Referring to Dr Alice Huang, Melbourne gynaecologist and fertility specialist

Referring to Dr Alice Huang, Melbourne gynaecologist and fertility specialist

Your trust in Dr Huang’s care for your mutual patients is never taken for granted. Dr Huang diligently fosters ongoing collaborative relationships with her medical colleagues and allied health professionals to enhance patient care and improve outcomes.

Dr Huang is an experienced fertility specialist and gynaecologist practising in East Melbourne. With over two decades’ of clinical experience, she offers her expertise in fertility and general gynaecology, including infertility, PMOS/PCOS, abnormal uterine bleeding, fertility preservation, contraception, investigation of abnormal cervical screening with colposcopy, endometriosis, and uterine fibroids. Please note Dr Huang does not consult on urinary incontinence or prolapse.

Sending your referral

Referrals are accepted via:

Email: info@dralicehuang.com.au

Fax: +61 3 9417 1099

Post: Suite 8, 320 Victoria Pde, East Melbourne VIC 3002

In person: Given to the patient at the time of their appointment

Correspondence may also be sent and received via:

HealthLink: using ID drahuang

Medical Object: ID Dr Alice Huang

Once the referral has been received, Dr Huang’s clinic staff will liaise directly with your patient to organise their appointment. 

If you are making a fertility specialist referral, please ensure your patient and their partner (where applicable) are both named on the referral. This enables both to receive a Medicare rebate for the consultation. 

Urgent appointments

If your patient has a clinical indication that requires urgent gynaecological or fertility specialist attention, please contact the practice directly via:

Email: reception@dralicehuang.com.au

Phone: 03 9417 1088

Dr Huang’s administrative team is trained to identify and prioritise urgent cases, and will respond to your referral promptly.

Questions and clarification

Dr Huang is happy to receive calls or emails from referring GPs, specialists, and allied health professionals to discuss mutual patients. This open, collaborative approach builds trust between the clinicians involved in your patients care and supports good outcomes.

Non-referring clinicians with general gynaecology or fertility-related queries are also welcome to get in touch, but please note that patient confidentiality is taken seriously and no details about a patient’s care, even if a mutual patient, will be discussed without prior patient consent.


Recommended investigations

Where appropriate and within scope, referring practitioners may consider ordering the following investigations prior to referring to Dr Huang. Sending these reports along with your referral ahead of your patient’s appointment allows Dr Huang to maximise her consultation time and move forward with a tailored treatment plan.

First-line fertility investigations for female subfertility

  • Pre-pregnancy serology, including:
    • Full blood count
    • Blood group and antibody screen
    • Hepatitis B surface antigen
    • Hepatitis C antibodies
    • HIV-1 & HIV-2 antibodies
    • Syphilis serology
    • Rubella IgG
    • Varicella IgG
    • Serum vitamin D concentration
    • Ferritin/iron studies
    • Thyroid stimulating hormone
    • Measles IgG
    • Thalassaemia screening
  • Anti-Müllerian hormone testing
  • Pelvic ultrasound
  • Fallopian tubal patency testing where indicated (either concurrently with gynaecological pelvic ultrasound or hysterosalpingogram)

First-line fertility investigations for male subfertility

  • Semen analysis
  • Sperm antibodies where indicated
  • Thyroid function testing, baseline hormone workup, screening for chronic conditions such as diabetes if associated sexual dysfunction

Preliminary gynaecology investigations

  • Baseline ovarian reserve quantification
    • Anti-Müllerian hormone
    • Antral follicle count with ultrasound
    • Follicle-stimulating hormone levels at day 2-3 of menstrual period
  • Ovulation confirmation
    • Luteal phase progesterone taken 7-13 days before the next expected menstrual period
  • Investigations for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) (previously known as polycystic ovary syndrome- PCOS) or other causes of irregular periods
    • Pelvic ultrasound
    • Anti-Müllerian hormone
    • Oestradiol, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, progesterone
    • Human chorionic gonadotropin titre
    • Prolactin
    • Thyroid stimulating hormone
    • Testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, free testosterone
    • DHEAS
    • 17-OH-progesterone
    • Androstenedione 
    • Vitamin B12
    • Baseline risk factor screening for diabetes and cardiovascular disease if investigating PCOS, including cholesterol and lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, HbA1c