Reproductive health research in Australia and New Zealand: highlights from the Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology, 2019
Amy Winship A , Jacqueline Donoghue B , Brendan J. Houston C , Jacinta H. Martin D , Tessa Lord D E , Alaknanda Adwal F , Macarena Gonzalez F , Elodie Desroziers G H , Gulfam Ahmad I , Dulama Richani J and Elizabeth G. Bromfield![https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7256-1403](/media/client/orcid_16x16.png)
A Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Stem Cells and Development Program, Monash University, 19 Innovation Walk, Clayton, Vic. 3800, Australia.
B The University of Melbourne, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gynaecology Research Centre, Royal Women’s Hospital, 20 Flemington Rd, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia.
C School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, 25 Rainforest Walk, Clayton, Vic. 3800, Australia.
D Hunter Medical Research Institute, Pregnancy and Reproduction Program, Lot 1 Kookaburra Cct, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia.
E Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science, Discipline of Biological Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2300, Australia.
F School of Medicine, Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
G Department of Physiology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
H Centre for Neuroendocrinology, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
I The University of Sydney Medical School, Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
J School of Women’s and Children’s Health, Fertility & Research Centre, University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia.
K Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht, Netherlands.
L Corresponding author: Elizabeth.bromfield@newcastle.edu.au
Reproduction, Fertility and Development 32(7) 637-647 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD19449
Submitted: 9 December 2019 Accepted: 13 December 2019 Published: 1 April 2020
Journal Compilation © CSIRO 2020 Open Access CC BY-NC-ND
Abstract
The 2019 meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB) provided a platform for the dissemination of new knowledge and innovations to improve reproductive health in humans, enhance animal breeding efficiency and understand the effect of the environment on reproductive processes. The effects of environment and lifestyle on fertility and animal behaviour are emerging as the most important modern issues facing reproductive health. Here, we summarise key highlights from recent work on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and diet- and lifestyle-induced metabolic changes and how these factors affect reproduction. This is particularly important to discuss in the context of potential effects on the reproductive potential that may be imparted to future generations of humans and animals. In addition to key summaries of new work in the male and female reproductive tract and on the health of the placenta, for the first time the SRB meeting included a workshop on endometriosis. This was an important opportunity for researchers, healthcare professionals and patient advocates to unite and provide critical updates on efforts to reduce the effect of this chronic disease and to improve the welfare of the women it affects. These new findings and directions are captured in this review.
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