Keogh Institute for Medical Research

Focus on the interface between reproduction and metabolism

The Keogh Institute for Medical Research is a privately funded, non-profit organisation. It was founded in 1983 as the Reproductive Medicine Research Institute by the late Clinical Associate Professor, Ted Keogh, and was renamed in his honour in 1996.  The activities of the Keogh Institute are overseen by a Board of Management and a Research Committee.

The Keogh Institute is an endocrine based organisation which provides a clinical service and conducts clinical and laboratory research with a focus on the interface between reproduction or reproductive hormones and metabolism, particular cardiometabolic risk.  The Keogh Institute offers doctors and their patients a centre of excellence, with skill and experience across a wide range of disciplines, to ensure treatment is evidence-based.

Male Clinical and Research programmes

Clinical services in male health

The Keogh Institute provides clinical services in the following areas

Erectile dysfunction (impotence)

• Medical and counselling staff are experienced in the assessment and treatment of this common condition and the Institute is at the forefront of new developments in therapy

Premature ejaculation

• The Institute has medical staff with a particular expertise and international profile in the therapy of premature ejaculation

Male infertility

• Clinical and laboratory assessment of male fertility and infertility.
• State-wide provision of sperm bank facilities pre-vasectomy and for chemotherapy patients, and donor sperm banking.

Androgen deficiency

• Proper assessment of male androgen deficiency is of utmost importance before institution of therapy and the Keogh Institute has the expertise in endocrinology to provide this clinical service.

Research in male health

The Keogh Institute has a full program of research in andrology (male endocrinology). Researchers at the Institute have studied the prevalence of erectile dysfunction in Western Australia and its relationship to cardiovascular risk factor including smoking.  Research is continuing into the optimal treatment of erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and androgen deficiency and other conditions male ageing.  Our emphasis is on maintenance of health past middle age, particularly cardiovascular health and prevention of osteoporosis.

Female Clinical and Research programs

Clinical services in female health

The women’s clinic at the Keogh Institute is known as the Rosalie Gollan Centre for Women’s Health. The clinic provides a clinical service in:

Menopause

• Management of menopausal symptoms
• Assessment and maintenance of bone health

• Assessment of cardiovascular risk including risk of diabetes

Polycystic ovary syndrome

• Management of symptoms
• Treatment of infertility

Menstrual irregularity and anovulation

Healthy Woman Check

Female infertility

• The Institute assesses and manages problems with infertility, including ovulation induction and insemination.  The Institute is not an IVF unit but has a gynaecologist on staff with IVF expertise and appointment if IVF is necessary

Female sexual dysfunction

• Assessment and management by both counselling and hormonal therapies

Research in female health

The Keogh has an ongoing research program into many aspects of female sex hormonal disturbance, specifically the interaction of female sex hormones with cardiovascular risk and the optimisation of hormone treatment.  In particular the Institute has a national and international collaborative research programme in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

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The Keogh Institute for Medical Research offers our colleagues a non profit, consultative service in clinical management and laboratory diagnosis as well as a cryobiology service.  Institute staff includes medical and nursing staff, scientists, counsellors, allied health professionals.  The professional services provided by the Keogh Institute are backed by a proven track record of research.