We are currently recruiting participants for the following studies

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Currently cleaning and analyzing data, and not recruiting participants

Details: Sexual Arousal in Asexual Men (SAAM)

Purpose: Have you ever wondered about how sexual orientation is related to sexual arousal? We are looking for men to participate in a research study examining how sexual orientation is related to sexual response.

Task and Approximate Time Commitment: You will be required to complete a self-report questionnaire assessing your sexuality, as well as a physiological measurement of your sexual arousal response.
REB file #12-284

Check out a video made by the UBC Sexual Health Lab about this. (but note that we are no longer recruiting participants for this study)

Currently in progress, but not recruiting participants

Sexual Orientation, Reproductive History, and the Immune System Study

We are looking for mothers of gay and straight men.

This study will investigate the biological origins of sexual orientation. Specifically, it will examine a mother’s reproductive history (e.g., # of pregnancies, male versus female children, # of miscarriages, birth weights of children) and her immune system functioning, and their relation, if any, to the sexual orientation of her children.

Mothers will fill out a short questionnaire and give a small blood sample (i.e., one small test-tube; 10 ml). The blood sample will allow us to test a mother’s immune system.

The information gathered will be kept in the strictest confidence by the researchers.

The study takes approximately 1/2 hour and mothers will receive compensation.
REB file #10-282

Please note all studies listed on this page have received approval from the Brock Research Ethics Board. If you have further questions regarding ethics, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Bogaert, Malvina, or the REB at reb@brocku.ca.