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Preventative Medicine: An Important Benefit of Participation in Clinical Research Studies!

Awareness about your overall state of health and risk for disease is one of the most important tools you can use to be healthy throughout your life. Routine tests and exams are essential to understanding your body, catching illness early and making important lifestyle choices.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends the following preventative examinations:
Women Ages 19-39:
Yearly Exams:
  • Pap smear
  • Pelvic exam
  • Breast exam
  • Physical exam (which includes height, weight, blood pressure)
  • Urinary and fecal incontinence

For High-Risk Groups:

  • Fasting glucose testing (diabetes test)
  • Cholesterol test
  • Mammography
  • Hemoglobin level assessment
  • Lipid profile assessment
  • Sexually transmitted disease testing
Women Ages 40-64:
Yearly Exams:
  • Pap smear
  • Pelvic exam
  • Physical exam
  • Mammography (every 1-2 years until age 50, yearly beginning at age 50)
  • Rectovaginal examination (beginning at age 50)
  • Cholesterol test
  • Fecal occult blood test (beginning at age 50)
  • Fasting glucose test (every 3 years after age 45)
  • Urinary and fecal incontinence

For High-Risk Groups:

  • Hemoglobin level assessment
  • Colonoscopy,
  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone test
  • Lipid profile assessment
  • Sexually transmitted disease testing
Women Ages 65 and Older:
Yearly Exams:
  • Pap smear
  • Pelvic exam
  • Physical exam
  • Rectovaginal exam
  • Mammography
  • Urinalysis
  • Cholesterol test
  • Fecal occult blood test
  • Fasting glucose testing (every three years)
  • Urinary and fecal incontinence
  • Bone density scan

For High-Risk Groups:

  • Hemoglobin level assessment
  • Colonoscopy
  • Lipid profile assessment
  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone test
  • Sexually transmitted disease testing

* The National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends that the following groups of women also have yearly bone density scans: All post-menopausal women who have had a fracture, and have an estrogen-deficiency or low body weight, low calcium intake, and other risk factors.
Preventative Testing at The Clinical Research Center
The majority of the above preventative tests, exams, and screenings are administered by our experienced and professional doctors, nurse coordinators, and laboratory technicians at no cost to volunteers participating in clinical research studies.

We provide every patient with written test results. We confidentially discuss all test results completed during a research study, and answer any questions or concerns you might have.

Participating in a clinical research study not only benefits the future of women's health, but the screening tests and exams help you to remain aware of potential changes in your body that could impact the future of your health.