FINWOMAN
The FINWOMAN study is a collaborative research project conducted by five university hospitals, focusing on PMOS (Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, previously PCOS) and its impact on life.
All individuals who have received a PMOS diagnosis from a university hospital (7,500 women) were invited to participate in the study, along with two control participants for each PMOS case (15,000 women without a PMOS diagnosis).
The research aims to find answers to many PMOS-related questions that are currently not well understood, such as:
- How women themselves experience the impact of PMOS on their lives
- Whether and how the healthcare provider communicated the diagnosis, and how receiving the diagnosis affected the women personally
- How PMOS affects sleep, concentration, or menopausal symptoms
The FINWOMAN study seeks to give a voice to those whose lives are affected by PMOS.
The study collects data on several life- and health-related factors that have been minimally studied in women. In another research project, we are developing healthcare tools aimed at identifying and highlighting symptoms and conditions related to women’s health.
FINWOMAN Team
University of Oulu / Oulu University Hospital
- Professor Terhi Piltonen, Principal Investigator, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
- Docent Riikka Arffman, University Researcher
- Research Nurse, Midwife Lotta Vuokila
- Docent (Emerita) Laure Morin-Papunen, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Oulu
University of Helsinki/ Helsinki University Hospital
- Professor (Emeritus) Juha Tapanainen, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecological Endocrinology, and Andrology, University of Helsinki
- Docent Kaisu Luiro-Helve, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki / HUS
University of Turku / Turku University Hospital
- Professor Varpu Jokimaa, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecological Endocrinology
- Professor Päivi Polo, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Expert in Sleep Research
- Doctoral Researcher Linnea Kroneld, Physician Specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Tampere / Tampere University Hospital
- Docent Noora Kaartinen, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
University of Eastern-Finland / Kuopio University Hospital
- Professor Marjo Tuppurainen, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology
- Doctoral Researcher Iina Niemi, Physician Specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology
