Media

• Education in Nutrition: PCOS - Current research and practical applications presented by Dr Stephanie Pirotta, PhD, APD. Click here

• Jean Hailes For Women’s Health Magazine: How to trust your gut in the confusing world of food: Click here

• The House of Wellness: Is this the winning formula you need for weight loss results? Click here

• The New Daily article : Dietary Supplements Could Be Doing You More Harm Than Good: Click here

• Jean Hailes For Women’s Health Magazine: Foods For Your Future Health: Click here

• Medical Observer Magazine: Eating For Two: Click here

• Jean Hailes For Women’s Health: Talking PCOS and Diet: Click here

• Women’s Wellbeing article: How To Reward Yourself With No Regrets: Click here

• Your Life Choices article: Think You Way To Healthy Eating: Click here

• Channel 9 The Today Show: Endometriosis. Click here

• Jean Hailes for Women’s Health: How to trust your gut in the confusing world of food. Day 5 of Women’s Health Week 2024. Click here

Podcasts

• Squiz Today: Menopause and feeling good: Click here

• Dietitian Connection: PCOS: Busting myths, boosting fertility & managing symptoms: Click here

• On the House: Dr Stephanie Pirotta. Motherhood - A nutritional approach to fertility Click here or watch the video here

• Good Enough Nutrition by Nadia Maxwell: Endometriosis & nutrition with a researcher and dietitian: click here

• The Pelvic Health Podcast: PCOS and the role of lifestyle Interventions: click here

• Fill Your Cup: Dr Stephanie Pirotta - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Misdiagnosis, Treatment and Management through Lifestyle Changes: Click here

• Fill Your Cup: Dr Stephanie Pirotta - Endometriosis, Plans for Conception and Holistic Management: Click here

• Eating Fit: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Diagnosis, Types and Dietary Management with Dietitian Stephanie Pirotta: Click here

• Fill Your Cup: Top 5 Nutrients to Eat during Pregnancy To Boost Your Postpartum Recovery with Dietitian Stephanie Pirotta: Click here

Published Papers

1. C Tran, S Pirotta, H Hailu, P Kandel, H Skouteris & B Hill. Structural weight stigma in healthcare toward preconception, pregnant and postpartum women: A systematic review. 2025. Obes. Rev. Sep;26(9):e13933. doi: 10.1111/obr.13933

2. Brania N, Adler H, Richardson E, Ng C, O’Hara R, Pirotta S, Schubert R, Parker LT & Van Niekerk L. Debunking the ‘mystical condition’ of Endomeriosis. What people living with endometriosis want you to truly understand. 2025. JWRH. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2025.2525429

3. Pirotta S, Barker A, Morello R, Rosenich E, Perin S, De Araugo S, Lim YY & Darshini Ayton. A clinician implementation protocol for BetterBrains: An online person-centred risk factor management program to prevent cognitive decline. 2025. AJA. Mar;44(1):e70005. doi: 10.1111/ajag.70005

4. Colombo Giorgia E, Pirotta S, Sabag A. Diet and exercise in the maangement of polycystic ovary syndrome: practical considerations for person-centered care. 2023. Semin Reprod Med. 41(01/02): 026-036 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1777116

5. Nguo, K, McGowan, M.A., Cowan, S., Davidson, Z., Pirotta, S., Dordevic, A., Hajishafiee, M., Teede, H.J., Carmichael, M, & Moran, L. Exploring the physiological barriers to weight management in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a scoping review. 22 March 2023, In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 82, OCE2, p. e130 1p. 10.1017/S0029665123001398

6. Cowan S, Grassi A, Couch LM, Jeanes Y, Lim S, Pirotta S, Harris S, McGirr C and Moran L. Evidence-Based Lifestyle Guidelines and Self-Management Strategies Utilized by Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. 2023. Nutrients. 15(3) 589. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030589

7. Cowan S, Lim S, Alycia C, Pirotta S, Thomson R, Gibson-Helm M, Blackmore R, Naderpoor N, Bennett C, Ee C, Rao V, Mousa A, Alesi A and Moran L. Lifestyle management in polycystic ovary syndrome - beyond diet and physical activity. 2023. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 23:14 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-022-01208-y

8. Avery J, Pirotta S, Jiskoot G and Gibson-Hlem M. Scoping appropriate quality of life dimensions for the development of a meaningful quality of life tool for PCOS. The ‘HERAQoL-P.’ 2022. Fertility and Reproduction. 4 (3) no.4 pp 173. https://doi.org/10.1142/S266131822274084X

9. Safiri S, Noori M, Nejadghaderi SA, Mousavi SE, Karamzad N, Sullman MJM, Pirotta S, Collins GS, Abdollahi M, Kolahi AA. Comparison of the burden of anorexia nervosa in the Middle East and North Africa region between 1990 and 2019. 2022. Journal of Eating Disorders. 10 (1) 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00718-3

