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There’s a new study in progress that’s going to take a look at some of the ways that menopause affects sexuality. Check out the info below and feel free to pass it along.

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CARAS-endorsed research study call for volunteers. Please feel free to forward and cross-post!

Seeking Volunteers for a Study Addressing Menopause and Sexuality

What are some of the issues that affect sexuality during menopause? African American and Caucasian women are needed for a study addressing questions about menopause. Participants must be women between the ages of 40 and 60, experiencing menopause, English speaking, currently not taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or on hormonal birth control, in a relationship with a sexual partner, and without major medical or mental health problems. Participation requires completing an online or paper survey. Some volunteers who live in the Washington, DC metropolitan area may also be eligible to participate in a substudy that involves a small blood draw. Participants in the blood draw substudy may be compensated. For more information, please contact Robert Clark, MS, at 301-295-9666 or at menopausestudy1@gmail.com. This research study is sponsored by the Uniformed Services University,
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, in Bethesda, Maryland. You can access the on-line survey here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=VcP8PJrCyVoqmjAp9o3BJw_3d_3d

This study was endorsed as a meritorious research project on January 30, 2009 by the CARAS Research Advisory Committee, a community advisory board hosted by the Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (CARAS).

For more information on CARAS, please visit the CARAS website at https://www.caras.ws . Download the current CARAS Calendar at https://www.caras.ws/downloads/CARAS_Calendar.pdf