Dr Alex Polyakov
MBBS FRANZCOG, MClinEpid, MReproMed, GradCertEBM
A flexible approach, from conception to delivery
Dr. Alex Polyakov is a Consultant in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology practicing in Melbourne.
While Dr Polyakov has broad experience in many aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology his sub specialties focus specifically on treatments in the following areas:
- Pregnancy normal and high risk
- Infertility
- Endometriosis
- Endometrial Abnormalities
- Fibroids
- Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
- Vasectomy and Reversals
- Male infertility and abnormal sperm count
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
As well as gynaecological conditions that may require surgery and experience in advanced laparoscopic techniques.
Qualifications
Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Medicine
- Bachelor of Surgery, University of Adelaide( MBBS)
Postgraduate
- Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FRANZCOG)
- Masters of Reproductive Medicine with Distinction University of NSW, 2010 (MReproMed)
- Masters of Clinical Epidemiology/Biostatistics with Distinction University of Newcastle 2010 (MClinEpid)
- Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based medicine (GradCertEBM)
Our Services for About
Appointments
Clinical Appointments
- Medical Director, Melbourne IVF, Royal Womens Hospital, Parkville
- VMO in Obstetrics,Gynaecology Royal Womens Hospital, Parkville
- VMO in Reproductive Biology Royal Womens Hospital, Parkville
Private Hospitals Appointments
- Specialist Consultant, Melbourne IVF/Vitrus Health
- Melbourne IVF/Private Practice, East Melbourne
- Consultant at Freemasons hospital
- Consultant at Francis Perry House
- Consultant at St Vincents Private Hospital
Other Appointments
Registrations
- Full Specialist Registration Medical Board of Vic.
- Medical Indemnity MIPS-M900047261
Professional Memberships
- Australian Medical Association
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- American Society of Reproductive Medicine
- European Society of Human Reproduction
Publications
- Prognostic significance of steroid receptor positivity and adjuvant progestogen use in endometrial stromal sarcoma.
Cade TJ, Quinn MA, Rome RM, Polyakov A.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 Oct;54(5):453-6. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12245. - Comparison of ultrasonic shears and traditional suture ligature for vaginal hysterectomy: randomized controlled trial.
Fitz-Gerald AL, Tan J, Chan KW, Polyakov A, Edwards GN, Najjar H, Tsaltas J, Vollenhoven B.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2013 Nov-Dec;20(6):853-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.05.019. - Which women develop urgency or urgency urinary incontinence following midurethral slings?
Lee JK, Dwyer PL, Rosamilia A, Lim YN, Polyakov A, Stav K.
Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Jan;24(1):47-54. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-1844-6. Epub 2012 Jun 22. - The accuracy of spot urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio in confirming proteinuria in pre-eclampsia.
Cade TJ, Gilbert SA, Polyakov A, Hotchin A.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2012 Apr;52(2):179-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01409.x. Epub 2012 Feb 15. - Does pre-operative traction on the cervix approximate intra-operative uterine prolapse? A randomised controlled trial.
Chao FL, Rosamilia A, Dwyer PL, Polyakov A, Schierlitz L, Agnew G.
Int Urogynecol J. 2012 Apr;23(4):417-22. doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1656-0. Epub 2012 Jan 26. - Persistence of urgency and urge urinary incontinence in women with mixed urinary symptoms after midurethral slings: a multivariate analysis.
Lee JK, Dwyer PL, Rosamilia A, Lim YN, Polyakov A, Stav K.
BJOG. 2011 Jun;118(7):798-805. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02915.x. Epub 2011 Mar 10. - Primary psoas muscle abscess in pregnancy.
Swanson A, Lau KK, Korman TM, Wallace EM, Polyakov A.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Dec;48(6):607-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2008.00921.x. Erratum in: Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2009 Jun;49(3):253. Kornman, Tony [corrected to Korman, Tony M]. - Intra-abdominal haemorrhage at 17 weeks gestation caused by placenta percreta: a case report.
Judson E, Polyakov A, Lawrence A.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Apr;48(2):220-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2008.00850. - Patterns of antenatal corticosteroid prescribing 1998-2004.
