Helena Virtanen

- Docent,
- University Lecturer
Institute of Biomedicine (Faculty of Medicine)

helvir@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4633

+358 50 477 2882

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

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Cryptorchidism and puberty (2024)
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
Rodprasert Wiwat, Virtanen Helena E., Toppari Jorma
Epigenetic inheritance of diet-induced and sperm-borne mitochondrial RNAs (2024)
- Nature
Tomar, A.; Gomez-Velazquez, M.; Gerlini, R.; Comas-Armangué, G.; Makharadze, L.; Kolbe, T.; Boersma, A.; Dahlhoff, M.; Burgstaller, J. P.; Lassi, M.; Darr, J.; Toppari, J.; Virtanen, H.; Kühnapfel, A.; Scholz, M.; Landgraf, K.; Kiess, W.; Vogel, M.; Gailus-Durner, V.; Fuchs, H.; Marschall, S.; Hrabě de Angelis, M.; Kotaja, N.; Körner, A.; Teperino, R.
Deteriorating Semen Quality: The Role of the Environment (2023)
- Seminars in Reproductive Medicine
Virtanen Helena E., Rodprasert Wiwat, Toppari Jorma
Levels of persistent organic pollutants in breast milk samples representing Finnish and Danish boys with and without hypospadias (2023)
- Chemosphere
Tysman Marie, Toppari Jorma, Main Katharina M., Adamsson Annika, Wohlfahrt-Veje Christine, Antignac Jean-Philippe, Le Bizec Bruno, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Skakkebæk Niels E., Virtanen Helena E.
What is the role of puberty in the development of islet autoimmunity and progression to type 1 diabetes? (2023)
- European Journal of Epidemiology
Peltonen Essi J., Veijola Riitta, Ilonen Jorma, Knip Mikael, Niinikoski Harri, Toppari Jorma, Virtanen Helena E., Virtanen Suvi M., Peltonen Jaakko, Nevalainen Jaakko
Genetics of cryptorchidism and testicular regression (2022)
- Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Elamo Heidi P, Virtanen Helena E, Toppari Jorma
Reproductive Markers of Testicular Function and Size During Puberty in Boys With and Without a History of Cryptorchidism (2022)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Rodprasert Wiwat, Koskenniemi Jaakko J, Virtanen Helena E, Sadov Sergey, Perheentupa Antti, Ollila Helena, Albrethsen Jakob, Andersson Anna-Maria, Juul Anders, Skakkebaek Niels E, Main Katharina M, Toppari Jorma
Serum Testosterone Levels in 3-Month-Old Boys Predict Their Semen Quality as Young Adults (2022)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Henriksen Louise Scheutz, Petersen Jørgen Holm, Skakkebæk Niels E., Jørgensen, Niels, Virtanen Helena E., Priskorn Lærke, Juul Anders, Toppari Jorma, Main Katharina M.
Determining the timing of pubertal onset via a multicohort analysis of growth (2021)
- PLoS ONE
Syrjälä Essi, Niinikoski Harri, Virtanen Helena E, Ilonen Jorma, Knip Mikael, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Pahkala Katja, Raitakari Olli T, Rodprasert Wiwat, Toppari Jorma, Virtanen Suvi M, Veijola Riitta, Peltonen Jaakko, Nevalainen Jaakko
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Reproductive Health in Boys and Men (2021)
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
Rodprasert Wiwat, Toppari Jorma, Virtanen Helena E.
Hypogonadism and Cryptorchidism (2020)
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
Rodprasert W, Virtanen HE, Mäkelä JA, Toppari J
An update on semen quality among young Finnish men and comparison with Danish data (2019)
- Andrology
Rodprasert W, Virtanen HE, Sadov S, Perheentupa A, Skakkebaek NE, Jørgensen N, Toppari J
Association of endocrine disrupting chemicals with male reproductive health (2019) Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases (Second Edition) Helena E. Virtanen, Katharina M. Main, Jorma Toppari
Associations between male reproductive health and exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (2019)
- Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research
Rodprasert W., Main K., Toppari J., Virtanen H.
Low-saturated-fat and low-cholesterol diet does not alter pubertal development and hormonal status in adolescents (2019)
- Acta Paediatrica
Sergey Sadov, Helena E. Virtanen, Katharina M. Main, Anna‐Maria Andersson, Anders Juul, Antti Jula, Olli T. Raitakari, Katja Pahkala, Harri Niinikoski, Jorma Toppari
Testis development (2019)
- Endocrine Reviews
Mäkelä Juho-Antti, Koskenniemi Jaakko J., Virtanen Helena E., Toppari Jorma
Postnatal Changes in Testicular Position Are Associated With IGF-I and Function of Sertoli and Leydig Cells (2018)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Jaakko J. Koskenniemi, Helena E. Virtanen, Christine Wohlfahrt-Veje, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Niels E. Skakkebaek, Anders Juul, Anna-Maria Andersson, Katharina M. Main, Jorma Toppari
Kiveksen kehityshäiriö ja kivessyövän etiologia (2017)
- Duodecim
Koskenniemi Jaakko J, Koskenniemi Anna-Riina, Virtanen Helena E, Toppari Jorma
Reply to Eugenio Ventimiglia, Francesco Montorsi, and Andrea Salonia's Letter to the Editor re: Jakob Damsgaard, Ulla N. Joensen, Elisabeth Carlsen, et al. Varicocele Is Associated with Impaired Semen Quality and Reproductive Hormone Levels: A Study of 7035 Healthy Young Men from Six European Countries. Eur Urol. In press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.044. (2017)
- European Urology
Damsgaard J, Joensen UN, Carlsen E, Erenpreiss J, Jensen MB, Matulevicius V, Zilaitiene B, Olesen IA, Perheentupa A, Punab M, Salzbrunn A, Toppari J, Virtanen HE, Juul A, Skakkebæk NE, Jørgensen N
Semen quality in the 21st century (2017)
- Nature Reviews Urology
Virtanen HE, Jorgensen N, Toppari J