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2. Methotrexate use among men—association with fertility and the perinatal health of their children: a Swedish nationwide register study
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Zarén, Peter, Turesson, Carl, and Giwercman, Aleksander
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- 2023
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3. Plasma metabolome study reveals metabolic changes induced by pharmacological castration and testosterone supplementation in healthy young men
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de Siqueira Guedes, Jéssica, Pla, Indira, Sahlin, K. Barbara, Monnerat, Gustavo, Appelqvist, Roger, Marko-Varga, György, Giwercman, Aleksander, Domont, Gilberto Barbosa, Sanchez, Aniel, Nogueira, Fábio César Sousa, and Malm, Johan
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- 2022
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4. Low-grade inflammation in survivors of childhood cancer and testicular cancer and its association with hypogonadism and metabolic risk factors
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Ekedahl, Henrik, Isaksson, Sigrid, Ståhl, Olof, Bogefors, Karolina, Romerius, Patrik, Eberhard, Jakob, and Giwercman, Aleksander
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- 2022
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5. Testosterone deficiency and metabolic disturbances in men who fathered a child by use of donated spermatozoa
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Elenkov, Angel, Zarén, Peter, Sundell, Bianca, Lundin, Lovisa, and Giwercman, Aleksander
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- 2022
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6. Sperm DNA fragmentation index and cumulative live birth rate in a cohort of 2,713 couples undergoing assisted reproduction treatment
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Vončina, Sladjana Malić, Stenqvist, Amelie, Bungum, Mona, Schyman, Tommy, and Giwercman, Aleksander
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- 2021
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7. Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022:a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
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Phelps, Nowell H., Singleton, Rosie K., Zhou, Bin, Heap, Rachel A., Mishra, Anu, Bennett, James E., Paciorek, Christopher J., Lhoste, Victor PF, Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M., Stevens, Gretchen A., Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea, Bixby, Honor, Baker, Jennifer L., Aarestrup, Julie, Afzal, Shoaib, Allin, Kristine, Andersen, Lars Bo, Ängquist, Lars, Bjerregaard, Peter, Bojesen, Stig E., Christensen, Kaare, Damsgaard, Camilla T., Dantoft, Thomas M., Eriksen, Louise, Giwercman, Aleksander, Halkjær, Jytte, Jørgensen, Torben, Kristensen, Peter Lund, Lind, Lars, Linneberg, Allan, Liu, Jing, Liu, Liping, Madsen, Anja L., Michaelsen, Kim F., Møllehave, Line T., Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Nordestgaard, Børge G., Osler, Merete, Overvad, Kim, Schmidt, Ida Maria, Schnohr, Peter, Schramm, Stine, Sobngwi, Eugène, Sodemann, Morten, Sørensen, Thorkild IA, Tjonneland, Anne, Tolstrup, Janne S., Wang, Qian, Wang, Ying Wei, Yang, Yang, Phelps, Nowell H., Singleton, Rosie K., Zhou, Bin, Heap, Rachel A., Mishra, Anu, Bennett, James E., Paciorek, Christopher J., Lhoste, Victor PF, Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M., Stevens, Gretchen A., Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea, Bixby, Honor, Baker, Jennifer L., Aarestrup, Julie, Afzal, Shoaib, Allin, Kristine, Andersen, Lars Bo, Ängquist, Lars, Bjerregaard, Peter, Bojesen, Stig E., Christensen, Kaare, Damsgaard, Camilla T., Dantoft, Thomas M., Eriksen, Louise, Giwercman, Aleksander, Halkjær, Jytte, Jørgensen, Torben, Kristensen, Peter Lund, Lind, Lars, Linneberg, Allan, Liu, Jing, Liu, Liping, Madsen, Anja L., Michaelsen, Kim F., Møllehave, Line T., Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Nordestgaard, Børge G., Osler, Merete, Overvad, Kim, Schmidt, Ida Maria, Schnohr, Peter, Schramm, Stine, Sobngwi, Eugène, Sodemann, Morten, Sørensen, Thorkild IA, Tjonneland, Anne, Tolstrup, Janne S., Wang, Qian, Wang, Ying Wei, and Yang, Yang
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Background: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. Methods: We used data from 3663 population-based studies with 222 million participants that measured height and weight in representative samples of the general population. We used a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate trends in the prevalence of different BMI categories, separately for adults (age ≥20 years) and school-aged children and adolescents (age 5–19 years), from 1990 to 2022 for 200 countries and territories. For adults, we report the individual and combined prevalence of underweight (BMI <18·5 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI <2 SD below the median of the WHO growth reference) and obesity (BMI >2 SD above the median). Findings: From 1990 to 2022, the combined prevalence of underweight and obesity in adults decreased in 11 countries (6%) for women and 17 (9%) for men with a posterior probability of at least 0·80 that the observed changes were true decreases. The combined prevalence increased in 162 countries (81%) for women and 140 countries (70%) for men with a posterior probability of at least 0·80. In 2022, the combined prevalence of underweight and obesity was highest in island nations in the Caribbean and Polynesia and Micronesia, and countries in the Middle East and north Africa. Obesity prevalence was higher than underweight with posterior probability of at least 0·80 in 177 countries (89%) for women and 145 (73%) for men in 2022, whereas the converse was true in 16 countries (8%) for women, and 39 (20%) for men. From 1990 to 2022, the combined prevalence of thinness and obesity decreased among girls in five countries (3%) and a
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8. Results from the first autologous grafting of adult human testis tissue:A case report
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Jensen, Christian Fuglesang S., Mamsen, Linn Salto, Wang, Danyang, Fode, Mikkel, Giwercman, Aleksander, Jørgensen, Niels, Ohl, Dana A., Fedder, Jens, Hoffmann, Eva R., Yding Andersen, Claus, Sønksen, Jens, Jensen, Christian Fuglesang S., Mamsen, Linn Salto, Wang, Danyang, Fode, Mikkel, Giwercman, Aleksander, Jørgensen, Niels, Ohl, Dana A., Fedder, Jens, Hoffmann, Eva R., Yding Andersen, Claus, and Sønksen, Jens
