Clinical Research at Virginia Women’s Center is about improving safety and effectiveness in medicine for women. You see, it wasn’t until the 1990s that advancements in medical research began taking into consideration women’s bodies and metabolisms. The research that began at the turn of the 20th Century was performed exclusively on men. As a result, women in the United States were routinely prescribed drugs that had not been tested for safety or effectiveness in women.

Virginia Women’s Center was first chosen as a clinical research site in 1997, and we have been proud ever since to contribute to the future of medicine for women. From 2003-2006 Virginia Women’s Center was the only research site in the Richmond area involved in the clinical trial leading to FDA approval of Gardasil, the first-ever vaccine specifically designed to prevent cancer. Virginia Women’s Center’s work has also led to strides in hormone replacement therapy, endometriosis and numerous other gynecological situations.

This is important work. But we can’t do it without your participation. What can you do?
1) Check out available studies under the Current Studies tab at the left; contact the clinical research coordinator at (804) 662-6117 or womensresearch@vwcenter.com

2) Allow us to consider you for a future study by clicking on the Add My Name to the Clinical Research Database link. By signing this form, you are allowing us to contact you in the event we conduct a study of interest to you. Your completion of this form does NOT obligate you to participate in a study.  We appreciate your interest.

Dr. Peter Zedler discusses strides in women’s research on Virginia This Morning.