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Norah van Mello

DR., MD

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0805-2994
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20032026

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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.

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Gynaecology

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Keywords

  • RG Gynecology and obstetrics

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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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  • Fertility preservation in transfeminine adolescents: Timing, outcomes and experiences of adolescents and parents in The Netherlands

    Stolk, T. H. R., van Mello, N. M., Hannema, S. E., Boogers, L. S., Meiβner, A., de Melker, A. A., van der Voorn, J. P., Huirne, J. A. F. & van den Boogaard, E., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Transgender Health.

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  • The Dutch approach for transgender adolescents; past, present and future perspectives

    L.C. de Vries, A., Steensma, T. D., Kreukels, B. P. C., van de Grift, T. C., van Mello, N. M. & Hannema, S. E., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: European Journal of Developmental Psychology.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  • EndoCompass project: research roadmap for reproductive and developmental endocrinology

    Cools, M., Krausz, C., Juul, A., Macut, D., Andersen, M. S., Andersson, A. M., Andoniadou, C. L., Ahmed, S. F., Bakker, J., Bashamboo, A., Behre, H. M., Bonomi, M., Busch, A. S., De Roo, C., Dessens, A., Fakhar-I-Adil, M., Fanelli, F., Fisher, A. D., Flück, C. & Gambineri, A. & 32 others, Giwercman, A., Gravholt, C. H., Hannema, S., Heindryckx, B., Hiort, O., Hornig, N. C., Howard, S., Ibáñez, L., Blomberg Jensen, M., Jørgensen, N., Livadas, S., Lucas-Herald, A., Mastorakos, G., Meriggiola, M. C., Ong, K., Opalic Palibrk, M., Pignatelli, D., Pitteloud, N., Rajpert-De Meyts, E., Rey, R., Robeva, R., Pozza, C., Schlatt, S., Spaggiari, G., Tack, L., Tena-Sempere, M., Tournaye, H., T’Sjoen, G., Van Mello, N., Vena, W., Yildiz, B. O. & De Zegher, F., 1 Oct 2025, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 193, p. ii97-ii116

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  • EndoCompass Project: Research Roadmap for Reproductive and Developmental Endocrinology

    Cools, M., Krausz, C., Juul, A., Macut, D., Andersen, M. S., Andersson, A.-M., Andoniadou, C. L., Ahmed, S. F., Bakker, J., Bashamboo, A., Behre, H. M., Bonomi, M., Busch, A. S., de Roo, C., Dessens, A., Fakhar-I-Adil, M., Fanelli, F., Fisher, A. D., Flück, C. & Gambineri, A. & 32 others, Giwercman, A., Gravholt, C. H., Hannema, S., Heindryckx, B., Hiort, O., Hornig, N. C., Howard, S., Ibáñez, L., Jensen, M. B., Jørgensen, N., Livadas, S., Lucas-Herald, A., Mastorakos, G., Meriggiola, M. C., Ong, K., Palibrk, M. O., Pignatelli, D., Pitteloud, N., Rajpert-de Meyts, E., Rey, R., Robeva, R., Pozza, C., Schlatt, S., Spaggiari, G., Tack, L., Tena-Sempere, M., Tournaye, H., t'Sjoen, G., van Mello, N., Vena, W., Yildiz, B. O. & de Zegher, F., 2025, In: Hormone research in paediatrics. 98, p. 121-143 23 p.

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  • Endometriosis among Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients Imaging Study (ETRIS)

    Giacomozzi, M., Ruumpol, D., de Leeuw, R., van Mello, N., Krasinski, M., Cartwrigh, R., Flint, R., Spinnewijn, L., Verdonk, P. & Nap, A., 28 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of minimally invasive gynecology.

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