Chair of Women's Health, Monash University
I am specialist Endocrinologist (Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians) with a PhD in ovarian molecular biology. I am an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Chair of Women’s Health at Monash University Melbourne. I primarily undertake research to progress the understanding of the roles of oestrogens and androgens in non-reproductive health including: breast cancer, cardiovascular function, obesity, cognitive function, mood, sexual function and musculoskeletal health. I am a consultant Endocrinologist at Cabrini Medical Centre and the Alfred Hospital Melbourne.
Making sense of menopausal hormone therapy means understanding the benefits as well as the risks
Nov 19, 2019 03:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
At menopause, a womans ovaries lose their reproductive function. Eggs are no longer released and the production of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone falls. Its the lowered levels of oestrogen after menopause that...
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