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Fertility restoration using autologous testicular tissue transplantation is relevant for infertile men surviving from childhood cancer and, possibly, in men with absent or incomplete spermatogenesis resulting in the lack of spermatozoa in the ejaculate (non-obstructive azoospermia, NOA). Currently, testicular tissue from pre-pubertal boys extracted before treatment with gonadotoxic cancer therapy can be cryopreserved with good survival of spermatogonial stem cells. However, strategies for fertility restoration, after successful cancer treatment, are still experimental and no clinical methods have yet been developed. Similarly, no clinically available treatments can help men with NOA to become biological fathers after failed attempts of testicular surgical sperm retrieval. We present a case of a 31-year-old man with NOA who had three pieces of testis tissue (each ∼2 × 4 × 2 mm3) extracted and cryopreserved in relation to performing microdissection testicular sperm extraction (mTESE). Approximately 2 years after mTESE, the thawed tissue pieces were engrafted in surgically created pockets bilaterally under the scrotal skin. Follow-up was performed after 2, 4, and 6 months with assessment of reproductive hormones and ultrasound of the scrotum. After 6 months, all engrafted tissue was extracted and microscopically analyzed for the presence of spermatozoa. Furthermore, parts of the extracted tissue were analyzed histologically and by immunohistochemical analysis. Active blood flow in the engrafted tissue was demonstrated by doppler ultrasound after 6 months. No spermatozoa were found in the extracted tissue. Histological and immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated graft survival with intact clear tubules and normal cell organization. Sertoli cells and spermatocytes with normal morphology were located near the basement membrane. MAGE-A and VASA positive spermatogonia/spermatocytes were detected together with SOX9 positive Sertoli cells. Spermatocytes and/or Sertoli cells, Fertility restoration using autologous testicular tissue transplantation is relevant for infertile men surviving from childhood cancer and, possibly, in men with absent or incomplete spermatogenesis resulting in the lack of spermatozoa in the ejaculate (non-obstructive azoospermia, NOA). Currently, testicular tissue from pre-pubertal boys extracted before treatment with gonadotoxic cancer therapy can be cryopreserved with good survival of spermatogonial stem cells. However, strategies for fertility restoration, after successful cancer treatment, are still experimental and no clinical methods have yet been developed. Similarly, no clinically available treatments can help men with NOA to become biological fathers after failed attempts of testicular surgical sperm retrieval. We present a case of a 31-year-old man with NOA who had three pieces of testis tissue (each ∼2 × 4 × 2 mm3) extracted and cryopreserved in relation to performing microdissection testicular sperm extraction (mTESE). Approximately 2 years after mTESE, the thawed tissue pieces were engrafted in surgically created pockets bilaterally under the scrotal skin. Follow-up was performed after 2, 4, and 6 months with assessment of reproductive hormones and ultrasound of the scrotum. After 6 months, all engrafted tissue was extracted and microscopically analyzed for the presence of spermatozoa. Furthermore, parts of the extracted tissue were analyzed histologically and by immunohistochemical analysis. Active blood flow in the engrafted tissue was demonstrated by doppler ultrasound after 6 months. No spermatozoa were found in the extracted tissue. Histological and immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated graft survival with intact clear tubules and normal cell organization. Sertoli cells and spermatocytes with normal morphology were located near the basement membrane. MAGE-A and VASA positive spermatogonia/spermatocytes were detected together with SOX9 positive Sertoli cells. Spermatocytes and/or Sertoli ce
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9. Maternal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Male Reproductive Function in Young Adulthood: Combined Exposure to Seven PFAS
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Haervig, Katia Keglberg, Petersen, Kajsa Ugelvig, Hougaard, Karin Sorig, Lindh, Christian, Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Host, Toft, Gunnar, Giwercman, Aleksander, Hoyer, Birgit Bjerre, Flachs, Esben Meulengracht, Bonde, Jens Peter, and Tottenborg, Sandra Sogaard
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Young men -- Health aspects ,Prenatal influences -- Environmental aspects -- Health aspects ,Genital diseases, Male -- Risk factors -- Environmental aspects ,Environmental issues ,Health - Abstract
Background: Concerns remain about the human reproductive toxicity of the widespread per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during early stages of development. Objectives: We examined associations between maternal plasma PFAS levels during early pregnancy and male offspring reproductive function in adulthood. Methods: The study included 864 young men (age range:18.9-21.2 y) from the Fetal Programming of Semen Quality (FEPOS) cohort established between 2017 and 2019. Plasma samples from their mothers, primarily from the first trimester, were retrieved from the Danish National Biobank and levels of 15 PFAS were measured. Seven PFAS had detectable levels above the limit of detection in >80% of the samples and were included in analyses. Semen quality, testicular volume, and levels of reproductive hormones and PFAS were assessed in the young men. We used weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression to estimate the associations between combined exposure to maternal PFAS and reproductive function, and negative binomial regression to estimate the associations of single substances, while adjusting for a range of a priori-defined fetal and postnatal risk factors. Results: By a 1-unit increase in the WQS index, combined maternal PFAS exposure was associated with lower sperm concentration (-8%; 95% CI: -16%, -1%), total sperm count (-10%; 95% CI: -17%, -2%), and a higher proportion of nonprogressive and immotile sperm (5%; 95% CI: 1%, 8%) in the young men. Different PFAS contributed to the associations with varying strengths; however, perfluoroheptanoic acid was identified as the main contributor in the analyses of all three outcomes despite the low concentration. We saw no clear association between exposure to maternal PFAS and testicular volume or reproductive hormones. Discussion: In a sample of young men from the general Danish population, we observed consistent inverse associations between exposure to maternal PFAS and semen quality. The study needs to be replicated in other populations, taking combined exposure, as well as emerging short-chain PFAS, into consideration. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP10285, Introduction Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been in use since the 1940s and now constitute a group of more than 5,000 manmade chemicals. (1,2) Their water-, dirt-, and oil-repellent [...]
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10. Impact of genetic risk score on the association between male childlessness and cardiovascular disease and mortality
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Elenkov, Angel, Melander, Olle, Nilsson, Peter M., Zhang, He, and Giwercman, Aleksander
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- 2021
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11. Comparison of Triglyceride–Glucose (TyG) Index and Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) Index in Prediction of Male Hypogonadism.
