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,
- Unenaikaiset hengityshäiriöt ja seksuaalisuus (2021)
- Duodecim
- Vaihdevuosien unihäiriöt ja niiden hoito (2021)
- Kätilölehti
- Experiences of induction of labor with a catheter – A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the outpatient and inpatient setting (2020)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Hyperemesis gravidarum and other pregnancy related conditions (2020) NFOG textbook in Obstetrics and Gynecology Trovik J, Fuglsang J, Ajne G, Polo-Kantola P
- Incidence and risk factors of hyperemesis gravidarum: A national register‐based study in Finland, 2005–2017 (2020)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Insomnia symptoms increase during pregnancy, but no increase in sleepiness - Associations with symptoms of depression and anxiety (2020)
- Sleep Medicine
- Maternal sleep quality during pregnancy is associated with neonatal auditory ERPs (2020)
- Scientific Reports
- Multinucleation in Day Two Embryos Is Not Associated with Multinucleation in Sibling Embryos After Freezing and Thawing (2020)
- Journal of reproduction & infertility
- Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: associations with personal history of nausea and affected relatives (2020)
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Role of menopause and hormone replacement therapy in sleep-disordered breathing (2020)
- Sleep Medicine Reviews



