2025

Helsinki

Laura Bergqvist – Towards improved diagnostics and treatment of cervical precancerous lesions

Seppo Virtanen – Vaginal Microbiota: Sampling, Clinical Equivalence, and Combined Sequencing

Kirsi Väyrynen – Utilizing patient reported measures in Finnish maternity care

Anna Äyräväinen – Uterine leiomyomas in fertile-aged women: Molecular and clinical characteristics

Tampere

Eeva-Maria Pohjonen – Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Related Adverse Outcomes after Medically Assisted Reproduction

Johanna Reijonen – Association of Dietary Factors With Gastrointestinal Symptoms During Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcome : The role of dietary fiber and vegetarian and gluten-free diet

Oulu

Anna-Maaria Auvinen – Glucose metabolism before and after gestational diabetes mellitus

Seungbaek Lee – Mining biomarkers for infertility-associated conditions: Studies on polycystic ovary syndrome and recurrent implantation failure through microbiome and AI-based approaches

Emilia Pesonen – Weight-related struggles, eating behaviour, physical activity, and fitness of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

Heini Salo – Female urinary incontinence: work ability, hysterectomy as a risk factor and efficacy of invasive treatments

Heidi Silvén – Incidence and etiologic factors of premature ovarian insufficiency: register-based nationwide study

Nikke Virtanen – Activation of the HIF pathway in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): hemoglobin, ferritin and HIF-targeted medical interventions

2024

Helsinki

Natalia Hetemäki – Estrogen biosynthesis in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue in women

Anna-Maija Itkonen Freitas – Tension-Free Vaginal Tape and Polyacrylamide Hydrogel in Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence – A Randomized Clinical Trial

Venla Kemppainen – Medical abortion: Pain experience, pain management options, and association with fear of childbirth

Maria Pekkola – Singleton stillbirth: Etiology, labor, aftercare, and subsequent pregnancy

Michelle Renlund-Vikström – Cardiovascular health in preadolescent children following in-utero exposure to pre-eclampsia

Heidi Sormunen-Harju – Maternal obesity: Associations between obesity, pregnancy complications, and maternal and newborn metabolome

Liisa Verho – Maternal stroke in Finland – Incidence and long-term outcome

Itä-Suomi

Päivi Karjalainen – Pelvic floor symptoms in women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery

Tampere

Helmi Suominen – Immunological and serological aspects of human papillomavirus infection in Finnish mothers and their children

Turku

Noora Jaatinen – Maternal and paternal determinants of pre-eclampsia and eclampsi

Nelli Kalliomaa – Host genetic factors and human papillomavirus transmission and infection outcomes among family members

Rauni Klami – Treatment results of Testicular Microdissection Sperm Extraction

Elisa Paavilainen – Metformin versus insulin in gestational diabetes – long-term effects on child at the age of 9 years

Oulu

Maria-Elina Mosorin – Metabolic effects of hormonal contraception in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome

Pinja Tissarinen – Human placental and serum proteins in spontaneous preterm birth

Yrtti Valinen – ADAM12 and first trimester trisomy screening

2023

Helsinki

Johanna Joensuu – Factors behind the childbirth experience – influence on future reproduction

Pirkko Peuranpää – Maternal and paternal factors in recurrent pregnancy loss

Katariina Place – Labor induction at term and beyond – Effects on vaginal delivery rate, adverse outcomes, and childbirth experiences

Annu-Riikka Rissanen – Twin pregnancies in Finnish birth cohorts during the years 1987-2018: Maternal and fetal outcomes

Niina Sahrakorpi – Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life from pregnancy to early years of motherhood – Focus on obesity and gestational diabetes

Sari Tulokas – Mid-urethral sling operation for stress urinary incontinence: Long-term re-operation risk and effects of pregnancy or hysterectomy

Itä-Suomi

Leena Alanne – Effects of hypoxemia and drugs on fetal cardiac function, central hemodynamics, and uteroplacental volume blood flow

Johanna Palmroth – Natural history of multiple human papillomavirus infections pre- and post-vaccination

Jyväskylä

Hanna-Kaarina Juppi – Associations of the menopausal transition with body composition : examining the influence of hormonal changes, muscle RNA signaling and lifestyle habits

Tampere

Mari Kalamo – Lynch Syndrome in Finnish Women. Endometrial cancer risk factors, surveillance, prophylactic surgery and family planning