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Hazir, Berk, Salonia, Andrea, Giwercman, Aleksander, and Elenkov, Angel
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Several studies have shown the association between decreased insulin sensitivity and the risk of male hypogonadism. Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) is a well-established marker of decreased insulin sensitivity. The triglyceride–glucose index (TyG), calculated as ln ðfasting triglyceride ðmg=dLÞ × fasting glucose ðmg=dLÞ=2Þ, was recently suggested to be a cheaper and a reliable surrogate marker to detect insulin resistance (IR). Our aim was to compare the performance of those two indexes in the prediction of male hypogonadism. The data on 192 men from infertile couples (18–50 years; sperm concentration <20 x 10
6 /mL) and 199 population-based matched controls collected during the years 2009–2012 (baseline) were evaluated retrospectively. Half of these subjects (72 subfertile men and 122 controls) were reinvestigated 5–10 years later (median year (range): 7 (5–10)). The patients receiving any hormonal therapy were excluded. Hypogonadism was defined as fasting, morning serum testosterone below 12 nmol/L. In receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the optimal diagnostic cutoff values for baseline HOMA-IR and TyG to predict MetS at re-examination were 2.68 (Area Under Curve (AUC)=0.886, p < 0.001) and 8.60 (AUC=0.816, p <0:001), respectively. Moreover, in binary logistic regression analysis performed on the whole cohort using these thresholds for high values of HOMAIR and high TyG, the odds-ratios (ORs) for hypogonadism were 6.48 (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 3.77–11.2; p <0:001) and 3.58 (95% CI: 2.17–5.94; p <0:001), respectively. Even though high HOMA-IR levels provided better risk estimates, high TyG was also highly related to the risk of hypogonadism. These markers can be utilized to identify men being at high risk of hypogonadism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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12. Results from the first autologous grafting of adult human testis tissue: a case report
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Jensen, Christian Fuglesang S, primary, Mamsen, Linn Salto, additional, Wang, Danyang, additional, Fode, Mikkel, additional, Giwercman, Aleksander, additional, Jørgensen, Niels, additional, Ohl, Dana A, additional, Fedder, Jens, additional, Hoffmann, Eva R, additional, Yding Andersen, Claus, additional, and Sønksen, Jens, additional
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- 2023
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13. Reproductive Hormone Levels in Men Exposed to Persistent Organohalogen Pollutants: A Study of Inuit and Three European Cohorts
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Giwercman, Aleksander, Rignell-Hydbom, Anna, Toft, Gunnar, Rylander, Lars, Hagmar, Lars, Lindh, Christian, Pedersen, Henning S., Ludwicki, Jan K., Lesovoy, Vladimir, Shvets, Maryna, Spano, Marcello, Manicardi, Gian Carlo, Bizzaro, Davide, Bonefeld-Jorgensen, Eva C., and Bonde, Jens Peter
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14. Impact of PCB and p,p'-DDE Contaminants on Human Sperm Y:X Chromosome Ratio: Studies in Three European Populations and the Inuit Population in Greenland
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Tiido, Tarmo, Rignell-Hydbom, Anna, Giwercman, Yvonne Lundberg, Pedersen, Henning S., Wojtyniak, Bogdan, Ludwicki, Jan K., Lesovoy, Vladimir, Zvyezday, Valentyna, Spano, Marcello, Manicardi, Gian-Carlo, Bizzaro, Davide, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva C., Toft, Gunnar, Bonde, Jens Peter, Rylander, Lars, Hagmar, Lars, and Giwercman, Aleksander
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- 2006
15. Exposure to PCBs and p,p′-DDE and Human Sperm Chromatin Integrity
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Rignell-Hydbom, Anna, Rylander, Lars, Giwercman, Aleksander, Jönsson, B. A. G., Lindh, Christian, Eleuteri, Patrizia, Rescia, Michele, Leter, Giorgio, Cordelli, Eugenia, Spano, Marcello, and Hagmar, Lars
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- 2005
16. Serum Levels of 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-Hexachlorobiphenyl (CB-153) in Relation to Markers of Reproductive Function in Young Males from the General Swedish Population
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Richthoff, Jonas, Rylander, Lars, Åkesson, Heléne, Hagmar, Lars, Nilsson-Ehle, Peter, Stridsberg, Mats, and Giwercman, Aleksander
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- 2003
17. Spontaneous Abortion and Physical Strain around Implantation: A Follow-Up Study of First-Pregnancy Planners
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Jensen, Tina Kold, Henriksen, Tine Brink, Andersson, Anna-Maria, Kolstad, Henrik A., Ernst, Erik, Giwercman, Aleksander, Skakkebæk, Niels Erik, and Olsen, Jørn
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- 2000
18. Male Reproductive Health and Environmental Xenoestrogens
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Toppari, Jorma, Christiansen, Peter, Giwercman, Aleksander, Grandjean, Philippe, Guillette,, Louis J., Jégou, Bernard, Jensen, Tina K., Jouannet, Pierre, Keiding, Niels, Leffers, Henrik, McLachlan, John A., Meyer, Otto, Müller, Jørn, Meyts, Ewa Rajpert-De, Scheike, Thomas, Sharpe, Richard, Sumpter, John, and Skakkebæk, Niels E.
