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Norah van Mello combined residency for gynecologist with her PhD research project (2007-2015). Her research included systematic meta-analysis papers, RCTs and an international consensus statement. During her PhD she was especially skilled in patient preference studies in fertility research.
From 2016 onward Van Mello is imbedded a staff gynecologist in the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, as surgeon, endocrinologist and fertility consultant. She initiated dedicated fertility counselling for transgender people. She was in the lead in the development of an online Decision Aid for fertility preservation with a team of medical specialists, psychologists and patients (transmen, oncology and endometriosis).
Van Mello is co-promotor of four PhD students all within the field of transgender care, fertility and gynecology. She established international collaborations, was co-authoring the Fertility & Reproduction chapter for the Standards of Care of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), and was invited speaker for the Year in Review on Reproductive Health at European Proffesional Association for Transgender Health (EPATH) 2021.
Specialisation
Gynaecology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Ex vivo removal of pro-fibrotic collagen and rescue of metabolic function in human ovarian fibrosis
del Valle, J. S., van Helden, R. W., Moustakas, I., Wei, F., Asseler, J. D., Metzemaekers, J., Pilgram, G. S. K., Mummery, C. L., van der Westerlaken, L. A. J., van Mello, N. M. & Chuva de Sousa Lopes, S. M., 21 Mar 2025, In: iScience. 28, 3, 112020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Fertility in transgender and gender diverse people: systematic review of the effects of gender-affirming hormones on reproductive organs and fertility
de Roo, C., Schneider, F., Stolk, T. H. R., van Vugt, W. L. J., Stoop, D. & van Mello, N. M., 1 May 2025, In: Human reproduction update. 31, 3, p. 183-217 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
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Gynecological gender-affirming surgeries: what are the motivations and experiences? A qualitative study
Vestering, A., van de Grift, T. C., Groenman, F. A., Huirne, J. A. F., Kreukels, B. P. C. & van Mello, N. M., 1 Mar 2025, In: journal of sexual medicine. 22, 3, p. 517-525 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer in transmasculine and gender diverse individuals using testosterone: a retrospective, single-centre cohort study
Vestering, A., van Vugt, W. L. J., Berner, A. M., Snijders, M. L. H., Heijer, M. D., Groenman, F. A., Huirne, J. A. F., Wiepjes, C. M. & van Mello, N. M., Feb 2025, In: EClinicalMedicine. 80, 103037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Incidence of gynaecological (pre-)malignancies and endometrial activity in transmasculine and gender diverse individuals using testosterone: a retrospective, single-centre cohort study
Vestering, A., van Vugt, W. L. J., Berner, A. M., Snijders, M. L. H., Heijer, M. D., Groenman, F. A., Huirne, J. A. F., Wiepjes, C. M. & van Mello, N. M., Jun 2025, In: EClinicalMedicine. 84, 103248.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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