Päivi Polo
MD, PhD, Professor
paipol@utu.fi +358 29 450 4569 +358 50 344 5708 Lemminkäisenkatu 3 b Turku |
Areas of expertise
Gynecology; Obstetrics; Menopause; Climacteric; Sleep; Cognition; Hormone replacement therapy; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Hyperemesis gravidarum; Medical education
Gynecology; Obstetrics; Menopause; Climacteric; Sleep; Cognition; Hormone replacement therapy; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Hyperemesis gravidarum; Medical education
Biography
MD, University of Turku, 1986
PhD, University of Turku, 1999
Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, 1998
Specialist in Perinatology, University of Turku, 2001
Adjunct Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, 2004
Specialist in Sleep Medicine, 2016
Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, 2018
Research
International expert in female sleep medicine, especially during menopause and the effect of hormone replacement therapy.
International expert in menopausal cognition and the effect of hormone replacement therapy.
Expert in pregnancy related sleep problems.
Expert in hyperemesis gravidarum.
Teaching
Menopause; climacteric; hormone replacement therapy; pergnancy; pregnancy complicatrions; hyperemesis gravidarum,
Publications 
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- Sleep quality in women with nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: a cross-sectional study (2021)
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Unenaikaiset hengityshäiriöt ja seksuaalisuus (2021)
- Duodecim
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Vaihdevuosien unihäiriöt ja niiden hoito (2021)
- Kätilölehti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Experiences of induction of labor with a catheter – A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the outpatient and inpatient setting (2020)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Hyperemesis gravidarum and other pregnancy related conditions (2020) NFOG textbook in Obstetrics and Gynecology Trovik J, Fuglsang J, Ajne G, Polo-Kantola P
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Incidence and risk factors of hyperemesis gravidarum: A national register‐based study in Finland, 2005–2017 (2020)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Insomnia symptoms increase during pregnancy, but no increase in sleepiness - Associations with symptoms of depression and anxiety (2020)
- Sleep Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Maternal sleep quality during pregnancy is associated with neonatal auditory ERPs (2020)
- Scientific Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Multinucleation in Day Two Embryos Is Not Associated with Multinucleation in Sibling Embryos After Freezing and Thawing (2020)
- Journal of reproduction & infertility
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: associations with personal history of nausea and affected relatives (2020)
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Role of menopause and hormone replacement therapy in sleep-disordered breathing (2020)
- Sleep Medicine Reviews
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Uni ja seksuaalisuus (2020) Seksuaalilääketiede Päivi Polo, Minttu Nulpponen
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Gynekologinen tutkimus (2019) Naistentaudit ja synnytykset Päivi Polo, Tytti Raudaskangas, Ilkka Järvelä, Pekka Nieminen, Maija Jakobsson
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Hyperemesis gravidarum (2019)
- Duodecim
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Lapsivuodeaika ja sen komplikaatiot (2019) Naistentaudit ja synnytykset Mika Nuutila, Päivi Polo
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Maternal tiredness and cytokine concentrations in mid-pregnancy (2019)
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Menopause, a curse or an opportunity? An evolutionary biological view (2019)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Sleep and Sleep Disturbances in Climacteric Women (2019) Postmenopausal Diseases and Disorders Päivi Polo-Kantola, Tarja Saaresranta, Laura Lampio
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Sleeping problems during pregnancy—a risk factor for postnatal depressiveness (2019)
- Archives of Women's Mental Health
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Climacteric-related symptoms in menopause transition and beyond: a prospective 19-year follow-up study on previously hysterectomized women (2018)
- Menopause
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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