Catriona Bradshaw

Associate Professor (Research), Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic Catriona.Bradshaw@monash.edu

Core expertise

Bacterial vaginosis (BV)
Sexually transmitted infections
Mycoplasma genitalium
HIV infection

Biography

Catriona is a sexual health physician with a strong interest in clinical and epidemiological research in sexually-transmitted infections, with a particular focus on bacterial vaginosis, the vaginal microbiome and Mycoplasma genitalium. She became a fellow of the Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, Royal Australian College of Physicians, in 2003, and undertook a post-doctoral fellowship at the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash
from 2007-2010.

articles

Mycoplasma genitalium: The common STI you've probably never heard about

You can have this STI without knowing it, or have symptoms. It can affect men and women, and it can be treated with antibiotics. Left untreated, it may cause complications.

Medicine and health

Doctors, we've got a problem 'down there'

It's the most common vaginal infection affecting women of reproductive age, but is often considered a non-serious condition – and that needs to change.

Medicine and health