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19. Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development
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Mishra, Anu, Zhou, Bin, Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea, Bixby, Honor, Baker, Jennifer Lyn, Afzal, Shoaib, Allin, Kristine, Andersen, Lars Bo, Ängquist, Lars, Jørgensen, Maja Bæksgaard, Bjerregaard, Peter, Bojesen, Stig Egil, Christensen, Kaare, Damsgaard, Camilla Trab, Dantoft, Thomas M, Eliasen, Marie, Eriksen, Louise, Halkjær, Jytte, Giwercman, Aleksander, Jørgensen, Torben, Kristensen, Peter Lund, Lind, Lars, Linneberg, Allan, Madsen, Anja Lykke, Michaelsen, Kim F., Møllehave, Line Tang, Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Nordestgaard, Børge, Osler, Merete, Overvad, Kim, Schmidt, Ida Maria, Schnohr, Peter, Schramm, Stine, Sodemann, Morten, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Tjønneland, Anne, Tolstrup, Janne S, Wang, Qian, Mishra, Anu, Zhou, Bin, Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea, Bixby, Honor, Baker, Jennifer Lyn, Afzal, Shoaib, Allin, Kristine, Andersen, Lars Bo, Ängquist, Lars, Jørgensen, Maja Bæksgaard, Bjerregaard, Peter, Bojesen, Stig Egil, Christensen, Kaare, Damsgaard, Camilla Trab, Dantoft, Thomas M, Eliasen, Marie, Eriksen, Louise, Halkjær, Jytte, Giwercman, Aleksander, Jørgensen, Torben, Kristensen, Peter Lund, Lind, Lars, Linneberg, Allan, Madsen, Anja Lykke, Michaelsen, Kim F., Møllehave, Line Tang, Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Nordestgaard, Børge, Osler, Merete, Overvad, Kim, Schmidt, Ida Maria, Schnohr, Peter, Schramm, Stine, Sodemann, Morten, Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Tjønneland, Anne, Tolstrup, Janne S, and Wang, Qian
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Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being1–6. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million participants, to report the height and body-mass index (BMI) of children and adolescents aged 5–19 years on the basis of rural and urban place of residence in 200 countries and territories from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, children and adolescents residing in cities were taller than their rural counterparts in all but a few high-income countries. By 2020, the urban height advantage became smaller in most countries, and in many high-income western countries it reversed into a small urban-based disadvantage. The exception was for boys in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in some countries in Oceania, south Asia and the region of central Asia, Middle East and north Africa. In these countries, successive cohorts of boys from rural places either did not gain height or possibly became shorter, and hence fell further behind their urban peers. The difference between the age-standardized mean BMI of children in urban and rural areas was <1.1 kg m–2 in the vast majority of countries. Within this small range, BMI increased slightly more in cities than in rural areas, except in south Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and some countries in central and eastern Europe. Our results show that in much of the world, the growth and developmental advantages of living in cities have diminished in the twenty-first century, whereas in much of sub-Saharan Africa they have amplified.
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20. Response to 'Comment on 'Maternal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Male Reproductive Function in Young Adulthood:Combined Exposure to Seven PFAS''
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Hærvig, Katia Keglberg, Petersen, Kajsa Ugelvig, Hougaard, Karin Sørig, Lindh, Christian, Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst, Toft, Gunnar, Giwercman, Aleksander, Høyer, Birgit Bjerre, Flachs, Esben Meulengracht, Bonde, Jens Peter, Tøttenborg, Sandra Søgaard, Hærvig, Katia Keglberg, Petersen, Kajsa Ugelvig, Hougaard, Karin Sørig, Lindh, Christian, Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst, Toft, Gunnar, Giwercman, Aleksander, Høyer, Birgit Bjerre, Flachs, Esben Meulengracht, Bonde, Jens Peter, and Tøttenborg, Sandra Søgaard
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In his letter to the editor regarding our paper,1 Abraham raises an important discussion about co-exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other persistent organic pollutants, in particular dioxins.2 In our paper we acknowledged that “there might be factors, such as other chemicals or lifestyle, that might be associated with PFAS exposure which also have an impact on reproductive function.”1 Dioxins potentially constitute such co-exposure, and, if associated with semen quality, the observed inverse associations between PFAS and semen quality could be at least partly due to dioxins. As we did not assess dioxin levels in our sample, we relied on other studies to elucidate the extend of covariation. Abraham states that he found dioxins significantly correlated with PFAS in blood sampled from 74 mothers 11 months after giving birth in the late 1990s.2 We have not identified other studies reporting correlations between PFAS and dioxins, but correlations between perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153)—a chemical with kinetic properties similar to dioxins, for example, long half-life and accumulation in adipose tissue—were 0.62 in blood of 1,250 Greenlandic, Polish, and Ukrainian pregnant females sampled in 2002–2004.3 Stratification by country generally revealed that correlations were strongest for the Greenlandic sample: 0.52 for PFOS and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-153 vs. 0.20 for Poland and 0.23 for Ukraine.3 Because PFAS bind mainly to proteins, whereas PCBs are lipid-soluble, a high correlation is not expected. We would expect correlations of PFAS and dioxins in the Fetal Programming of Semen Quality cohort (which provided the data used in our study) similar to the PFOS–PCB-153 correlation observed in Ukraine and Poland. Based on these small-to-moderate correlations, we have little reason to believe that PFAS and dioxins would be highly correlated in our sample. Although we acknowledge the pot
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21. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Upper Respiratory Tract Viral Infections on Reproductive Parameters in Young Healthy Men with Mild Symptoms of Disease.
