Dr Tamara Hunter

If you're looking for a Certified Specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) in Perth, you have come to the right place. My role is to help you identifying the problem, and choosing the right treatment with you and your family. In the Fertility area I help with identifying the causes why you're not falling pregnant, or assist with sperm, egg or embryo preservation. In the Gynaecology area I can help you with a wide range of conditions, from contraception and menstrual disorders to PCOS and fibroids. Use the Appointment button at the top or give us a call to make a booking.

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My Story

Before becoming a doctor, I completed an Exercise Science degree in 1996. I worked as an Exercise Physiologist and Corporate Health Consultant in Sydney, assisted in the set up and operation of Sydney Heart Image in 1999, Australia’s premier interventional cardiology and preventative health centre. Then... I went to medical school in 2000 to become a doctor. I returned to Perth in 2004, received 2 academic prizes for my work in pre-term birth and in-vitro maturation. My subspecialty training is in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

Committees

King Edward Memorial Hospital ROM Society president: 2008-2009

T&A Committee Western Australia: 2011

Fertility Society of Australia: member 2012-present

Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society: 2012-present

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Fellow 2012-present

Australian and New Zealand Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: 2017-present

Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecologists: 2017-present

Qualifications

CREI Fellow Comm. 2011 FRANZCOG 2012 MRANZCOG 2012 DRANZCOG 2005 Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) 2003 Bachelor of Exercise Science (Honours) 1996 Bachelor of Science (Human Movement) 1994

Papers

Huilin T, Hunter T, Hu Y, Zhai SD, Sheng X, Hart RJ. Cabergoline for preventing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. The Cochrane Library. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD008605

Raval A, Hunter TJ, Stuckey B, Hart R. Statins for women with polycystic ovary syndrome not actively trying to conceive. The Cochrane Library. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008565.pub2

Hunter TJ, Byrnes MJ, Nathan E, Gill A & Pennell CE. (2012) Factors influencing survival in previable preterm premature rupture of membranes. Journal of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 25(9): 1755-61.

Hunter T & Hart R. (2009) Endoscopic surgery for female infertility: A review of current management. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 49: 588-593.

Ong MJ, Guelfi KJ, Hunter TJ, Wallman KE, Fournier PA, Newnham JP. (2009) Supervised, Home-Based Exercise May Attenuate The Decline In Glucose Tolerance In Obese Pregnant Women. Diabetes and Metabolism. 35(5): 418-421. (Basis for NH&MRC Grant application 2010)

Hunter TJ, Maouris P & Dickinson J. (2009) The prenatal detection and conservative management of a partial fundal uterine dehiscence. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 2009;25:123-126.

Books

Hunter TJ & Hart R. (2013) Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Metabolic Syndrome. In Hollins-Martin C, van der Akker, O, Martin C, Preedy VR. (eds). Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Menstrual Cycle, Conception and Fertility. (publication pending).

Presentations

Hunter TJ, Walls, M, Ryan J, Junk S, Yeap D, Hart R. (2012) Characteristics of patients who underwent IVM in an Australian centre.
FSA 2012, Auckland New Zealand – Best Clinical Presentation – Winner BFS Prize.

Hunter TJ, Byrnes MJ, Nathan E, Gill A & Pennell CE. (2008) Prediction of outcomes in extreme preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM).
PSANZ Conference 2008, Gold Coast Queensland – Best New Scientific Investigator.
Society for Gynecological Investigation, Glasgow, Scotland 2009 – poster presentation.
Rising Stars Symposium, Women’s and Infants Research Foundation, October 2009 – invited presentation.

Hunter TJ & Olds T. (1996) Steroid users vs non-users: Socio-psychological characteristics. Sports Medicine Australia Conference Australia 1996