Australian Male Infertility Exposure (AMIE) Study
Research area: Genetics > Reproductive Epidemiology | Status: Active

This study aims to determine the lifestyle and environmental factors that put men at risk of infertility.
Infertility is common. About 30,000 couples seek help to have a baby each year in Australia. What most people don’t know is that in about half the couples needing help, it is the man that has a fertility issue.
The causes of infertility in most men are still a mystery. There is some evidence that lifestyle and environmental exposures have something to do with it, but the research is limited.
Infertility is common. About 30,000 couples seek help to have a baby each year in Australia. What most people don’t know is that in about half the couples needing help, it is the man that has a fertility issue.
The causes of infertility in most men...
Infertility is common. About 30,000 couples seek help to have a baby each year in Australia. What most people don’t know is that in about half the couples needing help, it is the man that has a fertility issue.
The causes of infertility in most men are still a mystery. There is some evidence that lifestyle and environmental exposures have something to do with it, but the research is limited.
Overview
This study aims to get a better understanding of the lifestyle and environmental risk factors for unexplained male infertility. We will ask 2,000 men from Australian IVF Clinics to take part in this study. Half of those men will have fertility problems and half won’t.
Australian Male Infertility Exposure AMIE Study
Professor Jane Halliday, Reproductive Epidemiology, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Information for participants
If you are attending one of the following infertility clinics and want to be involved, please talk to your fertility doctor about signing up or getting more information:
Research team
Group leader - Reproductive Epidemiology
- Professor Jane Halliday
Group members
- Dr Sarah Biggs
- Dr Sharon Lewis
- Ms Joanne Kennedy
Collaborators
- Medical Research Futures Fund (EPCD000007)
Contact us
AMIE Study
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
The Royal Children's Hospital
50 Flemington Road
Parkville VIC 3052
Australia
Dr Sarah Biggs
Senior Research Officer
Phone: +61 3 8341 6200
Email:
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