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Mucosal Protective Mechanisms

The purpose of this study is to understand the interactions of sexually transmitted infections with human genital secretions and to develop improved methods of blocking infections at these mucus barriers

Age & Gender

  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female

Visit Availability

  • Standard business hours (M-F, 8-5)

Location

North Carolina (Statewide)

What will be asked of you

At each visit, women will be asked to insert a dispoable menstrual cup into the vagina, and leave it for several minutes. They will then remove and place the cup into a provided plastic container, and fill out a questionnaire. Men will be asked to fill out a questionnaire and then provided a plastic container. They may either collect a semen sample and home and bring it to campus if they can transport it in under an hour, or can use a private room on campus to collect the sample.

Incentives

$30 per sample

In-person visits:
1 to 20
Total length of participation:
30 minutes per sample

Looking for Healthy Volunteers

Requirements for healthy volunteers are different than for those with a specific condition. If you are interested in becoming a healthy volunteer for this study, use the below categories to determine if you are able to participate.

Able to participate:

  • You are a healthy female, at least 3 days after your last period
  • You are a healthy male

Not eligible if:

  • You are currently experiencing any symptoms of illness
  • You are currently menstruating
  • It has been less than 3 days since unprotected sexual intercourse at the time of donation

Contact the Team

Visit Location

Contact & Visit Location

Primary Contact

Primary Visit Location

Marsico Hall (UNC-Chapel Hill)
125 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA

Additional Study Information

Principal Investigator

Raymond Pickles
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy-Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics

Study Type

Clinical or Medical
Interventional

Study Topics

Sexual and/or Reproductive Health

IRB Number

10-1817

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