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 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) - First-Night Effect in Sleep in Different Female Reproductive States (2018)
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - First-night effect on cardiac autonomic function in different female reproductive states (2018)
- Journal of Sleep Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Long-term offspring epilepsy outcomes following planned assisted homebirth versus hospital birth (2018)
- Journal of Epileptology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Mid-luteal phase gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist support in frozen-thawed embryo transfers during artificial cycles: A prospective interventional pilot study (2018)
- Journal of gynecology obstetrics and human reproduction
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: A study with pregnancy-unique quantification of emesis questionnaire (2018)
- European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pregnancy and perinatal outcomes after transfer of binucleated or multinucleated frozen-thawed embryos: A case-control study (2018)
- Reproductive BioMedicine Online
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Recurrence patterns of hyperemesis gravidarum (2018)
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Seksuaali- ja lisääntymisterveyden osaamista kartoitetaan (2018)
- Kätilölehti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Seksuaalilääketieteen opetusta kartoitetaan (2018)
- Yleislääkäri
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Sleep and Sleep Disorders in the Menopausal Transition (2018)
- Sleep Medicine Clinics
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - The relationship between diurnal cortisol secretion and climacteric-related symptoms (2018)
- Maturitas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Unettomuus – Käypä hoito -suositus (2018) Unettomuus – Käypä hoito -suositus Partinen M, Huutoniemi A, Kajaste S, Lagerstedt R, Markkula J, Mäkinen E, Paakkari I, Partonen T, Polo P, Saarenpää-Heikkilä O, Seppälä M, Kukkonen-Harjula K, Tuunainen A.
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Unettomuusoireet vaihdevuosien aikana (2018)
- Duodecim
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Longitudinal associations between sleep and anxiety during pregnancy, and the moderating effect of resilience, using parallel process latent growth curve models (2017)
- Sleep Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pregnancy outcomes after liver transplantation in Finland (2017)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the Women's Health Questionnaire (2017)
- Menopause
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Raskaus ja levottomat jalat -oireyhtymä (2017)
- Lääkärilehti
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
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