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Professor Ben W. Mol

Professor Ben W. Mol
Professor Ben W. Mol
Professor Ben W. Mol

Chair in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

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ben.mol@abdn.ac.uk
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School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
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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 Medicine 
    1999 - University of Amsterdam 
    With honours
  • MD Medicine 
    1993 - University of Amsterdam 
  • BSc Economics 
    1991 - University of Amsterdam 
  • FRANCOG Obstetrics and Gynaecology 
    2017 - 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

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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

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

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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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  • Applying a simplified economic evaluation approach to evaluate infertility treatments in clinical practice

    Feng, Q., Li, W., Callander, E. J., Wang, R., Mol, B. W.
    Human reproduction (Oxford, England), vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 448–453
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • IVF versus IUI with ovarian stimulation for unexplained infertility: a collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis

    Lai, S., Wang, R., van Wely, M., Costello, M., Farquhar, C., Bensdorp, A. J., Custers, I. M., Goverde, A. J., Elzeiny, H., Mol, B. W., Li, W.
    Human Reproduction Update, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 174-185
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Statistical significance and publication reporting bias in abstracts of reproductive medicine studies

    Feng, Q., Mol, B. W., Ioannidis, J. P., Li, W.
    Human reproduction (Oxford, England), vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 548-558
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Considerations on implementation of the newest treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids: oral GnRH antagonists

    de Lange, M. E., Semmler, A., Clark, T. J., Mol, B. W. J., Bet, P. M., Huirne, J. A. F., Hehenkamp, W. J. K.
    British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 392-404
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Effect of small follicles on clinical pregnancy and multiple pregnancy rates in intrauterine insemination: a cohort study

    Du, T., Xie, Q., Qiu, J., Zhang, S., Mol, B. W., Zhang, S., Kuang, Y., Zhao, D., Li, W.
    Human reproduction (Oxford, England), vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 335-345
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Protocol for the development of a tool (INSPECT-SR) to identify problematic randomised controlled trials in systematic reviews of health interventions

    Wilkinson, J., Heal, C., Antoniou, G. A., Flemyng, E., Alfirevic, Z., Avenell, A., Barbour, V., Brown, N. J. L., Carlisle, J., Clarke, M., Dicker, P., Dumville, J., Grey, A., Grohmann, S., Gurrin, L. C., Hayden, J. A., Heathers, J., Hunter, K. E., Lasserson, T., Lam, E., Lensen, S., Li, T., Li, W., Loder, E., Lundh, A., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Mol, B. W., O’Connell, N. E., Parker, L., Redman, B. K., Seidler, A. L., Sheldrick, K. A., Sydenham, E., Torgerson, D. J., Wely, M. v., Wang, R., Bero, L., Kirkham, J. J.
    BMJ Open
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Attitudes, knowledge and practice regarding the anti-müllerian hormone test among general practitioners and reproductive specialists: A cross-sectional study

    Copp, T., Thompson, R., Hammarberg, K., Lensen, S., Augustine, L., Doust, J., Peate, M., Cvejic, E., Mol, B. W., Lieberman, D., McCaffery, K. J.
    BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • What do women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) understand about their chance of IVF success?

    McMahon, C., Hammarberg, K., Lensen, S., Wang, R., Mol, B. W., Vollenhoven, B. J. N.
    Human reproduction (Oxford, England), vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 130–138
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Adjuvants to prevent reformation of adhesions following adhesiolysis for Asherman syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Guo, J., Shi, X., Yu, F., Cao, J. H., Xia, E., Zhai, J., Mol, B. W. J., Li, T.
    Human Fertility, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 797-814
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Continuous glucose monitoring metrics and pregnancy outcomes in insulin-treated diabetes: A post-hoc analysis of the GlucoMOMS trial

    Rademaker, D., van der Wel, A. W., van Eekelen, R., Voormolen, D. N., de Valk, H. W., Evers, I. M., Mol, B. W., Franx, A., Siegelaar, S. E., van Rijn, B. B., DeVries, J. H., Painter, R. C.
    Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 3798-3806
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Does Day 3 embryo status matter to reproductive outcomes of single blastocyst transfer cycles?: A cohort study

    Qiu, J., Du, T., Guo, H., Mol, B. W., Lin, J., Zhao, D., Wang, Y., Kuang, Y., Li, W.
    BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 130, no. 13, pp. 1669-1676
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Placental, maternal, fetal, and technical origins of false-positive cell-free DNA screening results

    Raymond, Y., Fernando, S., Menezes, M., Mol, B. W., McLennan, A., da Silva Costa, F., Hardy, T., Rolnik, D. L.
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Incidence and management of premature rupture of membranes in Victoria, Australia: A retrospective cohort study of 636 590 births between 2009 and 2017

    Cameron, N. J., Wertaschnigg, D., Davey, M. A., Burger, R. J., Mol, B. W., Woolner, A. M.
    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The impact of body mass index on labour management and mode of delivery: A retrospective matched cohort study

    Zheng, K., Jones, M. N., Mol, B. W., Rolnik, D. L.
    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Vaginal micronised progesterone for the prevention of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Melo, P., Devall, A., Shennan, A. H., Vatish, M., Becker, C. M., Granne, I., Papageorghiou, A. T., Mol, B. W., Coomarasamy, A.
    BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Effect of telehealth-integrated antenatal care on pregnancy outcomes in Australia: an interrupted time-series analysis

    Thirugnanasundralingam, K., Davies-Tuck, M., Rolnik, D. L., Reddy, M., Mol, B. W., Hodges, R., Palmer, K. R.
    The Lancet Digital Health, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. e798-e811
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Endometrial scratching in women undergoing IVF/ICSI: an individual participant data meta-analysis

    van Hoogenhuijze, N. E., Lahoz Casarramona, G., Lensen, S., Farquhar, C., Kamath, M. S., Kunjummen, A. T., Raine-Fenning, N., Berntsen, S., Pinborg, A., Mackens, S., Inal, Z. O., Ng, E. H. Y., Mak, J. S. M., Narvekar, S. A., Martins, W. P., Steengaard Olesen, M., Torrance, H. L., Mol, B. W., Eijkemans, M. J. C., Wang, R., Broekmans, F. J. M.
    Human Reproduction Update, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 721-740
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Impact of fetal growth restriction on pregnancy outcome in women undergoing expectant management for preterm pre-eclampsia

    Cluver, C. A., Bergman, L., Bergkvist, J., Imberg, H., Geerts, L., Hall, D. R., Mol, B. W., Tong, S., Walker, S. P.
    Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 660-667
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Endometrial injury in women attempting to conceive following sexual intercourse or intrauterine insemination: a collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis (IPD-MA)

    Lai, S., Mol, B. W. J., Siristatidis, C. S., Papapanou, M., Li, W., van Wely, M.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2023, no. 10, CD015707
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Blastocyst quality and reproductive and perinatal outcomes: a multinational multicentre observational study

    Zou, H., Kemper, J. M., Hammond, E. R., Xu, F., Liu, G., Xue, L., Bai, X., Liao, H., Xue, S., Zhao, S., Xia, L., Scott, J., Chapple, V., Afnan, M., Morbeck, D. E., Mol, B. W. J., Liu, Y., Wang, R.
    Human reproduction (Oxford, England), vol. 38, no. 12, pp. 2391-2399
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Effectiveness of atosiban in women with previous single implantation failure undergoing frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

    Cai, H., Liu, S., Chen, L., Xie, J., Yang, C., Li, W., Mol, B. W., Shi, J.
    BMJ Open, vol. 13, no. 10, e076390
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Protocol for the development of a tool (INSPECT-SR) to identify problematic randomised controlled trials in systematic reviews of health interventions

    Wilkinson, J., Heal, C., Antoniou, G. A., Flemyng, E., Alfirevic, Z., Avenell, A., Barbour, V., Brown, N. J. L., Carlisle, J., Clarke, M., Dicker, P., Dumville, J., Grey, A., Gurrin, L. C., Hayden, J. A., Heathers, J., Hunter, K. E., Lasserson, T., Lensen, S., Li, T., Li, W., Loder, E., Lundh, A., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Mol, B. W., O' Connell, N. E., Parker, L., Redman, B. K., Seidler, A. L., Sheldrick, K. A., Sydenham, E., Torgerson, D. J., van Wely, M., Wang, R., Bero, L., Kirkham, J. J., Lam, E.
    Working Papers: Preprint Papers

  • Comparing the effect of CTG+STan with CTG alone on emergency Cesarean section rate: STan Australian Randomized controlled Trial (START)

    Kuah, S., Simpson, B., Salter, A., Matthews, G., Louise, J., Bednarz, J., Chandraharan, E., Symonds, I., McPhee, A., Mol, B. W., Turnbull, D., Wilkinson, C.
    Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 462-470
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Few randomized trials in preterm birth prevention meet predefined usefulness criteria

    van ‘t Hooft, J., van Dijk, C. E., Axfors, C., Alfirevic, Z., Oudijk, M. A., Mol, B. W., Bossuyt, P. M., Ioannidis, J. P.
    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 162, pp. 107-117
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Prevalence of female genital mutilation and associated factors among daughters aged 0–14 years in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic health surveys

    Ayenew, A. A., Mol, B. W., Bradford, B., Abeje, G.
    Frontiers in Reproductive Health, vol. 5, 1105666
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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