Dietetics is the application of evidence-based, clinical nutrition sciences to better the overall health and wellbeing of a person. It considers an individual’s lifestyle preferences as well as their dietary requirements, medical history and medication use. In the context of women’s health, specialised dietitians may provide dietary guidance for women with:
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
- Endometriosis
- Fertility
- Chronic pelvic pain
Maven Centre’s dietitian, Dr Steph Pirotta, has completed not only her undergraduate food science and nutrition degree, but also her Master in Dietetics at Deakin University. After working with women within private practice, she realised there was a big need for further research in women’s health and nutrition and so went on to complete her PhD in PCOS at Monash University. Her PhD concentrated on the development of an evidence-based, multidisciplinary lifestyle program for women with PCOS to be implemented in a community setting. We are excited that Steph will be able to add such expertise to the multidisciplinary team at Maven Centre.