Maiju Kekki – Neonatal birth injuries

Turku

Linda Laitinen – Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy – studies with pregnancy-unique quantification of emesis questionnaire

Oulu

Linda Kujanpää – Comorbidity, work ability, and disability retirement among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) : a population-based analysis in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

Johanna Laru – Association of growth from birth until middle age with sex hormone parameters and reproductive function in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

Sanna Mustaniemi – The roles of maternal characteristics and early-pregnancy serum parameters in gestational diabetes: The Finnish Gestational Diabetes study

Anna Terho – Frozen embryo transfer: long-term growth and health of singleton offspring

2022

Helsinki

Annina Haverinen – Estradiol valerate vs. ethinylestradiol in combined oral contraception: effects on metabolism, reproductive hormones and blood coagulation

Eerika Jalanko – Childbirth and induced abortion as a teenager: associations with contraceptive services and long-term health outcomes

Kristiina Pynnä – Health-related quality of life and cost outcomes of treatment of gynecological conditions

Tuire Saloranta – Feasibility of free-of-charge long-acting reversible contraception

Itä-Suomi

Jonna Leppänen – Responses in biomarkers of arterial function, inflammation, and appetite regulation during a long agonist in vitro fertilization protocol

Mika Värri – Metabolic connections between osteoporosis, atherosclerosis and adipose tissue in postmenopausal women – The OSTPRE-BBA study

Tampere

Tuija Hautakangas – Measuring Uterine Contractile Activity in Labour: Impact of Dystocia, Obesity and Previous Caesarean Section on Labour Outcome

Turku

Jaana Jalava-Broman – Hormone replacement therapy among Finnish menopausal women around the millennium with special attention on the psychosocial background

Oulu

Kangasniemi Marika – Estradiol valerate versus ethinylestradiol in combined contraceptives : effects on blood proteome, lipids, inflammation, and steroid hormones

Noora Korkalainen – Long-term neurologic and cardiovascular outcome in fetal growth restriction: a longitudinal study from prenatal period to early school age

2021

Helsinki

Johanna Hautala – Prenatal detection of univentricular heart and transposition of the great arteries in Finland

Juulia Lantto – Effects of hypoxaemia and altered loading conditions on foetal cardiac function and central haemodynamics

Senja Masalin – Non-traditional risk factorsfor gestational diabetes mellitus: Impact on prevalence and offspring birthweight

Katja Murtoniemi – Association of biochemical markers with pre-eclampsia

Itä-Suomi

Minna Sopo – Epithelial ovarian cancer and angiogenesis – Biomarker and gene therapy study

Tampere

Katja Ovaskainen – Out-of-Hospital Deliveries in Finland: A Nationwide register study

Olga Veijalainen – Real-life Experience with the Use of HPV Tests in Cervical Cancer Screening and in Triage of Equivocal Cytological Results

Anita Virtanen – Angiogenesis and novel therapeutic drugs in pre-eclampsia assessed in a human cell-based in vitro model

Elina Ylilehto – Twin birth – Prognosis of newborn and mother, and maternal experience

Turku

Michael Gabriel – ENDOMET database – A means to identify novel diagnostic and prognostic tools for endometriosis

Mikael Huhtala – Metformin, metabolomics and inflammation in gestational diabetes

Heidi Jussila – Prenatal psychological distress and parenting in the context of tobacco and substance use disorders: How to break the chain of adversity?

Oulu

Sanna Eteläinen – Gestational diabetes. Screening, diagnosis and consequences

Salla Karjula – Long-term consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome on mental health and health-related quality of life

Masuma Khatun – The endometrium in disease : studies on endometrial stem cells, polycystic ovary syndrome, and stanniocalcin-1

Shilpa Lingaiah – Markers assessing bone and metabolic health in polycystic ovary syndrome

Henna Rossi – The association of endometriosis on body size, pain perception, comorbidity and work ability in the Northern Finland Birth cohort 1966

Susanna Savukoski – Metabolic effects of early-onset menopausal transition

Suvi Turunen – Maternal thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy: prevalence and effect on perinatal outcome

2020

Helsinki

Maiju Grönvall – Severe postpartum hemorrhage: Etiology, management and long-term outcome with special emphasis on novel methods of management

Frida Gyllenberg – Long-acting reversible contraception free of charge: Initiations, user characteristics, and induced abortions

Pia Halonen – Lichen sclerosus and lichen planus in women: Incidence, risk of cancer and causes of death

