Month: August 2022

Dr Maryam Jessri Queensland Health Throughout life, the teeth and gingivae are readily susceptible to hormonal changes, among other contributing factors. Menopause, although physiologic and inevitable, may adversely affect the oral health and hygiene. Previous narrative and systematic reviews have...

Associate Professor Sarah Zaman Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney Heart disease in women has been historically under-recognised and under-treated, and it is only recently that the myriad of sex and gender differences have come to light. Traditionally considered a...

Dr Amanda Beech Royal Hospital for Women Guidelines around prescribing menopause hormone therapy can be generalisable to the community as a whole but far less specific when it comes to the more complex patient.  This presentation will look at the...

Professor Ajay Rane OAM, PSM Head of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Consultant Urogynecologist at James Cook University As women pass through menopause, a biological process of tissue transformation takes place. This is most prominent in the pelvic structures and can...

Howard N. Hodis, M.D. Harry J. Bauer and Dorothy Bauer Rawlins Professor of Cardiology; Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine; Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology; Director, Atherosclerosis Research Unit; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; Keck School of Medicine; University of...

Dr Jane Elliott General Practitioner, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide Guidelines for prescribing MHT advise that “Duration of treatment should be consistent with the treatment goals of the individual, and...

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor Amanda Vincent MBBS, B Med Sci (Hons), PhD, FRACP 1. Head, Early Menopause research, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 2. Endocrinologist,...

Dr Amie Hanlon Private gynaecologist Abnormal vaginal bleeding has many potential causes, with the type and timing of bleeding helping to determine those most likely. This presentation will revise normal menstrual patterns and abnormal bleeding patterns, and will then focus...

Professor Gavin Jack Monash Business School As the global workforce is increasingly feminized and ageing, growing numbers of women are going through menopause at work. Now a hot topic in the popular media and employer circles in some countries, academics...

Dr Sonia Davison Monash University There are many options for management of bothersome symptoms around the time of the menopause. Although menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is the most effective option for management of vasomotor and genito-urinary symptoms, some women are...