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Professor Helena Teede

Director, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation; Professor of Women's Health; Endocrinologist at Monash Health, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), Monash University

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Quoted in the press on 2 topics since 22 Jun 2025

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OfficeMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), Monash University, MelbourneThe organisation’s office, not a personal address.

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Professor Helena Teede: key facts

Kind of voice
Academic
Role
Director, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation; Professor of Women's Health; Endocrinologist at Monash Health
Organisation
Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), Monash University
Quoted on
Women's health & gynaecology
Press coverage
Also cited
Most recently quoted
1 Oct 2026
First quoted
22 Jun 2025

03  Profile

Who Professor Helena Teede is

Professor Helena Teede is Director of the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI) at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and an endocrinologist at Monash Health. MCHRI is a partnership between Monash University and Monash Health, and she established it and leads a cross-disciplinary team of more than 150 staff and students.

Her work covers women's health, including PCOS, pregnancy and menopause, as well as diabetes and metabolic health, and she focuses on turning research evidence into clinical practice and policy. She led the international evidence-based PCOS guideline and, with 56 patient and professional organisations including the UK charity Verity, the global process to rename PCOS as Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). She argues that the old name contributed to missed diagnoses and inadequate treatment, because there is no increase in abnormal ovarian cysts and the condition's diverse features were often unappreciated.

She holds an Order of Australia for services to women's health.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Led the process to rename PCOS as Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), working with 56 patient and professional organisations, including Verity (PCOS UK). Source ↗

  2. 02

    Chaired the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of PCOS (2023 edition, titled PMOS). Source ↗

  3. 03

    Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2017. The citation credits her with spearheading the world's first evidence-based PCOS guidelines. Source ↗

  4. 04

    Holds an Order of Australia for services to women's health. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Australian and NZ College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and the UK College of Obstetrics. Source ↗

  5. 05

    Established MCHRI and was Executive Director of Monash Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. She led the establishment of, and was inaugural chair of, the Australian Health Research Alliance and the National Women's Health Research Translation and Impact Network. Source ↗

Research & publications

Publication records from OpenAlex and Europe PMC, matched on name and affiliation. Every entry links to its DOI so the attribution can be checked.

04  The signal · where Professor Helena Teede sits on women's health & gynaecology

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One of the voices most often quoted in the press on women's health & gynaecology.

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  1. Dr Sue Mann portraitDr Sue MannClinicianNational Clinical Director for Women's Health, NHS EnglandLeading
  2. Dr Alison Wright portraitDr Alison WrightClinicianPresident, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)Leading
  3. Prof Ranee Thakar portraitProf Ranee ThakarClinicianPresident (2022–2025), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)Leading
  4. Dr Louise Newson portraitDr Louise NewsonClinicianFounder, GP and hormone specialist, Newson Clinic (Newson Health)Leading
  5. Emma Cox portraitEmma CoxSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Endometriosis UKLeading
  6. Professor Helena Teede portraitProfessor Helena TeedeAcademicDirector, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation; Professor of Women's Health; Endocrinologist at Monash Health, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), Monash UniversityLeading
  7. Lucky SaraswatClinicianHonorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, consultant Gynaecologist and lead for Aberdeen Endometriosis Centre in NHS GrampianLeading
  8. Marie Anne LedinghamClinicianconsultant clinical advisor for women's and reproductive health at NICELeading

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05  On the record · press

What Professor Helena Teede has said

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  • theguardian.com
  • bbc.com
  • dailynexus.com
  • emjreviews.com
  • endocrine.org

Where Professor Helena Teede has been quoted

  1. Why changing polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) mattersdailynexus.com · 1 Oct 2026
  2. What in the World | Will the PCOS name change help young women get treatment?bbc.com · 11 Jun 2026
  3. UK guidelines to adopt ‘PMOS’ as new name for PCOSpulsetoday.co.uk · 20 May 2026
  4. From PCOS to PMOS: What the name change to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome means for women's healththeconversation.com · 18 May 2026
  5. PCOS renamed PMOS in global overhaul of women’s health termtucson.com · 13 May 2026
  6. Leading infertility cause - polycystic ovary syndrome - renamed in push for better carenews.sky.com · 13 May 2026
  7. PCOS Renamed PMOS in Landmark Global Consensus - EMJemjreviews.com · 12 May 2026
  8. Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome: New name to improve diagnosis and care of condition affecting 170 million women worldwide | Endocrine Societyendocrine.org · 12 May 2026
  9. New name for PCOS gives new hope to millions of womentheguardian.com · 12 May 2026
  10. Opinion | What's in a Name? A New One Might Help PCOS Patientsmedpagetoday.com · 14 Jan 2026
  11. UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to adapt Monash-led International PCOS Guideline for UK health professionalsmonash.edu · 29 Oct 2025
  12. I was diagnosed with PCOS – and was soon drowning in misinformationtheguardian.com · 22 Jun 2025

How we found the articles that name Professor Helena Teede: we searched news for these terms.