Annu Heinonen – Management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: impact on preterm birth, post-treatment follow-up and health-related quality of life

Ewa Jokinen – Training laparoscopic skills – Changes in gynecological surgery

Hanna Lantto – Effects of postmenopausal hot flashes and hormone therapy on heart rate variability and cardiac repolarization

Laura Seikku – Biomarkers of intrauterine hypoxia and perinatal asphyxia, and gestational age as predictors of neonatal outcome

Itä-Suomi

Nina Matsson – The effect of pelvic organ prolapse surgery on quality of life

Tampere

Anu Aalto – Vulvodynia, etiology, therapeutic options and impact on quality of life

Riitta Antila – Cesarean Scar Defect: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Clinical Outcome

Riikka-Liisa Vuorinen – Costs of Cancer Treatment: Focus on Robotic Surgery and Anti-Angiogenetic Agents

Turku

Satu Lehtola – Newborn brain structural characteristics and their relationships with maternal prenatal psychological distress – Findings from the FinnBrain MRI Study

Outi Pellonperä – Determinants of gestational diabetes in overweight and obese women: body composition and intervention with fish oil and probiotics

Liina Salminen – Clinical application of novel circulatory biomarkers in epithelial ovarian cancer

2019

Helsinki

Karoliina Aro – Cervical and vaginal high-grade cancer precursors – age dependence of human papillomavirus genotypes and alternative management strategies

Ulla-Maija Haltia – Biomarkers and targeted therapies for ovarian granulosa cell tumors

Johanna Melin – Reproductive health in female survivors of early onset cancer

Elina Pohjoranta – Early provision of intrauterine contraception after first trimester induced abortion – complications, adherence to post-abortion care, recovery and risk of subsequent abortion during the first year

Tiina Rantsi – Chlamydia trachomatis and Reproductive health

Kristiina Rönö – The impact of lifestyle intervention and socioeconomic status on the risk of gestational diabetes

Liisu Saavalainen – Women with surgically diagnosed endometriosis – Incidence, risk of cancer and death

Mari Sälevaara – Transition to parenthood after fertility treatment with oocyte and sperm donation

Taru Tuomi – Risk profiling of endometrial cancer

Pekka Ylitalo – Tetralogy of Fallot in Finland

Itä-Suomi

Heidi Hakkarainen – Long-term health in women who have had gestational diabetes or an LGA newborn

Auni Lindgren – Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in epithelial ovarian cancer

Oulu

Reetta Arima – Metformin, statins and the risk and prognosis of endometrial cancer in women with type 2 diabetes

Elina Urpilainen – The role of metformin and statins in ovarian and breast cancer in women with type 2 diabetes

Meri-Maija Ollila – The role of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and overweight/obesity in women’s metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors and related morbidities

Tampere

Riikka Niemi – Preoperative Evaluation of Ovarian Tumors

Kristina Veskimäe – High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: Expression profiling, aspects of early pathogenesis and potential mechanisms of chemoresistance

Turku

Jaana Seikkula – Factors Contributing to Frozen Embryo Transfer Outcomes

2018

Helsinki

Emilia Huvinen – The heterogeneity of gestational diabetes and long-term effects of lifestyle intervention among high-risk women

Elina Karalis – Patient safety in maternity hospitals in Finland

Johanna Kiiski – FANCM mutations in breast cancer risk and survival

Riina Korjamo – Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) after medically induced abortion

Georg Macharey – Breech presentation and delivery in singleton term pregnancies in Finland

Taru Muranen – Genetic modifiers of CHEK2-associated and familial breast cancer

Liisa Pelttari – Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Predisposition with a Focus on RAD51C and RAD51D Genes

Outi Riihimäki – Placental abruption: Studies on maternal and offspring long-term morbidity and mortality

Riikka Tähtinen – The impact of women’s smoking, obesity and mode of delivery on urinary incontinence

Oulu

Sammeli Weat – Excess body weight, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovary syndrome: impact on women’s reproductive and metabolic health

Tampere

Minna Mäenpää – Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology

Elli Toivonen – Breech Presentation: Outcome according to the mode of delivery, cardiotocography and childbirth experience

Kirsi Kuismanen – Tissue engineering in pelvic floor disorders

Turku

Riina Katainen – Climacteric-related Symptoms in Midlife and Beyond – Studies Using the Women’s Health Questionnaire

