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Juha S. Tapanainen

Juha S. Tapanainen

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Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
23637
World Ranking
16167
National Ranking
185

Overview

Juha S. Tapanainen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has a research portfolio centered on medicine, with a significant focus on reproductive medicine. Their work spans a variety of subfields including reproductive medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and molecular biology.

The topics addressed in their research include ovarian function and disorders, reproductive biology and fertility, reproductive health and contraception, hormonal and reproductive studies, gestational diabetes research and management, assisted reproductive technology and twin pregnancy, and birth, development, and health.

Recent influential papers authored by Juha S. Tapanainen include:

  • SARS-CoV-2, fertility and assisted reproduction, 2022, Human Reproduction Update
  • The Gut Microbiome in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Its Association with Metabolic Traits, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Type 1 and type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: a 23 year cohort study, 2020, Diabetologia
  • DUX4 is a multifunctional factor priming human embryonic genome activation, 2022, iScience
  • A picture of medically assisted reproduction activities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, 2020, Human Reproduction Open

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Juha S. Tapanainen include Terhi Piltonen, Laure Morin-Papunen, Stephen Franks, Riikka K. Arffman, and Kaisu Luiro.

Juha S. Tapanainen's research has been published multiple times in several prominent venues relevant to reproductive and endocrine medicine. These publication venues include:

  • Human Reproduction
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
  • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Best Publications

  • Recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome

    Helena J. Teede;Helena J. Teede;Marie L. Misso;Marie L. Misso;Michael F. Costello;Anuja Dokras

  • MUTATION IN THE FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE RECEPTOR GENE CAUSES HEREDITARY HYPERGONADOTROPIC OVARIAN FAILURE

    Kristiina Aittomäki;Kristiina Aittomäki;JoséLuis Dieguez Lucena;JoséLuis Dieguez Lucena;Pirjo Pakarinen;Pertti Sistonen

  • Men Homozygous for an Inactivating Mutation of the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Receptor Gene Present Variable Suppression of Spermatogenesis and Fertility

    Juha S. Tapanainen;Kristiina Aittomäki;Kristiina Aittomäki;Jiang Min;Tommi Vaskivuo

  • Apoptosis in testis germ cells: developmental changes in gonadotropin dependence and localization to selective tubule stages

    H. Billig;I. Furuta;C. Rivier;J. Tapanainen

  • One versus two embryo transfer after IVF and ICSI: a randomized study

    Hannu Martikainen;Aila Tiitinen;Candido Tomás;Juha Tapanainen

  • Valproate, lamotrigine, and insulin-mediated risks in women with epilepsy

    Jouko I. T. Isojärvi;Johanna Rättyä;Vilho V. Myllylä;Mikael Knip

  • Hormonal control of apoptotic cell death in the testis: gonadotropins and androgens as testicular cell survival factors.

    J. S. Tapanainen;J. L. Tilly;K. K. Vihko;A. J. W. Hsueh

  • Serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels remain high until late reproductive age and decrease during metformin therapy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

    Terhi Piltonen;Laure Morin-Papunen;Riitta Koivunen;Antti Perheentupa

  • Endocrine and metabolic effects of metformin versus ethinyl estradiol-cyproterone acetate in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized study.

    Laure C. Morin-Papunen;Ilkka Vauhkonen;Riitta M. Koivunen;Aimo Ruokonen

  • Metformin reduces serum C-reactive protein levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

    Laure Morin-Papunen;Katriina Rautio;Aimo Ruokonen;Pirjo Hedberg

  • Hormonal Regulation of P450scc (20,22-desmolase) and P450cl7 (17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase) in Cultured Human Granulosa Cells

    Raimo Voutilainen;Juha Tapanainen;Bon Chu Chung;Karla J. Matteson

  • Insulin Sensitivity, Insulin Secretion, and Metabolic and Hormonal Parameters in Healthy Women and Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

    Laure C. Morin-Papunen;Ilkka Vauhkonen;Riitta M. Koivunen;Aimo Ruokonen

  • Metformin Improves Pregnancy and Live-Birth Rates in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial

    Laure Morin-Papunen;Anni S. Rantala;Leila Unkila-Kallio;Aila Tiitinen

  • Survival of human ovarian follicles from fetal to adult life: apoptosis, apoptosis-related proteins, and transcription factor GATA-4.

    Tommi E Vaskivuo;M Anttonen;R Herva;H Billig

  • Citalopram and fluoxetine in the treatment of postmenopausal symptoms: a prospective, randomized, 9-month, placebo-controlled, double-blind study.

    Eila Suvanto-Luukkonen;Riitta Koivunen;Helena Sundström;Risto Bloigu

  • PCOS Forum: Research in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Today and Tomorrow

    Renato Pasquali;Elisabet Stener-Victorin;Elisabet Stener-Victorin;Bulent O. Yildiz;Antoni J. Duleba

  • Metformin versus ethinyl estradiol-cyproterone acetate in the treatment of nonobese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized study

    Laure Morin-Papunen;Ilkka Vauhkonen;Riitta Koivunen;Aimo Ruokonen

  • Expression and hormonal regulation of transcription factors GATA-4 and GATA-6 in the mouse ovary.

    Markku Heikinheimo;Marina Ermolaeva;Malgorzata Bielinska;Nafis A. Rahman

  • Expression and regulation of transcription factors GATA-4 and GATA-6 in developing mouse testis.

    Ilkka Ketola;Nafis Rahman;Jorma Toppari;Malgorzata Bielinska

  • Postnatal Developmental Changes in the Pituitary-Ovarian Axis in Preterm and Term Infant Girls

    Tanja Kuiri-Hänninen;Sanna Kallio;Raija Seuri;Erja Tyrväinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Aimo Ruokonen
Aimo Ruokonen Oulu University Hospital
Ilpo Huhtaniemi
Ilpo Huhtaniemi Imperial College London
Kristiina Aittomäki
Kristiina Aittomäki University of Helsinki
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Stephen Franks
Stephen Franks Imperial College London
Leo Dunkel
Leo Dunkel Queen Mary University of London
Elisabet Stener-Victorin
Elisabet Stener-Victorin Karolinska Institute
Jouko I. T. Isojärvi
Jouko I. T. Isojärvi University of Oulu
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
Andres Salumets
Andres Salumets Karolinska Institute

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