Women's Health

Who we are

Dr. Anna Fenton
Dr. Anna Fenton is an endocrinologist with a specialty interest in women's health. She has trained in New Zealand, Australia and the USA. Her interests include the management of polycystic ovarian syndrome, menopause, PMS and metabolic bone disease.

Anna is the New Zealand representative on the Australasian Menopause Society Executive Council and the Co-editor-in-Chief of Climacteric, the journal of the International Menopause Society. She is a member of the International Society of Gynaecological Endocrinology. Anna is a director of Canterbury Bone Services which provides private and publicly-funded bone densities in Canterbury. She has been actively involved in quality control and accreditation for bone density providers.

What we do

Endocrinologists are trained to diagnose and treat hormone imbalances and problems by helping to restore the normal balance of hormones in your system. They take care of many conditions including:

diabetes
thyroid diseases
metabolic disorders
over or under production of hormones
menopause
osteoporosis
hypertension
cholesterol (lipid) disorders
infertility
lack of growth (short stature)
cancers of the endocrine glands

Anna Is a member of the PTAC sub-committee on osteoporosis and a past member of the board of Osteoporosis New Zealand. She serves on the board of Medical Assurance Society. Anna directs a busy research programme with studies in the areas of menopause management and osteoporosis. She is also involved in the teaching of medical students and junior doctors

To find out more about how Anna can help you, contact BMI.

Dr Anna Fenton
Endocrinologist
Unit B, 11 Caledonian Road,
Edgeware, Christchurch 8014
Phone 03 366 1925