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Elenkov, Angel, Nilsson, Anna, Kondic, Alexandra, Bottiger, Blenda, Broden, Marcus, Bergman, Ebba, Dahl, Annie, and Giwercman, Aleksander
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RESPIRATORY infections ,GENITALIA infections ,MALE reproductive organs ,SYMPTOMS ,SARS-CoV-2 ,VARICOCELE - Abstract
Data regarding excretion of SARS-CoV-2 in semen are inconclusive and counseling regarding risk of sexual transmission is still challenging. Our knowledge on the effect of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) on male reproductive system is also scarce. Apart from negative effect of fever on spermatogenesis virtually no study has been able to compare reproductive parameters in men with COVID-19 or other URTI with predisease data. Eleven men who developed symptoms of URTI during the first and second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and who had preexistent fertility and hormonal data, participated in the study leaving sperm and blood samples. Three additional subjects were recruited among proven SARS-CoV-2 positive male hospital workers (without previous data). SARS-CoV-2 RNA was present in the ejaculate from 2 of 5 (40%) young men with mild COVID-19. In one of them viral particles could be detected in the semen sample 2 weeks after the first sampling. Men with any URTI showed higher LH (p = 0.02), lower sperm concentration (p = 0.047), and free testosterone (p = 0.008) when compared to their samples delivered 10 years earlier. When SARS-CoV-2 positive subjects were compared to subjects with other URTIs, no difference in levels of reproductive parameters or inflammatory markers was seen. In conclusion, SARS-CoV-2 RNA can be present in the ejaculate but does not seem to affect reproductive parameters any more than other viruses. However, mild URTI was shown to affect the sperm concentration, LH, and free testosterone negatively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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22. Sex hormone-dependent and -independent regulation of serum BAFF and TNF in cohorts of transgender and cisgender men and women
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Tsatsanis, Christos, primary, Elenkov, Angel, additional, Leijonhufvud, Irene, additional, Vaporidi, Katerina, additional, Tivesten, Åsa, additional, and Giwercman, Aleksander, additional
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- 2023
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23. Paternity through use of assisted reproduction technology in male adult and childhood cancer survivors: a nationwide register study
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Kitlinski, Michael, primary, Giwercman, Aleksander, additional, and Elenkov, Angel, additional
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- 2023
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24. Response to “Comment on ‘Maternal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Male Reproductive Function in Young Adulthood: Combined Exposure to Seven PFAS’”
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Hærvig, Katia Keglberg, primary, Petersen, Kajsa Ugelvig, additional, Hougaard, Karin Sørig, additional, Lindh, Christian, additional, Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst, additional, Toft, Gunnar, additional, Giwercman, Aleksander, additional, Høyer, Birgit Bjerre, additional, Flachs, Esben Meulengracht, additional, Bonde, Jens Peter, additional, and Tøttenborg, Sandra Søgaard, additional
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- 2023
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25. Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development
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NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), [missing], Mishra, Anu, Zhou, Bin, Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea, Bixby, Honor, Singleton, Rosie K., Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M., Sheffer, Kate E., Paciorek, Christopher J., Bennett, James E., Lhoste, Victor, Iurilli, Maria L. 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Developing world ,Public health ,Multidisciplinary ,Science General ,Paediatric research ,Nutrition - Abstract
Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being1–6. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million participants, to report the height and body-mass index (BMI) of children and adolescents aged 5–19 years on the basis of rural and urban place of residence in 200 countries and territories from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, children and adolescents residing in cities were taller than their rural counterparts in all but a few high-income countries. By 2020, the urban height advantage became smaller in most countries, and in many high-income western countries it reversed into a small urban-based disadvantage. The exception was for boys in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in some countries in Oceania, south Asia and the region of central Asia, Middle East and north Africa. In these countries, successive cohorts of boys from rural places either did not gain height or possibly became shorter, and hence fell further behind their urban peers. The difference between the age-standardized mean BMI of children in urban and rural areas was
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26. Serum microRNAs in male subfertility—biomarkers and a potential pathogenetic link to metabolic syndrome
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Trzybulska, Dorota, Bobjer, Johannes, Giwercman, Aleksander, and Tsatsanis, Christos
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27. The Leydig cell biomarker INSL3 as a predictor of age-related morbidity: Findings from the EMAS cohort
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Ivell, Richard, primary, Heng, Kee, additional, Severn, Katie, additional, Antonio, Leen, additional, Bartfai, Gyorgy, additional, Casanueva, Felipe F., additional, Huhtaniemi, Ilpo T., additional, Giwercman, Aleksander, additional, Maggi, Mario, additional, O’Connor, Daryl B., additional, O’Neill, Terence W., additional, Punab, Margus, additional, Rastrelli, Giulia, additional, Slowikowska-Hilczer, Jolanta, additional, Tournoy, Jos, additional, Vanderschueren, Dirk, additional, Wu, Frederick C. W., additional, and Anand-Ivell, Ravinder, additional
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28. Maternal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Male Reproductive Function in Young Adulthood: Combined Exposure to Seven PFAS
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Hærvig, Katia Keglberg, primary, Petersen, Kajsa Ugelvig, additional, Hougaard, Karin Sørig, additional, Lindh, Christian, additional, Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst, additional, Toft, Gunnar, additional, Giwercman, Aleksander, additional, Høyer, Birgit Bjerre, additional, Flachs, Esben Meulengracht, additional, Bonde, Jens Peter, additional, and Tøttenborg, Sandra Søgaard, additional
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29. Reproductive Hormone Levels Predict Changes in Frailty Status in Community-Dwelling Older Men: European Male Ageing Study Prospective Data
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Swiecicka, Agnieszka, Eendebak, Robert J A H, Lunt, Mark, O’Neill, Terence W, Bartfai, György, Casanueva, Felipe F, Forti, Gianni, Giwercman, Aleksander, Han, Thang S, Slowikowska-Hilczer, Jolanta, Lean, Michael E J, Pendleton, Neil, Punab, Margus, Vanderschueren, Dirk, Huhtaniemi, Ilpo T, Wu, Frederick C W, and Rutter, Martin K
