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Olavi Ylikorkala

Olavi Ylikorkala

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76
Citations
19439
World Ranking
18850
National Ranking
213

Overview

Olavi Ylikorkala is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed to the field of Medicine with a focus on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The research includes investigations into key topics such as:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management

Frequent publication venues for Ylikorkala's work include:

  • Maturitas
  • BMJ Open
  • European Journal of Cancer
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Olavi Ylikorkala include:

  • Pre-eclampsia and cardiovascular risk: a long-term nationwide cohort study on over 120 000 Finnish women, 2022, BMJ Open
  • Update of the impact of menopausal hormone therapy on breast cancer risk, 2025, European Journal of Cancer
  • Prior pre-eclampsia does not diminish the vascular protective effect of menopausal hormone therapy, 2024, Maturitas
  • Frequent Use of Premenopausal Progestin in Women With Prior Preeclampsia, 2024, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Vaginal use of estradiol is associated with a reduced risk of rectal cancer in postmenopausal women: A Finnish nationwide case-control study, 2025, Maturitas

Collaborations are evident with frequent co-authors including:

  • Mika Gissler
  • Hanna Savolainen-Peltonen
  • Johanna Joensuu
  • Tomi S. Mikkola
  • Minttu Venetkoski

Best Publications

  • Depression and anxiety in early pregnancy and risk for preeclampsia

    Tapio Kurki;Vilho Hiilesmaa;Raimo Raitasalo;Hannu Mattila

  • Bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy and pregnancy outcome

    T Kurki;A Sivonen;O V Renkonen;E Savia

  • Serum lipoproteins, insulin, and urinary prostanoid metabolites in normal and hypertensive pregnant women.

    Risto Kaaja;Matti J. Tikkanen;Lasse Viinikka;Olavi Ylikorkala

  • Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy as an indicator of liver and biliary diseases: a population-based study.

    Anne Ropponen;Reijo Sund;Seija Riikonen;Olavi Ylikorkala

  • Breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women using estradiol-progestogen therapy.

    Heli Lyytinen;Eero Pukkala;Olavi Ylikorkala

  • Hyperinsulinemia 17 years after preeclamptic first pregnancy.

    H Laivuori;M J Tikkanen;O Ylikorkala

  • Susceptibility loci for preeclampsia on chromosomes 2p25 and 9p13 in Finnish families.

    Hannele Laivuori;Hannele Laivuori;Päivi Lahermo;Vesa Ollikainen;Elisabeth Widen

  • Low-dose aspirin in prevention of miscarriage in women with unexplained or autoimmune related recurrent miscarriage: effect on prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 production.

    M Tulppala;M Marttunen;V Söderstrom-Anttila;T Foudila

  • Breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women using estrogen-only therapy

    Heli Lyytinen;Eero Pukkala;Olavi Ylikorkala

  • Polycystic ovaries and levels of gonadotrophins and androgens in recurrent miscarriage: prospective study in 50 women.

    Maija Tulppala;Ulf-Håkan Stenman;Bruno Cacciatore;Olavi Ylikorkala

  • A randomized placebo-controlled crossover trial with phytoestrogens in treatment of menopause in breast cancer patients.

    Eini Nikander;Annamari Kilkkinen;Merja Metsä-Heikkilä;Herman Adlercreutz

  • Clinical presentation and risk factors of placental abruption.

    Minna Tikkanen;Mika Nuutila;Vilho Hiilesmaa;Jorma Paavonen

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor in human preterm lung

    Patrik Lassus;Ari Ristimäki;Olavi Ylikorkala;Lasse Viinikka

  • Comparison of effects of tamoxifen and toremifene on bone biochemistry and bone mineral density in postmenopausal breast cancer patients

    Merja B. Marttunen;Päivi Hietanen;Aila Tiitinen;Olavi Ylikorkala

  • Factors associated with fear of delivery in second pregnancies

    Terhi Saisto;Olavi Ylikorkala;Erja Halmesmäki

  • Sex differences in age-related cardiovascular mortality.

    Tomi S. Mikkola;Mika Gissler;Marko Merikukka;Pauliina Tuomikoski

  • Maternal Serum-Soluble Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 in Early Pregnancy Ending in Preeclampsia or Intrauterine Growth Retardation

    Katja-Anneli Wathén;Eija Tuutti;Ulf-Håkan Stenman;Henrik Alfthan

  • Genetic evidence of heterogeneity in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

    M Savander;A Ropponen;K Avela;N Weerasekera

  • Nitric oxide metabolites in cervical fluid during pregnancy: further evidence for the role of cervical nitric oxide in cervical ripening.

    Mervi Väisänen-Tommiska;Mika Nuutila;Kristiina Aittomäki;Vilho Hiilesmaa

  • Use of postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of Alzheimer’s disease in Finland: nationwide case-control study

    Hanna Savolainen-Peltonen;Päivi Rahkola-Soisalo;Fabian Hoti;Pia Vattulainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Mika Gissler
Mika Gissler Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Eero Pukkala
Eero Pukkala Tampere University
Ulf-Håkan Stenman
Ulf-Håkan Stenman University of Helsinki
Jorma Paavonen
Jorma Paavonen University of Helsinki
Kristiina Aittomäki
Kristiina Aittomäki University of Helsinki
Ari Ristimäki
Ari Ristimäki University of Helsinki
Ilpo Huhtaniemi
Ilpo Huhtaniemi Imperial College London
Per-Henrik Groop
Per-Henrik Groop University of Helsinki
Matti Välimäki
Matti Välimäki Helsinki University Hospital
Thomas B. Clarkson
Thomas B. Clarkson Wake Forest University

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