Professor Ben W. Mol

Professor Ben W. Mol
Chair in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- About
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Biography
Ben (Willem) Mol joined the Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research in 2020 in a part-time position next to his position as professor of O&G at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Professor Mol continues to work towards the development of large collaborative networks internationally: he has strong working relationships in The Netherlands, Europe and the United Kingdom, across Australia and New Zealand, as well as the United States, Canada, China, Viet Nam, South Africa, and Brazil. He (re)-demonstrated the effectiveness of cervical pessary to prevent preterm birth, balloon for induction of labour and tubal flushing for infertility.
Working in The Netherlands until 2013, he was instrumental in setting up the Dutch research consortium in Women's health. He was recognized in Nature as one of the 100 most proliferative authors in Medicine and in his specialty . His professional adagium is “A Day without Randomisation is a Day without Progress”.
Qualifications
- PhD Medicine1999 - University of AmsterdamWith honours
- MD Medicine1993 - University of Amsterdam
- BSc Economics1991 - University of Amsterdam
- FRANCOG Obstetrics and Gynaecology2017 - RANZCOG
External Memberships
Professor at Monash University
Member of Dutch Society for Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Member of Royal Australian New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Member of ESHRE, SMFM, Soc. Clinical Trials, ACTA
Editor of Human Reproduction Open
Latest Publications
Biosimilars versus the originator of follitropin alfa: Randomized controlled trials are still the best way to evaluate their comparative effectiveness in assisted reproduction
Drug Discovery Today, vol. 28, no. 2, 103425Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2022.103425
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Elective induction of labour and expectant management in late-term pregnancy: A prospective cohort study alongside the INDEX randomised controlled trial
European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, vol. 16, 100165Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurox.2022.100165
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Indications and surgical route for hysterectomy for benign disorders: a retrospective analysis in a large Australian tertiary hospital network
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, vol. 306, pp. 2027-2033Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://rdcu.be/c0ysz
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06736-5
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Balloon catheters versus vaginal prostaglandins for labour induction (CPI Collaborative): an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
The Lancet, vol. 400, no. 10364, pp. 1681-1692Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01845-1
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Dietary and/or physical activity interventions in women with overweight or obesity prior to fertility treatment: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 11, 065206Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065206
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Prizes and Awards
Jan Swammerdam Prize 2001 for best PhD thesis The Netherlands
ZonMW Pearl 2013 for outstanding contribution to Research
NHMRC Research Excellence Award 2014 Top Ranked Practitioner Fellow
Alexandre Yersin Prize for Outstanding Medical Publications in Viet Nam (2019 and 2020)
- Research
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Research Overview
Much medical practice around the world is conducted without evidence that interventions are beneficial to the patient and will not cause harm. Professor Ben Mol aims to develop evidence on the effectiveness of all medical interventions in this area, preferably through large collaborations in randomised clinical trials, to provide insight on the available evidence tailored to the individual patient for both patients and doctors. To achieve this, international collaboration through coordination of research agendas for clinical and basic research, and the establishment of guidelines is essential. The group aims to involve young people, create large datasets and initiate international collaboration.
Research Areas
Biomedical Sciences
Research Specialisms
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Epidemiology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- Publications
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Biosimilars versus the originator of follitropin alfa: Randomized controlled trials are still the best way to evaluate their comparative effectiveness in assisted reproduction
Drug Discovery Today, vol. 28, no. 2, 103425Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2022.103425
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Elective induction of labour and expectant management in late-term pregnancy: A prospective cohort study alongside the INDEX randomised controlled trial
European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, vol. 16, 100165Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurox.2022.100165
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Indications and surgical route for hysterectomy for benign disorders: a retrospective analysis in a large Australian tertiary hospital network
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, vol. 306, pp. 2027-2033Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://rdcu.be/c0ysz
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06736-5
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Balloon catheters versus vaginal prostaglandins for labour induction (CPI Collaborative): an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
The Lancet, vol. 400, no. 10364, pp. 1681-1692Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01845-1
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Dietary and/or physical activity interventions in women with overweight or obesity prior to fertility treatment: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 11, 065206Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065206
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Diagnosing ectopic pregnancy using Bayes theorem: a retrospective cohort study
Fertility and SterilityContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.09.016
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Cell-free DNA screening for rare autosomal trisomies and segmental chromosome imbalances
Prenatal Diagnosis, vol. 42, no. 11, pp. 1349-1357Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.6233
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19590/1/Raymond_etal_Cell_free_DNA_VOR.pdf
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Comparison of endometrial preparation protocols (natural cycle versus hormone replacement cycle) for frozen embryo transfer (COMPETE): A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 10, e063981Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063981
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Data Integrity Assessment in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction, vol. 51, no. 8, 102440Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogoh.2022.102440
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Impact of recurrent pregnancy loss history on reproductive outcomes in women undergoing fertility treatment
American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.014
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