Leadership roles:

Clinical Director Women's Health

Lead Clinician for Fertility

Clinics:

General Gynaecology -Tuesday pm - RHCH

Fertility Clinics - Alternate Wednesdays pm - RHCH

Specialist interests:

Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery (minimal access) including laparoscopic hysterectomy

Fertility

Reproductive endocrinology-PCOS, premature ovarian insufficiency, primary or secondary amenorrhoea

Adolescent gynaecology

Endometriosis

Training and education:

Completed medical training gaining honours in 1990 and went on to do extensive post-graduate training in London, working at both Hammersmith and St Mary’s Hospitals. During this time she spent three years working in the Hammersmith In-Vitro Fertilisation Unit and completed research in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Fertility.

A further two-year surgical fellowship in minimal access (laparoscopic and hysteroscopic) surgery led to accreditation in this area by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Also accreditated in ultrasound scanning.

Awarded the MD degree from the University of London for research into Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

Experience:

Mrs Renee Behrens has been a Consultant Gynaecologist at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital since March 2008. She runs the Fertility service at Winchester, offers advanced minimal access surgery and established the early pregnancy unit, a service dealing with complications of early pregnancy. She is the lead for Gynaecology, Fertility and Clinical Director for Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Deputy Clinical Director Women’s Health.  She has previously served as College Tutor overseeing postgraduate education for trainees in Obstetrics and gynaecology as well as Lead for gynaecology for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight integrated care board and Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.  She currently provides appraisals for doctors as part of their annual re accreditation.

Research:

I remain involved in research and was an investigator in the national multi-centre HEALTH study from 2014 – 2017 and Principal Investigator for the GEM3 study (2016 – 2020).

Publications:

A 5-year experience of the changing management of ectopic pregnancy. Janet Berry, Mark Davey, Mei-See Hon & Renée Behrens (2016) Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Optimising the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Janet Berry, Mark Davey, Mei-See Hon & Renée Behrens (2016)  Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm following laparoscopic hysterectomy. An unusual cause of  delayed heavy vaginal bleeding. D Miligkos, K Louden, A Page & R Behrens. Gynecol Surg. (2013) 10:223-225

Infertile women with isolated polycystic ovaries are deficient in endometrial expression of osteopontin but not v3 integrin during the implantation window.  R DuQuesnay, C Wright, A Abdul Aziz, GWH Stamp, GH Trew, R Margara and J.O. White Fertil Steril 2009 Feb;91(2):489-99

Fibroids: advances in treatment. R DuQuesnay Postgraduate Doctor. (2001) 17(1): 23-27.

International Presentations:

Outcome of subsequent delivery in women with previous OASIs. Thiel, M and Behrens, R. IUGA, Nice France June 2015

Pregnancy of unknown location. Muzaffar, S & Behrens, R Oral Presentation, AEPU, Leeds, 11/13.

Laparoscopic resection of accessory uterine cavity. D Miligkos, R Behrens, C Francis, K Louden. Poster, British Society of Gynae Endoscopy, Cardiff (2012).

The management of ectopic pregnancies. J Berry, H Covell, J Pennekett, R Behrens (2012) Poster, SWOGS Torquay.

Laparoscopic hysterectomy in a district general hospital. D Miligkos, R Behrens, K Louden (10/12), Poster SWOGS Torquay 

Women with ovulatory polycystic ovaries are deficient in the expression of osteopontin and tumor necrosis factor- converting enzyme (TACE) during the window of implantation. Renee DuQuesnay, Corrina Wright, Anita Abdul Aziz, Gordon Stamp, Raul Margara and John White Society for Gynecological Investigation, Houston USA (March 2004), Poster

Radical resection of deeply infiltrating endometriosis.  R DuQuesnay, L McEwan, T Miskry, A Farthing.  Victor Bonney Society Autumn Lecture, The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (October 2006) ORAL –  second prize

Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy in second trimester pregnant patients: Is it a safe option?  SV Phadnis, R DuQuesnay, ML Padwick. International Society of Gynecological endoscopy, London UK-oral presentation (April 2005)