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,
- Changes in female sexual function during the retirement transition (2026)
- Menopause
- Is addressing patients’ sexual problems inconvenient? A study on barriers to physicians’ self-reported competence (2026)
- Journal of Sexual Medicine
- Kuukautisiin liittyvät tilat (2026) Unilääketiede Polo, Päivi; Jokimaa, Varpu; Kroneld, Linnea
- Munasarjojen monirakkulaoireyhtymä (2026) Unilääketiede Polo, Päivi; Jokimaa, Varpu; Kroneld, Linnea
- Prolonged hospitalization and readmissions for hyperemesis gravidarum – Associations with personal and family history of nausea (2026)
- European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
- Raskauden ehkäisy (2026) Unilääketiede Polo, Päivi; Jokimaa, Varpu; Kroneld, Linnea
- Raskaus ja lapsivuodeaika (2026) Unilääketiede Polo, Päivi; Jokimaa, Varpu; Kroneld, Linnea
- Seksuaalisuus ja uni (2026) Unilääketiede Polo, Päivi; Jokimaa, Varpu
- Tahaton lapsettomuus (2026) Unilääketiede Polo, Päivi; Jokimaa, Varpu; Kroneld, Linnea
- Transdermal estradiol spray in Nordic menopausal women: real-world patient outcomes (2026)
- Climacteric
- Unenaikaiset hengityshäiriöt ja seksuaalisuus (2026) Unilääketiede Polo, Päivi; Jokimaa, Varpu
- Uni aikuisen elinkaaressa (2026) Unilääketiede Polo, Päivi; Jokimaa, Varpu
- Vaihdevuodet (2026) Unilääketiede Polo, Päivi; Jokimaa, Varpu; Kroneld, Linnea
- Addressing sexual problems: General practitioners' practice patterns (2025)
- Maturitas
- Association between hyperemesis gravidarum and depression: a national register-based controlled study in Finland (2025)
- Lancet Psychiatry
- Duration and mode of delivery: Does maternal sleep matter? (2025)
- International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Engagement with patients’ sexual problems: a comparative study among general practitioners and obstetrician-gynecologists (2025)
- Menopause
- Insomnia and sleepiness during pregnancy: Associations with gestational diabetes mellitus (2025)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Prevalence and impact of vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause among Nordic women: Subgroup analysis from an international cross-sectional survey (2025)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Tunnista raskausajan unihäiriöt (2025)
- Lääkärilehti