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30. Male reproductive health statement (XIIIth international symposium on Spermatology, may 9th–12th 2018, Stockholm, Sweden
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Levine, Hagai, Mohri, Hideo, Ekbom, Anders, Ramos, Liliana, Parker, Geoff, Roldan, Eduardo, Jovine, Luca, Koelle, Sabine, Lindstrand, Anna, Immler, Simone, Mortimer, Sharon, Mortimer, David, van der Horst, Gerhard, Ishijima, Sumio, Aneck-Hahn, Natalie, Baldi, Elisabetta, Menkveld, Roelof, Rothmann, Susan A, Giwercman, Aleksander, Giwercman, Yvonne, Holmberg, Mats, Kvist, Ulrik, Björndahl, Lars, Holmberg, Rebecka, Arver, Stefan, Flanagan, John, and Drevet, Joël R
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31. Standards in semen examination: publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology
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Björndahl, Lars, primary, Barratt, Christopher L R, additional, Mortimer, David, additional, Agarwal, Ashok, additional, Aitken, Robert J, additional, Alvarez, Juan G, additional, Aneck-Hahn, Natalie, additional, Arver, Stefan, additional, Baldi, Elisabetta, additional, Bassas, Lluís, additional, Boitrelle, Florence, additional, Bornman, Riana, additional, Carrell, Douglas T, additional, Castilla, José A, additional, Cerezo Parra, Gerardo, additional, Check, Jerome H, additional, Cuasnicu, Patricia S, additional, Darney, Sally Perreault, additional, de Jager, Christiaan, additional, De Jonge, Christopher J, additional, Drevet, Joël R, additional, Drobnis, Erma Z, additional, Du Plessis, Stefan S, additional, Eisenberg, Michael L, additional, Esteves, Sandro C, additional, Evgeni, Evangelini A, additional, Ferlin, Alberto, additional, Garrido, Nicolas, additional, Giwercman, Aleksander, additional, Goovaerts, Ilse G F, additional, Haugen, Trine B, additional, Henkel, Ralf, additional, Henningsohn, Lars, additional, Hofmann, Marie-Claude, additional, Hotaling, James M, additional, Jedrzejczak, Piotr, additional, Jouannet, Pierre, additional, Jørgensen, Niels, additional, Kirkman Brown, Jackson C, additional, Krausz, Csilla, additional, Kurpisz, Maciej, additional, Kvist, Ulrik, additional, Lamb, Dolores J, additional, Levine, Hagai, additional, Loveland, Kate L, additional, McLachlan, Robert I, additional, Mahran, Ali, additional, Maree, Liana, additional, Martins da Silva, Sarah, additional, Mbizvo, Michael T, additional, Meinhardt, Andreas, additional, Menkveld, Roelof, additional, Mortimer, Sharon T, additional, Moskovtsev, Sergey, additional, Muller, Charles H, additional, Munuce, Maria José, additional, Muratori, Monica, additional, Niederberger, Craig, additional, O’Flaherty, Cristian, additional, Oliva, Rafael, additional, Ombelet, Willem, additional, Pacey, Allan A, additional, Palladino, Michael A, additional, Ramasamy, Ranjith, additional, Ramos, Liliana, additional, Rives, Nathalie, additional, Roldan, Eduardo Rs, additional, Rothmann, Susan, additional, Sakkas, Denny, additional, Salonia, Andrea, additional, Sánchez-Pozo, Maria Cristina, additional, Sapiro, Rosanna, additional, Schlatt, Stefan, additional, Schlegel, Peter N, additional, Schuppe, Hans-Christian, additional, Shah, Rupin, additional, Skakkebæk, Niels E, additional, Teerds, Katja, additional, Toskin, Igor, additional, Tournaye, Herman, additional, Turek, Paul J, additional, van der Horst, Gerhard, additional, Vazquez-Levin, Monica, additional, Wang, Christina, additional, Wetzels, Alex, additional, Zeginiadou, Theodosia, additional, and Zini, Armand, additional
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32. Standards in semen examination:publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology
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Björndahl, Lars, Barratt, Christopher L.R., Mortimer, David, Agarwal, Ashok, Aitken, Robert J., Alvarez, Juan G., Aneck-Hahn, Natalie, Arver, Stefan, Baldi, Elisabetta, Bassas, Lluís, Boitrelle, Florence, Bornman, Riana, Carrell, Douglas T., Castilla, José A., Cerezo Parra, Gerardo, Check, Jerome H., Cuasnicu, Patricia S., Darney, Sally Perreault, de Jager, Christiaan, De Jonge, Christopher J., Drevet, Joël R., Drobnis, Erma Z., Du Plessis, Stefan S., Eisenberg, Michael L., Esteves, Sandro C., Evgeni, Evangelini A., Ferlin, Alberto, Garrido, Nicolas, Giwercman, Aleksander, Goovaerts, Ilse G.F., Haugen, Trine B., Henkel, Ralf, Henningsohn, Lars, Hofmann, Marie Claude, Hotaling, James M., Jedrzejczak, Piotr, Jouannet, Pierre, Jørgensen, Niels, Kirkman Brown, Jackson C., Krausz, Csilla, Kurpisz, Maciej, Kvist, Ulrik, Lamb, Dolores J., Levine, Hagai, Loveland, Kate L., McLachlan, Robert I., Mahran, Ali, Maree, Liana, Martins da Silva, Sarah, Mbizvo, Michael T., Meinhardt, Andreas, Menkveld, Roelof, Mortimer, Sharon T., Moskovtsev, Sergey, Muller, Charles H., Munuce, Maria José, Muratori, Monica, Niederberger, Craig, O'Flaherty, Cristian, Oliva, Rafael, Ombelet, Willem, Pacey, Allan A., Palladino, Michael A., Ramasamy, Ranjith, Ramos, Liliana, Rives, Nathalie, Roldan, Eduardo Rs, Rothmann, Susan, Sakkas, Denny, Salonia, Andrea, Sánchez-Pozo, Maria Cristina, Sapiro, Rosanna, Schlatt, Stefan, Schlegel, Peter N., Schuppe, Hans Christian, Shah, Rupin, Skakkebæk, Niels E., Teerds, Katja, Toskin, Igor, Tournaye, Herman, Turek, Paul J., van der Horst, Gerhard, Vazquez-Levin, Monica, Wang, Christina, Wetzels, Alex, Zeginiadou, Theodosia, Zini, Armand, Björndahl, Lars, Barratt, Christopher L.R., Mortimer, David, Agarwal, Ashok, Aitken, Robert J., Alvarez, Juan G., Aneck-Hahn, Natalie, Arver, Stefan, Baldi, Elisabetta, Bassas, Lluís, Boitrelle, Florence, Bornman, Riana, Carrell, Douglas T., Castilla, José A., Cerezo Parra, Gerardo, Check, Jerome H., Cuasnicu, Patricia S., Darney, Sally Perreault, de Jager, Christiaan, De Jonge, Christopher J., Drevet, Joël R., Drobnis, Erma Z., Du Plessis, Stefan S., Eisenberg, Michael L., Esteves, Sandro C., Evgeni, Evangelini A., Ferlin, Alberto, Garrido, Nicolas, Giwercman, Aleksander, Goovaerts, Ilse G.F., Haugen, Trine B., Henkel, Ralf, Henningsohn, Lars, Hofmann, Marie Claude, Hotaling, James M., Jedrzejczak, Piotr, Jouannet, Pierre, Jørgensen, Niels, Kirkman Brown, Jackson C., Krausz, Csilla, Kurpisz, Maciej, Kvist, Ulrik, Lamb, Dolores J., Levine, Hagai, Loveland, Kate L., McLachlan, Robert I., Mahran, Ali, Maree, Liana, Martins da Silva, Sarah, Mbizvo, Michael T., Meinhardt, Andreas, Menkveld, Roelof, Mortimer, Sharon T., Moskovtsev, Sergey, Muller, Charles H., Munuce, Maria José, Muratori, Monica, Niederberger, Craig, O'Flaherty, Cristian, Oliva, Rafael, Ombelet, Willem, Pacey, Allan A., Palladino, Michael A., Ramasamy, Ranjith, Ramos, Liliana, Rives, Nathalie, Roldan, Eduardo Rs, Rothmann, Susan, Sakkas, Denny, Salonia, Andrea, Sánchez-Pozo, Maria Cristina, Sapiro, Rosanna, Schlatt, Stefan, Schlegel, Peter N., Schuppe, Hans Christian, Shah, Rupin, Skakkebæk, Niels E., Teerds, Katja, Toskin, Igor, Tournaye, Herman, Turek, Paul J., van der Horst, Gerhard, Vazquez-Levin, Monica, Wang, Christina, Wetzels, Alex, Zeginiadou, Theodosia, and Zini, Armand
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Biomedical science is rapidly developing in terms of more transparency, openness and reproducibility of scientific publications. This is even more important for all studies that are based on results from basic semen examination. Recently two concordant documents have been published: the 6th edition of the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen, and the International Standard ISO 23162:2021. With these tools, we propose that authors should be instructed to follow these laboratory methods in order to publish studies in peer-reviewed journals, preferable by using a checklist as suggested in an Appendix to this article.
