Research and clinical trials

The Women’s In Time program helps young people up to the age of 24 with cancer preserve their fertility at no cost. This gives families hope for the future along with life-saving treatment.

Each year we produce a report on the impact of our important research. Our 2024 Research Report (released in 2025) is aptly named ‘Research for change'.

New research from the Women’s shows that over half of women who had surgery for an ectopic pregnancy also had hidden endometriosis.

Historically a male-dominated field, the dial is slowly shifting in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths. At the forefront is the next generation of women and girls entering into science and healthcare careers.

A new national initiative will bring hope to families affected by childhood cancers. Over the next five years, hundreds of children and young adults with cancer will be offered fertility preservation to start families of their own later in life.

Researchers from the Royal Women’s Hospital joined leading international experts to share the latest in newborn medicine at the annual Cool Topics conference last week.

Thousands of individuals struggling to conceive will be the beneficiaries of a generous $1.6m donation that will boost infertility research at the Women’s.

Born very prematurely at 25 weeks’ gestation, identical twins Joshua and Noah had to fight to survive. While in their mother’s womb, the boys had developed a rare and potentially fatal condition.

Menopause is more than a hormone-deficiency disease, say a group of international researchers in a first-ever series on menopause published in The Lancet today.

Our annual Meet a Scientist event showcases career opportunities for young women in science.