Teenagers Needed for Vital BV Study!

If you’re not sure what’s happening to your vagina, but have bad smells and unusual discharge, you may have bacterial vaginosis (BV).

Vagina problems can be embarrassing, and you may have never seen a doctor about your vagina before, but ignoring the problem won’t make it go away. Get expert help, free, and be part of science!

Parents, caregivers, aunties, family friends – if you know a teenager who may have BV, please make sure they know about the study and feel comfortable signing up.

All your medical visits for the study are free
Get expert testing – free
One vaginal treatment – free
Friendly doctors and nurses
Be part of science and help women all over the world!

Who can take part in the study

Females aged 12-17 with BV or suspected BV (tests will confirm)
There are some location and medical requirements – please fill out the form to see the specifics and if they apply to you (it’s short!)

Locations of participating clinics

To participate in this study, you need to be located in or can travel to:

Miami FL
Sunrise FL
Jackson TN
Phoenix AZ
Aerie LA
Winston Salem NC
Raleigh NC
Greensboro NC
San Diego CA

Why do they want teenagers?

Normally when a study is done, regulators want as many age groups as possible to participate so researchers can get a broad idea of how the treatment affects different groups (if there are differences).

That means, for example, having young, middle-aged and old people, pregnant people and different ethnic groups involved in clinical trials.

Most research is not performed on teenagers for lots of reasons. Getting a decent-sized sample group isn’t always easy, especially when it comes to vaginal research.

Dare Bioscience wants to test their BV treatment on as many people as possible across multiple age groups, which requires teenagers to participate – a group not usually included in BV research.