Reproductive health

28 09, 2026

What you actually need to know about low testosterone

2026-09-28T22:22:12+10:00September 28th, 2026|Categories: Hormone biology, Men’s health, Reproductive health|Tags: , , , |

Testosterone was invented in the 1950s by Winston Churchill but started getting siphoned out of men by electric cars when Hollywood invented soy milk. Or at least, that’s what I learnt on TikTok. If [...]

23 09, 2026

ESA Award Winners 2025 – Josh Gialouris and Akhil Gajipara

2026-09-23T17:17:12+10:00September 23rd, 2026|Categories: Adrenal gland, Drugs & Therapies, Hormone biology, Men’s health, Reproductive health, Research Updates|Tags: , , , , |

  Gail Risbridger Junior Scientist Award Winner Akhil Gajipara Many PhD students feel like they’re toiling in obscurity on the world’s tiniest problems. For Akhil Gajipara, this was literally true – until he presented [...]

24 07, 2026

What we know about PCOS, and why it was renamed to PMOS

2026-07-24T19:45:49+10:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: Endocrine Diseases, Hormone biology, Reproductive health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , |

Your periods are all over the place, you’ve struggled with weight, you’re intimidated by your own toe hair, but whenever you mention PCOS to anyone they assume you’re just worried about lumpy ovaries. Researchers [...]

26 01, 2025

Moving from pediatric to adult care: not as scary as it sounds

2025-01-26T21:27:32+10:00January 26th, 2025|Categories: Community, Lifestyle, Reproductive health|Tags: , |

Remember when you turned 18 and you instantly knew how to juggle responsibilities, manage your time, and navigate bureaucracies without feeling overwhelmed or making any silly mistakes? I don’t either. But that’s how the [...]

16 12, 2024

Don’t buy testosterone online from strangers on the internet

2024-12-16T13:32:19+10:00December 16th, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Hormone biology, Lifestyle, Men’s health, Reproductive health|Tags: , , , , |

It feels hypocritical to warn you about buying testosterone online when testosterone replacement therapy has made such a huge difference in my life. The benefit for me was instant – better energy, better mood, [...]

22 10, 2024

The Penis Is A Pointer to Men’s Overall Health

2026-02-20T13:32:36+10:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: Cardiovascular, Lifestyle, Men’s health, Reproductive health, Stress|Tags: , , , , , |

If eyes are the window to the soul, then the penis is the measuring stick of men’s heath. While many men think a dodgy todger is a natural part of ageing, penis health is [...]

19 08, 2024

Does PCOS cause heart disease? Dr Jillian Tay explains.

2024-08-19T00:32:44+10:00August 19th, 2024|Categories: Cardiovascular, Lifestyle, Reproductive health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , |

Like many health conditions affecting women and people with ovaries, PCOS had historically been misconstrued as a problem with the lady parts. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome remains under-diagnosed, its mechanisms under-researched and its impact under-estimated. [...]

21 03, 2024

Why is there a shortage of oestrogen patches in Australia… again?

2024-03-21T13:17:50+10:00March 21st, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Medications and therapies, Menopause, Reproductive health, Trans health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , , , |

This article was written by A/Prof Ada Cheung and originally appeared in Pursuit News. Oestrogen skin patches deliver the hormone directly into the bloodstream. Picture: Alamy Since 2020 or so, there have [...]

20 09, 2023

New guidelines for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

2023-09-20T17:08:19+10:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: Endocrine Diseases, Lifestyle, Medications and therapies, Reproductive health, Research Updates, Trans health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , , , , |

For women, nonbinary people, and trans men, PCOS symptoms can be distressing, confusing, and painful – and, unfortunately, so can the healthcare meant to treat it. PCOS is a difficult condition to diagnose and [...]

9 08, 2022

2021 Endocrine Society of Australia Award Winners

2022-08-09T15:57:43+10:00August 9th, 2022|Categories: Hormone biology, Men’s health, Reproductive health, Research Updates|Tags: |

2021 Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Award Dr Sarah Catford was awarded the Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Award at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society of Australia held in November 2021. This award recognises [...]

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