Pia Suvitie – Modern Methods of Evaluating Endometriosis

2017

Helsinki

Saara Bryk – Epidemiological, clinical, and prognostic factors in adult-type ovarian granulosa cell tumors

Päivi Galambosi – Safety and efficacy of low-molecular-weight heparin related to pregnancy and risk of thromboembolism in the postpartum-period

Marja Kaijomaa – Prenatal screening for aneuploidies and adverse pregnancy outcome: the significance of second trimester soft markers and low first trimester PAPP-A

Heidi Kruit – Induction of labor by Foley catheter

Tarja Myntti – Amniotic fluid biomarkers in the diagnosis of intra-amniotic infection in preterm singleton pregnancies: association with microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and histologic chorioamnionitis

Aura Pyykönen – Quality and patient safety in obstetric care: benchmarks for improvement

Tuuli Soini – Cancer risk among women treated with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system or endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding

Päivi Tommola – Etiopathogenesis and treatment of localized provoked vulvodynia

Pia Villa. Prediction and prevention of pre-eclampsia

Itä-Suomi

Laura Tuppurainen – Gene therapy for ovarian cancer, antiangiogenic and imaging study

Oulu

Outi Uimari – Epidemiological and familial risk factors of uterine leiomyoma development

Jaana Männistö – The effect of termination of pregnancy on future reproduction

Tampere

Reita Nyberg – Sentinel Lymph Node Method in Vulvar and Ovarian Cancer: Reflections on lymphatic spread and its prediction

Turku

Marianne Hallamaa – Ovarian Cancer Marker HE4 in Hormone-related Gynecological Conditions and Diagnosis of Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumors

Jutta Huvila – Prognostic Biomarkers in Endometrioid Endometrial Carcinoma

Kaisa Kurkijärvi – Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Finnish Women

Laura Lampio – Sleep in Climacteric – Associative and Predictive Factors

Lara Lehtoranta – Fetal Heart and Hemodynamics in Diabetic Pregnancy

Tuulia Vallius – Novel Predictors of Response and Outcome in Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

2016

Helsinki

Suvi Leppälahti – Teenage pregnancy in Finland: trends, determinants and consequences

Satu Tarjanne – Rectovaginal endometriosis-pain treatment options

Outi Äyräs – Increased fetal nuchal translucency in the first-trimester screening: pregnancy outcomes and a long-term follow-up of children

Itä-Suomi

Maijakaisa Harju – Prenatal Exposures and Childhood Asthma, kohdunsisäinen ohjelmoituminen, perinatologia

Oulu

Pekka Pinola – Hyperandrogenism, menstrual irregularities ane polycystic ovary syndrome: Impact on female reproductive and metabolic healthy from early adulthood until menopause

Fanni Päkkilä – Thyroid function of mother and child and their impact on the child’s neuropsychological development

Tampere

Noora Kaartinen – The Effect of Embryo Culture Length and Freezing Method on the ART Success Rate and the Weight of the Newborn

Turku

Titta Joutsiniemi – Biomarkers, Medical Treatment And Fetal Intrapartum Surveillance In Intrahepatic Cholestasis Of Pregnancy

2015

Helsinki

Janina Kaislasuo – Intrauterine contraception: use in nulligravid women and safety aspects

Miira Klemetti – Trends in obstetric and perinatal outcomes of women with type 1 diabetes during 1988-2011: a Finnish population-based observational study

Virpi Koskela-Niska – Postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of ovarian and primary fallopian tube cancer

Anna Luomaranta – Risk-stratification of endometrial carcinoma: prediction of an advanced disease and high-risk features of the primary tumor

Hanna Rouhe – Fear of childbirth

Anni Virtanen – Improving attendance to cervical cancer screening: effects of HPV-testing on self-taken samples in the Finnish cervical cancer screening programme

Oulu

Hilkka Ijäs – Gestational diabetes: metformin treatment, maternal overweight and long-term outcome

Johanna Puurunen – Androgen secretion and cardiovascular risk factors in women with and without PCOS: studies on age-related changes and medical intervention

Marjo Pylväs-Eerola – Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis and prognosis of ovarian cancer

Turku

Pia Heinonen – Female Pelvic Floor Disorders – Outcome after Mesh-Augmented Procedures and Studies on Vaginal Connective Tissue

Johanna Hynninen – Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer- Studies on Preoperative (18F) FDG PET/CT and HE4 Profile during Primary Chemotherapy

 

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