  • women's health
  • gynaecology
  • endometriosis
  • menopause
  • HRT
  • cervical screening
  • women's health strategy
  • women's health hub

Also searched with “women's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Women's health & gynaecology

Verbatim

“delayed diagnosis, fragmented care, and stigma, while curtailing research and policy framing.”
Professor; director of Monash University's Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation; endocrinologist · Women's health & gynaecology · dailynexus.com · 1 Oct 2026 · Read the article
“led the name-changing initiative”
Professor at Monash University in Australia · Women's health & gynaecology · bbc.com · 11 Jun 2026 · Read the article
“Authors of the Lancet paper Professor Helena Teede from Monash University and colleagues said the previous term implied pathological ovarian cysts, obscuring the condition's 'diverse endocrine and metabolic features' and contributing to 'delayed diagnosis, fragmented care and stigma'.”
Professor at Monash University · Women's health & gynaecology · pulsetoday.co.uk · 20 May 2026 · Read the article
“PMOS is building on what we knew before but really is reflective of the much more diverse and broad features of this condition.”
Professor and endocrinologist, Monash University · Women's health & gynaecology · theconversation.com · 18 May 2026 · Read the article
“It was very clear that the name was inaccurate.”
endocrinologist and professor of women's health at Monash University · Women's health & gynaecology · tucson.com · 13 May 2026 · Read the article
“What we now know is that there is actually no increase in abnormal cysts on the ovary, and the diverse features of the condition were often unappreciated. It was heart-breaking to see the delayed diagnosis, limited awareness and inadequate care afforded to those affected by this neglected condition.”
Director of Monash University's Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation in Australia · Women's health & gynaecology · news.sky.com · 13 May 2026 · Read the article
“What we now know is that there is actually no increase in abnormal cysts on the ovary, and the diverse features of the condition were often unappreciated. It was heart breaking to see the delayed diagnosis, limited awareness, and inadequate care afforded those affected by this neglected condition.”
Director, Monash Centre for Health Research & Implementation and endocrinologist, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia · Women's health & gynaecology · emjreviews.com · 12 May 2026 · Read the article
“Make no mistake, this is a landmark moment that will lead to desperately needed worldwide advancements in clinical practice and research.”
Director, Monash Centre for Health Research & Implementation; endocrinologist, Monash Health · endocrine.org · 12 May 2026 · Read the article
“The term PCOS didn't capture the "multi-system burden that people with this condition have suffered", and that it "directs attention to only one organ".”
endocrinologist, director of Melbourne's Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation · Women's health & gynaecology · theguardian.com · 12 May 2026 · Read the article
“It's an honour to have NICE adapt the International PCOS Guideline. It is the first Guideline to be adapted by NICE, a testament to the exceptional work of the global PCOS network, methodological rigour of evidence synthesis and the integrity of our guideline development process.”
Professor at Monash University, led the International PCOS Guideline · Women's health & gynaecology · monash.edu · 29 Oct 2025 · Read the article
“They're not actual true cysts. They're follicles or eggs that are just developing along a pathway, but they stop developing normally because they don't like the hormones that they're floating around in.”
Australian endocrinologist and expert in PCOS at Monash University in Melbourne · Women's health & gynaecology · theguardian.com · 22 Jun 2025 · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. Helena Teede - Monash University (research profile). Her role as Director of MCHRI, her Monash Health endocrinologist role, her Order of Australia, her college fellowships, her research interests and her leadership roles.
  2. Helena Teede - MCHRI. Her current title and role, the 150+ staff team, and that MCHRI is a partnership between Monash University and Monash Health.
  3. About us - Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation. That MCHRI was established in 2011, that she is its Director, and that it focuses on women's health, PCOS and early menopause.
  4. Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome: New name to improve diagnosis and care (Monash University). That she led the PCOS-to-PMOS renaming, her stated rationale for it, and the partner organisations involved, including Verity (PCOS UK).
  5. PMOS Media Information - Verity, the UK PCOS Charity. The UK link: Verity was one of the 56 organisations involved, and the new name is relevant to women in the UK.
  6. Professor Helena Teede - Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Fellowship elected in 2017, and the citation about the first evidence-based PCOS guidelines.
  7. Professor Helena Teede - Medical Journal of Australia. Her leadership roles, past presidency of the Endocrine Society of Australia, and her publication record.
  8. International evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of PMOS 2023. That she chaired the guideline's advisory committee.

07  Contact & links

Staff page
mchri.org.au/about-mchri/our-people/helena-teede
Staff page
research.monash.edu/en/persons/helena-teede
Website
monash.edu/medicine/mchri/about

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Professors, researchers and think-tank analysts quoted on the strength of their research rather than a clinical role. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 13 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.