Multiple Australian outlets report concerns raised by Professor Ben Mol, an obstetrics and gynaecology academic at Monash University, about guidance given to women regarding pain during a medical procedure. The articles cite Mol’s criticism of how pain is being managed and discussed, saying patients are being told that taking a couple of ibuprofen tablets is sufficient to handle the pain. According to Mol, this assumption is unlikely to reflect real-world experience and may be based on inadequate or flawed research. The reports describe a broader issue with the evidence underpinning current pain-relief advice, suggesting that the available data may not adequately account for how painful the procedure can be for patients. While the excerpts provided focus on Mol’s comments and the concerns about research quality, they do not specify the exact procedure in the text quoted. Across the outlets, the central claim is that pain expectations and self-medication advice may not be sufficiently supported by reliable evidence, potentially leaving some patients insufficiently prepared for the level of pain they experience.
Professor Ben Mol questions pain advice for a medical procedure
Multiple Australian outlets report concerns raised by Professor Ben Mol, an obstetrics and gynaecology academic at Monash University, about guidance given to women regarding pain during a medical proc...
- Professor Ben Mol of Monash University says women are told that taking a couple of ibuprofen is enough to manage the procedure’s pain.
- Mol says that advice is unlikely to be true for many patients.
- Mol attributes the problem to bad or inadequate research informing current pain guidance.
- The reports present the same quoted concerns across multiple outlets.
“Women are now told if you take a couple of ibuprofen, you are fine with the pain. In reality, that is unlikely to be true,” says Professor Ben Mol, professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University.
3 months ago“Women are now told if you take a couple of ibuprofen, you are fine with the pain. In reality, that is unlikely to be true,” says Professor Ben Mol, professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University.
3 months ago“Women are now told if you take a couple of ibuprofen, you are fine with the pain. In reality, that is unlikely to be true,” says Professor Ben Mol, professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University.
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