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Biography
Luk Rombauts is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University and the Head of Reproductive Medicine at Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health. He is the Research Director of Monash IVF and a Research Fellow of the Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research.
His clinical interests include the management of male and female infertility, reproductive microsurgery, and advanced laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of severe endometriosis.
He has a strong academic track record in women's health. He has extensive expertise in clinical and translational research in the field of reproductive medicine. His main research interests include endometriosis and embryo implantation. He has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has given many invited lectures at international conferences. He was the scientific chair of the 2008 World Congress on Endometriosis and the 2012 World Congress of Human Reproduction.
He is a training supervisor and examiner for the Certificate of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, a subspecialty degree obtained through the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Assoc Prof Rombauts is a Board Member of the World Endometriosis Society and the editor of the World Endometriosis Society's electronic Journal. He is a trustee of the World Endometriosis Research Foundation Board and a Board Member of the Fertility Society of Australia. He is also a member of the RANZCOG Grants and Scholarship Committee. He is associate editor of Human Reproduction, the highest ranking journal publishing original research in the field of reproductive medicine.
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Projects 2011 2020
Validation of a Prognostic Assay for Embryo Transfer Outcome
Edgell, T., Salamonsen, L., Rombauts, L. & Vollenhoven, B.
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1/01/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Health and fertility of young men conceived using intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection
McLachlan, R., Halliday, J., Amor, D. J., Lane, M., McBain, J., O'Bryan, M., Rombauts, L. & Saffery, R.
1/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Improving oocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number to enhance female reproductive capacity
St John, J., McKenzie, M., Western, P., Rombauts, L., McLachlan, P. R. & Carmody, D. R.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Facilitating endometrial receptivity to improve pregnancy outcomes
Dimitriadis, E. & Rombauts, L.
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1/01/17 → 31/10/18
Project: Research
Research Output 1997 2019
Endometrial thickness in modified natural-cycle frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles: Should we ignore the red traffic lights?
Davenport, M. J., Rombauts, L. J. R. & Mol, B. W., Feb 2019, In : Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 98, 2, p. 267-267 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Germ cell arrest associated with a SETX mutation in ataxia oculomotor apraxia type 2
Catford, S. R., O'Bryan, M. K., McLachlan, R. I., Delatycki, M. & Rombauts, L., 1 Jan 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Human growth hormone for poor responders: a randomized placebo-controlled trial provides no evidence for improved live birth rate
Norman, R. J., Alvino, H., Hull, L. M., Mol, B. W., Hart, R. J., Kelly, T. L., Rombauts, L. & on behalf of theLIGHT investigators, Jun 2019, In : Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 38, 6, p. 908-915 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Assessment of potential biomarkers of pre-receptive and receptive endometrium in uterine fluid and a functional evaluation of the potential role of CSF3 in fertility
Edgell, T. A., Evans, J., Lazzaro, L., Boyes, K., Sridhar, M., Catt, S., Rombauts, L. J. F., Vollenhoven, B. J. & Salamonsen, L. A., 1 Nov 2018, In : Cytokine. 111, p. 222-229 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
EndoART: A proposed randomized controlled trial on endometriomas in assisted reproductive technologies, comparing the effect of no intervention, surgery, and prolonged GnRH downregulation on pregnancy rates
Tomassetti, C., Adamson, D., Arici, A., Canis, M., Hompes, P., Hummelshoj, L., Mol, B-W., Nardo, L., Rombauts, L. & D’Hooghe, T., 1 Sep 2018, In : Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders. 10, 3, p. 158-173 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review