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33. Maternal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Male Reproductive Function in Young Adulthood:Combined Exposure to Seven PFAS
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Haervig, Katia Keglberg, Petersen, Kajsa Ugelvig, Hougaard, Karin Sorig, Lindh, Christian, Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Host, Toft, Gunnar, Giwercman, Aleksander, Hoyer, Birgit Bjerre, Flachs, Esben Meulengracht, Bonde, Jens Peter, Tottenborg, Sandra Sogaard, Haervig, Katia Keglberg, Petersen, Kajsa Ugelvig, Hougaard, Karin Sorig, Lindh, Christian, Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Host, Toft, Gunnar, Giwercman, Aleksander, Hoyer, Birgit Bjerre, Flachs, Esben Meulengracht, Bonde, Jens Peter, and Tottenborg, Sandra Sogaard
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BACKGROUND: Concerns remain about the human reproductive toxicity of the widespread per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during early stages of development.OBJECTIVES: We examined associations between maternal plasma PFAS levels during early pregnancy and male offspring reproductive function in adulthood.METHODS: The study included 864 young men (age range:18.9-21.2 y) from the Fetal Programming of Semen Quality (FEPOS) cohort established between 2017 and 2019. Plasma samples from their mothers, primarily from the first trimester, were retrieved from the Danish National Biobank and levels of 15 PFAS were measured. Seven PFAS had detectable levels above the limit of detection in >80% of the samples and were included in anal-yses. Semen quality, testicular volume, and levels of reproductive hormones and PFAS were assessed in the young men. We used weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression to estimate the associations between combined exposure to maternal PFAS and reproductive function, and negative binomial regression to estimate the associations of single substances, while adjusting for a range of a priori-defined fetal and postnatal risk factors.RESULTS: By a 1-unit increase in the WQS index, combined maternal PFAS exposure was associated with lower sperm concentration (-8%; 95% CI: -16%, -1%), total sperm count (-10%; 95% CI: -17%, -2%), and a higher proportion of nonprogressive and immotile sperm (5%; 95% CI: 1%, 8%) in the young men. Different PFAS contributed to the associations with varying strengths; however, perfluoroheptanoic acid was identified as the main contributor in the analyses of all three outcomes despite the low concentration. We saw no clear association between exposure to maternal PFAS and testicular volume or reproductive hormones.DISCUSSION: In a sample of young men from the general Danish population, we observed consistent inverse associations between exposure to mater-nal PFAS and semen quality. The study needs to be replicated in oth
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34. Microdissection Testicular Sperm Extraction Versus Multiple Needle-pass Percutaneous Testicular Sperm Aspiration in Men with Nonobstructive Azoospermia:A Randomized Clinical Trial
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Jensen, Christian Fuglesang S., Ohl, Dana A., Fode, Mikkel, Jørgensen, Niels, Giwercman, Aleksander, Bruun, Niels Henrik, Elenkov, Angel, Klajnbard, Anna, Andersen, Claus Y., Aksglaede, Lise, Grøndahl, Marie Louise, Bekker, Mette C., Sønksen, Jens, Jensen, Christian Fuglesang S., Ohl, Dana A., Fode, Mikkel, Jørgensen, Niels, Giwercman, Aleksander, Bruun, Niels Henrik, Elenkov, Angel, Klajnbard, Anna, Andersen, Claus Y., Aksglaede, Lise, Grøndahl, Marie Louise, Bekker, Mette C., and Sønksen, Jens
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Background: Surgical extraction of testicular spermatozoa is needed in men with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) who wish to become biological fathers. Based on available uncontrolled studies with unspecific patient selection, microdissection testicular sperm extraction (mTESE), having a sperm retrieval rate (SRR) of 50%, is considered the most efficient sperm retrieval procedure. However, no randomized clinical trials for comparison of different sperm retrieval procedures exist. Testicular sperm aspiration (TESA) is simple and commonly used, and we hypothesized that this technique using multiple needle passes would give similar SRRs to mTESE. Objective: To compare mTESE and multiple needle-pass TESA in men with NOA. Design, setting, and participants: A randomized clinical trial was performed between June 2017 and April 2021, with inclusion of 100 men with NOA from four centers in Denmark and Sweden. All participants received treatment at the same institution. Intervention: Participants were randomized to mTESE (n = 49) or multiple needle-pass TESA (n = 51). Patients with failed multiple needle-pass TESA proceeded directly to salvage mTESE. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis: The primary outcome was SRR. Secondary outcomes included complications and changes in reproductive hormones after surgery. Results and limitations: Spermatozoa were retrieved in 21/49 (43%) men after mTESE and in 11/51 (22%) men after multiple needle-pass TESA (rate difference –0.21; 95% confidence interval –0.39 to –0.03; p = 0.02). The combined SRR for multiple needle-pass TESA + salvage mTESE was 15/51 (29%). No complications occurred after multiple needle-pass TESA only, while 5/89 (6%) men having mTESE experienced a complication requiring surgical intervention. Overall, no statistically significant differences in reproductive hormones were observed between groups after 6 mo. Limitations include the low number of patients in secondary outcome data. Conclusions: In direct compa
