Recent Publications in International Peer-Reviewed Journals

Jenni Krogell, Katja Kero, Rauni Klami, Sari Pelkonen, Riina Korjamo (2025). Sexual assault referral centers for survivors of rape in Finland - A review of their development and support for survivors. Maturitas.
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Mikael O. W. Piha, Katja Kero, Aleksi Tornio (2025). Female Sexual Dysfunction as an Adverse Effect of Drugs - A Narrative Review. Maturitas.
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Anna Aromaa, Katja Kero, Sanna-Mari Manninen, Tero Vahlberg, Päivi Polo-Kantola (2025). Engagement with Patients' Sexual Problems - A Comparative Study among General Practitioners and Obstetrician-Gynecologists. Menopause.
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Sanna-Mari Manninen, Katja Kero, Tero Vahlberg, Päivi Polo-Kantola (2025). Addressing Sexual Problems - General Practitioners' Practice Patterns. Maturitas.
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Viivi Virkkunen, Katja Kero, Mari Koivisto, Teemu Niiranen, Olli Heinonen, Sari Stenholm, Päivi Polo-Kantola (2024). Associations between arterial health and sexual function in women aged 60-64 years. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
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Sanna-Mari Manninen, Päivi Polo-Kantola, Markus Riskumäki, Tero Vahlberg, Katja Kero (2024). The knowledge of and educational interest in sexual medicine among Finnish medical and midwifery students: A web-based study. European Journal of Midwifery.
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Katja Kero, Niina Hieta, Teemu Kallonen, Anne Ahtikoski, Hanna K. Laine, Jaana Rautava, Eveliina Munukka (2023). Optimal sampling and analysis methods for clinical diagnostics of vaginal microbiome. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases: Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology.
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Anna Aromaa, Katja Kero, Jarna Grönlund, Sanna-Mari Manninen, Markus Riskumäki, Tero Vahlberg, Päivi Polo-Kantola (2023). Let's talk about sexuality - A web-based survey of self-reported competence in sexual problems among obstetrician-gynecologists in Finland. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
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Sanna-Mari Manninen, Katja Kero, Markus Riskumäki, Tero Vahlberg, Päivi Polo-Kantola (2022). Medical and midwifery students need increased sexual medicine education to overcome barriers hindering bringing up sexual health issues - A national study of final-year medical and midwifery students in Finland. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology.
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Johanna Laakso, Tytti Vuorinen, Jaana Rautava, Katja Kero, Stina Syrjänen, Veijo Hukkanen (2022). Herpes Simplex Virus Seroprevalence among Pregnant Finnish Women and Their Spouses-A Six-Year Follow-Up Cohort Study. Microorganisms.
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