Prof Sonia Grover

Clinical Interests

Professor Sonia Grover provides expert care across all aspects of women’s reproductive health, with particular expertise in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. Her clinical interests include menstrual disorders (heavy bleeding and/or painful periods), amenorrhoea, ovarian conditions, congenital anomalies affecting the reproductive tract, reproductive hormonal disorders, and the cyclic exacerbation of non-gynaecological conditions such as seizures, asthma, and chronic fatigue.

Background and experience

Professor Sonia Grover has over 30 years of experience in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. She has an extensive record of research and publication in women’s health across all age groups and has played a key role in establishing paediatric and adolescent gynaecology as a recognised subspecialty in Australia and throughout Asia-Pacific and internationally. Her work has included teaching, mentoring, and providing clinical support to healthcare professionals in this field.

Professor Grover has established the Victoria-wide Kids and Teen Pelvic Pain Hub, a resource and referral service designed to improve access to care for children and young people with gynaecological conditions.

She has particular expertise in the care of young women with:

• Painful and heavy period and pelvic pain
• Bleeding disorders
• Congenital anomalies, including reproductive tract anomalies, bladder exstrophy, and variations in sex development such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, androgen insensitivity syndrome, Turner syndrome, and premature ovarian insufficiency
• Vulval skin conditions and Vulval pain (in all ages)
• Ovarian cysts and ovarian torsion

Professor Grover works collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive care tailored to each patient’s needs. Depending on the condition, this may involve close collaboration with paediatricians, paediatric endocrinologists, psychologists, haematologists, rehabilitation specialists, and surgeons.

As a gynaecological surgeon, Professor Grover has expertise in ovarian surgery and reconstructive procedures involving the reproductive and genital tract.

Professor Grover has published extensively in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. Her research interests include:

• Long-term outcomes for young women with congenital anomalies, including congenital adrenal hyperplasia, bladder exstrophy, cloacal anomalies, and vaginal agenesis
• Menstrual management in young women with intellectual disabilities
• Bleeding disorders
• Period and pelvic pain including long term outcomes
• Management of ovarian torsion

She’s the lead investigator for longSTEPPP a MRFF- endometriosis study