Anetta Rybak
General Practitioner
- Qualifications: MB,BS (WA) VGDWH Cert. SH&FPA FRACGP
- Available: Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays
- Special interests: Women's Health and Menopause Management
Dr Anetta Rybak is a specialist general practitioner with primary focus on Menopause Health and Management. She has had extensive training and expertise in a wide range of women’s health issues. Dr Rybak obtained her medical degree at the University of Western Australia in 1999. She completed her specialist GP training, gaining FRACGP fellowship in 2006 and has postgraduate qualifications in women’s health including a Vocational Diploma of Women’s Health (King Edward Memorial Hospital) and a Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Medicine (Family Planning Australia).
Dr Rybak is a member of European Menopause and Androgen Society (EMAS) as well as AMS (Australasian menopause society) and IMS (International Menopause Society). She is also a member of EMAS (on management of medical conditions during menopause transition). Dr Rybak regularly participates in education from local menopause focused training courses to attending international conferences. Dr Rybak endeavors to keep abreast with evolving knowledge and clinical developments in the area of menopause medicine. She is passionate about empowering women to embrace menopause and to continue living a healthy, active and fulfilling life.
Dr Rybak focuses on various aspects of menopause management including:
- menopausal symptom management including non-hormonal pharmacological therapy
- menopause hormone therapy
- vulvovaginal health
- breast examination and breast cancer risk assessment
- osteoporosis prevention and bone health assessment
- cervical smear testing
- perimenopause
- perimenopausal contraception
- preventative medicine
Please note that Dr Rybak does not prescribe compounded hormonal products in alignment with the recommendations of the International Menopause Society.
Dr Rybak has expertise in treating various aspects of women’s health including:
- contraception and family planing
- cervical screening and breast check
- vulvo-vaginal conditions
- genito-urinary problems
- menstrual disorders
- heavy, painful or irregular periods
- pelvic pain assessment
- polycystic ovarian syndrome assessment
- STI screening
- PMS and PMDD
- preconception advice
- assessment of suspected subfertility
