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Teenage Menstrual Health Study

Part of the Demystifying a Girl’s First Period Study

Studies Seeking Participants Icon Studies Seeking Participants Location icon Residents of North Carolina 11-17 Ages 11-17 Gender Icon Female Only Interested in Enrolling?
Studies Seeking Participants IconStudies Seeking Participants Location iconResidents of North Carolina 11-17Ages 11-17 Gender IconFemale Only Sign Up IconInterested in Enrolling?

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Who Can Participate?

  • Girls 11-17 years old.
  • Have had their period for more than 2 years and less than 5 years.
  • Have no family history of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) or other reproductive disorders.

What Is Required?

  • An initial visit at the Clinical Research Unit, with a follow-up visit every six months until 18 years old.
  • Parents or guardians must consent for the study, and a parent or guardian must be present at all study visits.
  • Oral glucose tolerance test to measure how well the body can break down sugars.
  • Finger prick and urine tests to measure hormones.
  • Ultrasounds of the abdomen to look at the ovaries and uterus.
  • Some test results will be provided.
  • Study participants will be paid $200 for the initial visit. Additional compensation will be paid for follow-up visits.

Who Is Running the Study?

A team, led by pediatrician and hormone specialist Natalie Shaw, M.D., at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Clinical Research Unit.

Lead Researchers

Natalie D. Shaw, M.D., MMSc.

Natalie D. Shaw, M.D., MMSc.

Tel 984-287-3716
natalie.shaw@nih.gov
Learn More About Natalie D. Shaw, M.D., MMSc.

Natalie D. Shaw, M.D., M.M.Sc. received a B.S. from Cornell University, an M.D. from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, and a Masters in Medical Sciences (MMSc) from Harvard Medical School. She completed her pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, a pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital, and a clinical research fellowship in the Reproductive Endocrine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.

In 2015, Shaw was one of five junior researchers selected as a Lasker Clinical Research Scholar by the National Institutes of Health. The Lasker program is a joint partnership between the NIH and the Lasker Foundation designed to support a small number of exceptional clinical researchers in the early stages of their careers. Its goal is to promote the development of physician-scientists as they transition to fully independent positions. When Shaw joined NIEHS in September 2015, she became the first Lasker Scholar in the history of the institute.

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Last Reviewed: December 11, 2023