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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- Vaihdevuosien hormonikorvaushoito (2017)
- Sic! : lääketietoa Fimeasta
(E1 Popularised article) - Climacteric symptoms in middle-aged women with chronic somatic diseases (2016)
- Maturitas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Effect of mid-luteal phase GnRH agonist on frozen-thawed embryo transfers during natural menstrual cycles: a randomised clinical pilot study (2016)
- Gynecological Endocrinology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Gender differences in actual and preferred nocturnal sleep duration among Finnish employed population (2016)
- Maturitas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - LNG-IUDs in treating dysmenorrhea Reply (2016)
- Human Reproduction Update
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Predictors of sleep disturbance in menopausal transition (2016)
- Maturitas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A population-based survey of quality of life in middle-aged Finnish women (2015)
- Menopause
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Cardiac autonomic changes after 40 hours of total sleep deprivation in women (2015)
- Sleep Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Quality of life in middle-aged women with chronic somatic diseases (2015)
- Maturitas
(Other publication) - Vaihdevuosien hormonihoidon räätälöinti (2015)
- Lääkärilehti
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - A population-based survey of sleep disturbances in middle-aged women - Associations with health, health related quality of life and health behavior (2014)
- Maturitas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Effect of withdrawal from long-term use of temazepam, zopiclone or zolpidem as hypnotic agents on cognition in older adults. (2014)
- European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Neuvonen PJ, Partinen M, Räihä I, Kivelä SL.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Gender differences in sleep (2014) Sleep Medicine Textbook Porkka-Heiskanen T, Saaresranta T, Polo-Kantola P
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Melatonin in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women – associations with mood, sleep, climacteric symptoms, and quality of life (2014)
- Menopause
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Naisen uni vaihdevuosien aikana (2014)
- Erikoislääkäri
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Obstetric risk factors and autism spectrum disorders in Finland (2014)
- Journal of Pediatrics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Perinatal factors and the risk of bipolar disorder in Finland (2014)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sleep in midlife women: effects of menopause, vasomotor symptoms, and depressive symptoms (2014)
- Menopause
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The effect of hormone therapy on serum melatonin concentrations in premenopausal and postmenopausal women – a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (2014)
- Maturitas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The relationship between mood and sleep in different female reproductive states (2014)
- BMC Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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