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Media Release

27 July 04

Women Wanted for Ovarian Health Study

Healthy women, who are five years past their last menstrual period, are needed for an Australian study of ovarian health.

"Currently there are no health programs for assessing the ovary as there are for the breast and the cervix," said Professor David Healy, Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University and the chief researcher on the study.

"This is the first Australian study to establish an ovarian health program for healthy postmenopausal women, who are at risk of developing ovarian cancer," Professor Healy said.

The study will set the parameters for a health program to be available to postmenopausal women to check their ovaries, in the same way that pap screens and mammograms are available to women wishing to check their cervix or breasts.

The improved ovarian cancer test, consisting of CA125 and the hormone inhibin, developed by Associate Professor David Robertson and colleagues at Prince Henry's Institute, will be tested for the first time on healthy postmenopausal women.

'We hope this program will help doctors to find any abnormalities in the ovary and hence may play a role in assisting to detect ovarian cancer," said Associate Professor Robertson.

Women who qualify for the study will undergo a blood test and have a highly sensitive vaginal ultrasound test of their ovaries. A repeat consultation will be offered to those with an abnormal test.

This study is funded by the National Australia Bank Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Inc and Inhibin Pty Ltd.

The study is a collaboration between the National Australia Bank Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, Monash University, Prince Henry's Institute and the Jean Hailes Foundation.

For more information about the study call 03 9544 0599

or contact Ian Muchamore, Science Communications

Tel : (03) 9594 4049 or 0415 551 705

 





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