10. Ayton D, Pirotta S, Moretto R, Rosenich E, Barton C, Lavale A, Pase MP, Maruff P, Yassi N, Brodtmann A, Lim YY and Barker A. Protocol for a mixed-methods process evaluation of BetterBrains: A person-centered online intervention to delay cognitive decline in adults at risk of dementia. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2022. 1-15. https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad220341

11. Lim YY, Ayton DR, Perin S, Lavale A, Yassi N, Buckley R, Barton C, Burns LJ, Morello R, Pirotta S, Rosenich E et al. An Online, Person-Centered, Risk Factor Management Program to Prevent Cognitive Decline: Protocol for A Prospective Behavior-Modification Blinded Endpoint Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2022. 1602-1622

12. Ee C, Pirotta S, Mousa A, Moran LJ and Lim SS. Providing lifestyle advice to women with PCOS: an overview of practical issues affecting success. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 2021 21:234. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00890-8

13. Tay CT, Pirotta S, Teede HJ, Moran LJ, Robinson T, Skouteris H, Joham AE and Lim SS. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Models of Care: a review and qualitative evaluation of a guideline-recommended integrated care. 2021. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine. 2021. (Published online ahead of print June 29 2021). DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1727191

14. Lim S, Wright B, Savaglio M, Goodwin D, S Pirotta, Moran LJ. An analysis on the implementation of the evidence-based PCOS lifestyle guideline: Recommendations from women with PCOS. Seminars of Reproductive Medicine. 2021. (Accepted 13/8/2021).

15. Lim S, Lee WK, Tan A, Chen M, Tay CT, Sood S, Pirotta S, Moran LJ, Daivadanam M, Busija L, Skouteris H, Awoke MA & Hill B. Peer-supported lifestyle interventions on body weight, energy intake and physical activity in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2021. Obesity Reviews (Accepted 17/7/2021).

16. Pirotta S, Lim SS, Grassi A, Couch LM, Jeanes YM, Joham AJ, Teede H and Moran LJ. Relationships between self-management strategies and physical activity and diet quality in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Patient Education and Counseling. 2022. Patient Education and Counselling. 105 (1) 190-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.04.036

17. Kandel P, Lim S, Pirotta S, Skouteris H, Moran LJ and Hill B. Enablers and barriers to women's lifestyle behavior change during the preconception period: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews. 2021, 22 (7):e13235. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13235

18. Pirotta S, Joham AE, Moran LJ, Skouteris H & Lim SS. Implementation of the polycystic ovary syndrome guidelines: A mixed method study to inform the design and delivery of a lifestyle management program for women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Nutrition & Dietetics. 2021 (Online ahead of press). DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12670

19. Pirotta S, Joham AE, Moran LJ, Skouteris H and Lim SS. Implementation of evidence-based PCOS lifestyle management guidelines: perceived barriers and facilitators by consumers using the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B Model. Patient Education and Counseling. 2021, 104 (8): 2080-2088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.01.036

20. Pirotta S, Joham AJ, Grieger JA, Tay CT, Bahri-Khomami M, Lujan M, Lim SS and Moran LJ. Obesity and the Risk of Infertility, Gestational Diabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine. 2020. 38(06):342-351. DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1726866

21. Lim S, B Hill, Pirotta S, Moran LJ and O’Reilly S. What are the most effective behavioural strategies in changing postpartum women’s physical activity and healthy eating behaviours? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020,9:237. DOI: 10.3390/jcm9010237

22. Nkrumah I, North M, Kothe E, Lin Chai, Pirotta S, Lim S and Briony H. The relationship between pregnancy intensions and diet or physical activity behaviours in the preconception and antenatal periods: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. 2020, 65(5):660-680. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13112

23. Pirotta S, Barillaro M, Brennan L et al. Disordered eating behaviours and eating disorders in women in Australia with and without polycystic ovary syndrome: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019,8:1682  DOI: 10.3390/jcm8101682

24. Pirotta S, Joham A, Hochberg L, et al. Strategies to reduce attrition in weight loss interventions: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 2019; 20: 1400– 1412. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12914

25. Pirotta S, A Watts, S Marks and C Lo. Medical management of obesity. September. 2019. Australian Doctor How To Treat. Available from: https://www.ausdoc.com.au/how-treat/medical-management-obesity

26. Pirotta S, Lo C, Brennan L, et al. Lifestyle management of overweight and obesity. April. 2018. Australian Doctor How To Treat. Available from: https://www.ausdoc.com.au/how-treat/lifestyle-management-overweight-and-obesity

27. Pirotta S, Kidgell DJ & Daly RM. Effects of vitamin D supplementation on neuroplasticity in older adults: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomised trial. Osteoporosis International. 2015; 26(1): 131-140. DOI: 10.1007/s00198-014-2855-6

Chapters

• Pirotta S, Rao V, Avery J. Global context of specific diseases and quality of life: the example of polycystic ovary syndrome in “Handbook of the Behavior and Psychology of Disease” (2024) (Martin C, Preedy VR, Patel VB, Rajendram R) (eds) Springer (in Press)