, testes, thymus and prostate in full term infants. |
 | | In the SEAD 2 study, 84 physical examinations of full-term infants, ages 0-6 months, on one of three feeding regimens (soy formula, breast milk or cowís milk formula) were conducted. |
 | | SEAD 3 was designed to assess the hormonal and biochemical status of full term infants age 0-12 months, and to establish a protocol for sampling methods for collection of urine, saliva, serum, and hair samples. |
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