Polyakov A, Cohen S, Baum M, Trickey D, Jolley D, Wallace EM.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 Feb;47(1):42-5. - Clinicians and computers: friends or foes?
Polyakov A, Palmer E, Devitt PG, Coventry BJ.
Teach Learn Med. 2000 Spring;12(2):91-5. - O&G Magazine, 10:64-66, 2008
Polyakov A. Evaluations in PNG. F1000 See www.facultyof1000.com - Is it possible to apply trial outcomes to a real‐world population? A novel approach to External Validity Analysis.
Agresta, F. , Fois, R. , Garrett, C. , Rozen, G. and Polyakov, A. (2019),
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. - Use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in normospermic men may result in lower clinical pregnancy and live birth rates.
Sustar, K. , Rozen, G. , Agresta, F. and Polyakov, A. (2019)
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. -
Secondary sex ratio of assisted reproductive technology babies
Nathira Abdul Majeed, Charley Zheng, Alex Polyakov, Megan Pucci, Mohamed Hatta Tarmizi, Mie Mie Cho Win
Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, Year 2019, Volume 8, Issue 2 [p. 88-92] -
Does nifedipine improve outcomes of embryo transfer?: Interim analysis of a randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled trial.
Ng KKL, Rozen G, Stewart T, Agresta F, Polyakov A.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jan;98(4):e14251. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014251. -
Implications of the introduction of new criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes: a health outcome and cost of care analysis.
Cade TJ, Polyakov A, Brennecke SP. BMJ Open. 2019 Jan 4;9(1):e023293. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023293. -
A double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial assessing the effects of nifedipine on embryo transfer: Study protocol.
Ng KK, Rozen G, Stewart T, Agresta F, Polyakov A. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Dec;96(51) -
IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN AMH AND MENSES RESUMPTION AFTER BREAST CANCER TREATMENT?
G Rozen, C Zheng, F Agresta, C Garrett, K Stern, R Knight, A Polyakov
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (2016) 12, 131-132 -
Maternal vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy prevents vitamin D deficiency in the newborn: an open-label randomized controlled trial.
C.P. Rodda, J.E. Benson, A.J. Vincent, C.L. Whitehead, A. Polyakov and B. Vollenhoven
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2015 Sep;83(3):363-8. doi: 10.1111/cen.12762. Epub 2015 Apr 8.
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Prognostic significance of steroid receptor positivity and adjuvant progestogen use in endometrial stromal sarcoma.
Cade TJ, Quinn MA, Rome RM, Polyakov A.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 Oct;54(5):453-6. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12245. -
Comparison of ultrasonic shears and traditional suture ligature for vaginal hysterectomy: randomized controlled trial.
Fitz-Gerald AL, Tan J, Chan KW, Polyakov A, Edwards GN, Najjar H, Tsaltas J, Vollenhoven B.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2013 Nov-Dec;20(6):853-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.05.019. -
MiniArc Monarc suburethral sling in women with stress urinary incontinence – an RCT.
J. Lee, A. Rosamilia, P. Dwyer, Y. Lim, E. Thomas, C. Murray, E. Fitzgerald, A. Leitch, A. Polyakov and L. Schierlitz. BJU Int (2013) 111: 13-119. doi:10.1111/bju.12069 -
MiniArc Monarc suburethral sling in women with stress urinary incontinence—an RCT 12m follow up.
Lee J, Rosamilia R, Lim Y, Polyakov A, et al. Int Urogynecol J (2013) 24(Suppl 1) pp108-109 -
Which women develop urgency or urgency urinary incontinence following midurethral slings?
Lee JK, Dwyer PL, Rosamilia A, Lim YN, Polyakov A, Stav K.
Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Jan;24(1):47-54. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-1844-6. Epub 2012 Jun 22. -
The accuracy of spot urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio in confirming proteinuria in pre-eclampsia.
Cade TJ, Gilbert SA, Polyakov A, Hotchin A.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2012 Apr;52(2):179-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01409.x. Epub 2012 Feb 15. -
Does pre-operative traction on the cervix approximate intra-operative uterine prolapse? A randomised controlled trial.
