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,
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- Vaihdevuosien hormonikorvaushoito (2017)
- Sic! : lääketietoa Fimeasta
- Climacteric symptoms in middle-aged women with chronic somatic diseases (2016)
- Maturitas
- Effect of mid-luteal phase GnRH agonist on frozen-thawed embryo transfers during natural menstrual cycles: a randomised clinical pilot study (2016)
- Gynecological Endocrinology
- Gender differences in actual and preferred nocturnal sleep duration among Finnish employed population (2016)
- Maturitas
- LNG-IUDs in treating dysmenorrhea Reply (2016)
- Human Reproduction Update
- Predictors of sleep disturbance in menopausal transition (2016)
- Maturitas
- A population-based survey of quality of life in middle-aged Finnish women (2015)
- Menopause
- Cardiac autonomic changes after 40 hours of total sleep deprivation in women (2015)
- Sleep Medicine
- Quality of life in middle-aged women with chronic somatic diseases (2015)
- Maturitas
- Vaihdevuosien hormonihoidon räätälöinti (2015)
- Lääkärilehti
- A population-based survey of sleep disturbances in middle-aged women - Associations with health, health related quality of life and health behavior (2014)
- Maturitas
- 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. - Gender differences in sleep (2014) Sleep Medicine Textbook Porkka-Heiskanen T, Saaresranta T, Polo-Kantola P
- Melatonin in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women – associations with mood, sleep, climacteric symptoms, and quality of life (2014)
- Menopause
- Naisen uni vaihdevuosien aikana (2014)
- Erikoislääkäri
- Obstetric risk factors and autism spectrum disorders in Finland (2014)
- Journal of Pediatrics
- Perinatal factors and the risk of bipolar disorder in Finland (2014)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Sleep in midlife women: effects of menopause, vasomotor symptoms, and depressive symptoms (2014)
- Menopause
- The effect of hormone therapy on serum melatonin concentrations in premenopausal and postmenopausal women – a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (2014)
- Maturitas
- The relationship between mood and sleep in different female reproductive states (2014)
- BMC Psychiatry
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