Päivi Polo
MD, PhD, Professor
paipol@utu.fi +358 29 450 4569 +358 50 344 5708 Lemminkäisenkatu 3 b Turku |
Gynecology; Obstetrics; Menopause; Climacteric; Sleep; Cognition; Hormone replacement therapy; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Hyperemesis gravidarum; Medical education
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
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.
Menopause; climacteric; hormone replacement therapy; pergnancy; pregnancy complicatrions; hyperemesis gravidarum,
- 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) - First-Night Effect in Sleep in Different Female Reproductive States (2018)
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



