Recent Publications in International Peer-Reviewed Journals

Katja Kero, Hannu Lauerma, Pia Wahlsten (2026). "And then I got strangled": Dangerous trends of sexual choking among young people. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
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Anna Aromaa, Sanna-Mari Manninen, Katja Kero, Tero Vahlberg, Päivi Polo-Kantola (2026). Is addressing patients' sexual problems inconvenient? A study on barriers to physicians' self-reported competence. The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
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Viivi Virkkunen, Katja Kero, Sari Stenholm, Päivi Polo-Kantola (2026). Changes in female sexual function during the retirement transition. Menopause.
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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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