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Ovarian Health Study
Posted 12 June 2009
A five year study of the ovarian health of 500 older Australian women is currently being completed by a research collaboration between PHI and our partners at Monash Medical Centre, Monash University and the Alfred Hospital.
In the study, women’s ovaries were assessed using ultrasound and two blood tests, known to indicate ovarian cancer risk, were also undertaken.
The hope is that by combining the results of these different health assessments doctors will be better able to identify ovarian health problems including cancer.
PHI researcher Associate Professor David Robertson, who leads the Reproductive Hormones laboratory, says that the findings take clinicians a step closer towards a community screening program which will have clear health benefits for post menopausal women. “What we are striving for is an effective clinical program which builds upon several detection technologies.