Menopause Research Institute is not a replacement of normal, routine gynecological care for the perimenopausal or menopausal woman. Indeed, we want to make it absolutely clear that this is not what MRI stands for. In conceptionalizing MRI before its initial creation, we spent considerable time and research effort on determining [1] what clinical services perimenopausal and menopausal women really needed on a sub-specialty care level (since they, of course, were already receiving many services from the general gynecologist); and [2] which, amongst such services, were currently not available in the New York City area.

Our research led us to a number of very specific program needs and it is these service needs we are now attempting to address through MRI.