Research funds to help treat ovarian diseases
Friday, 19 November 2010
University of 亚洲色吧 reproductive health specialist will use a $765,370 research fellowship to help prevent and treat ovarian diseases, which are a major cause of infertility.
Professor Rodgers, from the University's and the , has been awarded a five-year for this project, starting in 2011.
The endocrine specialist and his research team will look at key aspects of ovarian function to better understand the role that ovaries play on a woman's overall health.
"Reproductive health critically impacts on a woman throughout her life, irrespective of her choice to have children," Professor Rodgers says.
"The ovary governs physiological events and health at puberty, across the menstrual cycle, during the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy, and at birth, lactation and menopause.
"Despite recent advances, many aspects of ovarian function are poorly understood," Professor Rodgers says.
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