Chao FL, Rosamilia A, Dwyer PL, Polyakov A, Schierlitz L, Agnew G.
Int Urogynecol J. 2012 Apr;23(4):417-22. doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1656-0. Epub 2012 Jan 26. -
LONG TERM FOLLOW UP OF THE OUTCOME OF THE MONARC MIDURETHRAL SLING FOR URODYNAMIC STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE.
CR Dowling, JK Lee, E Fitzgerald, A Polyakov, A Rosamilia
INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL 23, S215-S216 -
MINIARC AND MONARC SUBURETHRAL SLING IN WOMEN WITH STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE-A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
J Lee, A Rosamilia, P Dwyer, YN Lim, E Thomas, C Murray, E Fitzgerald, A Polyakov, CR Dowling
INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL 23, S142-S144 -
Bakri Balloon: an effective treatment in the management of severe postpartum haemorrhage - an Australian experience.
Epitawela D, Polyakov A, Cole S
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2012; 119(6):13-14 -
Should conservative management be considered in women with mixed urinary incontinence prior to surgery?
Jk-S Lee · Pl Dwyer · A Rosamilia · Yn Lim · A Polyakov · K Stav
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 11/2011; 118(12):1538-9. -
MATERNAL VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION DURING PREGNANCY PREVENTS VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN THE NEWBORN: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
CP Rodda, JE Benson, AJ Vincent, CL Whitehead, A Polyakov
Osteoporosis International 22, S553-S553 -
Persistence of urgency and urge urinary incontinence in women with mixed urinary symptoms after midurethral slings: a multivariate analysis.
Lee JK, Dwyer PL, Rosamilia A, Lim YN, Polyakov A, Stav K.
BJOG. 2011 Jun;118(7):798-805. -
Post-warming Parameters of Vitrified Embryos and their Effect on Pregnancy Rate
I Rose, T Osianlis, A Polyakov
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 50:42-42 · October 2010 -
Birth weights and Stimulation Protocols in Fresh (sET) and Frozen Single Embryo Transfers (sFET)
Kate Bainbridge, Tiki Osianlis, Alexander Polyakov, Beverley Vollenhoven
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 10/2010; 50:23-23. -
Comparative Study of IVF Outcome in PCO and Non-PCO Patients
October 2010 · Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 10/2010; 50:22-22.
Emily Shields · Tiki Osianlis · Alex Polyakov · Beverley Vollenhoven ·Luk Rombauts -
The effect of midurethral slings on persistence of urgency and urgency urinary incontinence in women with mixed urinary symptoms.
Lee J · Dwyer P · Lim Y · Rosamilia A · Polyakov A · Alvarez J · Stav K
Neurourology and Urodynamics 01/2010; 29(6):1121-1122. -
The effect of midurethral slings on denovo urgency and urgency urinary incontinence.
Lee J · Dwyer P · Rosamilia A · Lim Y · Polyakov A · Alvarez J · Stav K
Neurourology and Urodynamics 01/2010; 29(6):1119-1121. -
Intra-abdominal Hemorrhage at 17 Weeks' Gestation Caused by Placenta Percreta.
E Judson, A Polyakov, A Lawrence
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 29 (3), 162-163 -
Primary psoas muscle abscess in pregnancy.
Swanson A, Lau KK, Korman TM, Wallace EM, Polyakov A.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Dec;48(6):607-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2008.00921.x. Erratum in: Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2009 Jun;49(3):253. Kornman, Tony [corrected to Korman, Tony M]. -
Intra-abdominal haemorrhage at 17 weeks gestation caused by placenta percreta: a case report.
Judson E, Polyakov A, Lawrence A.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Apr;48(2):220-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2008.00850. -
Patterns of antenatal corticosteroid prescribing 1998-2004.
Polyakov A, Cohen S, Baum M, Trickey D, Jolley D, Wallace EM.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 Feb;47(1):42-5. -
Clinicians and computers: friends or foes?
Polyakov A, Palmer E, Devitt PG, Coventry BJ.
Teach Learn Med. 2000 Spring;12(2):91-5.