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35. Fetal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking and male reproductive function in young adulthood
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Hærvig, Katia Keglberg, Petersen, Kajsa Ugelvig, Giwercman, Aleksander, Hougaard, Karin Sørig, Høyer, Birgit Bjerre, Lindh, Christian, Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst, Nybo Andersen, Anne Marie, Toft, Gunnar, Bonde, Jens Peter, Tøttenborg, Sandra Søgaard, Hærvig, Katia Keglberg, Petersen, Kajsa Ugelvig, Giwercman, Aleksander, Hougaard, Karin Sørig, Høyer, Birgit Bjerre, Lindh, Christian, Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Høst, Nybo Andersen, Anne Marie, Toft, Gunnar, Bonde, Jens Peter, and Tøttenborg, Sandra Søgaard
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Maternal smoking during pregnancy constitutes a potential, major risk factor for adult male reproductive function. In the hitherto largest longitudinal cohort, we examined biomarkers of reproductive function according to maternal smoking during the first trimester and investigated whether associations were mitigated by smoking cessation prior to the fetal masculinization programming window. Associations between exposure to maternal smoking and semen characteristics, testicular volume and reproductive hormones were assessed among 984 young men from the Fetal Programming of Semen Quality (FEPOS) cohort. Maternal smoking was assessed through interview data and measured plasma cotinine levels during pregnancy. We applied negative binomial, logistic and linear regression models to estimate differences in outcomes according to levels of maternal smoking. Sons of light smokers (≤ 10 cigarettes/day) had a 19% (95% CI − 29%, − 6%) lower sperm concentration and a 24% (95% CI − 35%, − 11%) lower total sperm count than sons of non-smokers. These estimates were 38% (95% CI − 52%, − 22%) and 33% (95% CI − 51%, − 8%), respectively, for sons of heavy smokers (> 10 cigarettes/day). The latter group also had a 25% (95% CI 1%, 54%) higher follitropin level. Similarly, sons exposed to maternal cotinine levels of > 10 ng/mL had lower sperm concentration and total sperm count. Smoking cessation prior to gestational week seven was not associated with a higher reproductive capacity. We observed substantial and consistent exposure–response associations, providing strong support for the hypothesis that maternal smoking impairs male reproductive function. This association persisted regardless of smoking cessation in early pregnancy.
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36. Standards in semen examination : publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology
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Björndahl, Lars, Barratt, Christopher L.R., Mortimer, David, Agarwal, Ashok, Aitken, Robert J., Alvarez, Juan G., Aneck-Hahn, Natalie, Arver, Stefan, Baldi, Elisabetta, Bassas, Lluís, Boitrelle, Florence, Bornman, Riana, Carrell, Douglas T., Castilla, José A., Cerezo Parra, Gerardo, Check, Jerome H., Cuasnicu, Patricia S., Darney, Sally Perreault, de Jager, Christiaan, De Jonge, Christopher J., Drevet, Joël R., Drobnis, Erma Z., Du Plessis, Stefan S., Eisenberg, Michael L., Esteves, Sandro C., Evgeni, Evangelini A., Ferlin, Alberto, Garrido, Nicolas, Giwercman, Aleksander, Goovaerts, Ilse G.F., Haugen, Trine B., Henkel, Ralf, Henningsohn, Lars, Hofmann, Marie Claude, Hotaling, James M., Jedrzejczak, Piotr, Jouannet, Pierre, Jørgensen, Niels, Kirkman Brown, Jackson C., Krausz, Csilla, Kurpisz, Maciej, Kvist, Ulrik, Lamb, Dolores J., Levine, Hagai, Loveland, Kate L., McLachlan, Robert I., Mahran, Ali, Maree, Liana, Martins da Silva, Sarah, Mbizvo, Michael T., Meinhardt, Andreas, Menkveld, Roelof, Mortimer, Sharon T., Moskovtsev, Sergey, Muller, Charles H., Munuce, Maria José, Muratori, Monica, Niederberger, Craig, O'Flaherty, Cristian, Oliva, Rafael, Ombelet, Willem, Pacey, Allan A., Palladino, Michael A., Ramasamy, Ranjith, Ramos, Liliana, Rives, Nathalie, Roldan, Eduardo Rs, Rothmann, Susan, Sakkas, Denny, Salonia, Andrea, Sánchez-Pozo, Maria Cristina, Sapiro, Rosanna, Schlatt, Stefan, Schlegel, Peter N., Schuppe, Hans Christian, Shah, Rupin, Skakkebæk, Niels E., Teerds, Katja, Toskin, Igor, Tournaye, Herman, Turek, Paul J., van der Horst, Gerhard, Vazquez-Levin, Monica, Wang, Christina, Wetzels, Alex, Zeginiadou, Theodosia, Zini, Armand, Björndahl, Lars, Barratt, Christopher L.R., Mortimer, David, Agarwal, Ashok, Aitken, Robert J., Alvarez, Juan G., Aneck-Hahn, Natalie, Arver, Stefan, Baldi, Elisabetta, Bassas, Lluís, Boitrelle, Florence, Bornman, Riana, Carrell, Douglas T., Castilla, José A., Cerezo Parra, Gerardo, Check, Jerome H., Cuasnicu, Patricia S., Darney, Sally Perreault, de Jager, Christiaan, De Jonge, Christopher J., Drevet, Joël R., Drobnis, Erma Z., Du Plessis, Stefan S., Eisenberg, Michael L., Esteves, Sandro C., Evgeni, Evangelini A., Ferlin, Alberto, Garrido, Nicolas, Giwercman, Aleksander, Goovaerts, Ilse G.F., Haugen, Trine B., Henkel, Ralf, Henningsohn, Lars, Hofmann, Marie Claude, Hotaling, James M., Jedrzejczak, Piotr, Jouannet, Pierre, Jørgensen, Niels, Kirkman Brown, Jackson C., Krausz, Csilla, Kurpisz, Maciej, Kvist, Ulrik, Lamb, Dolores J., Levine, Hagai, Loveland, Kate L., McLachlan, Robert I., Mahran, Ali, Maree, Liana, Martins da Silva, Sarah, Mbizvo, Michael T., Meinhardt, Andreas, Menkveld, Roelof, Mortimer, Sharon T., Moskovtsev, Sergey, Muller, Charles H., Munuce, Maria José, Muratori, Monica, Niederberger, Craig, O'Flaherty, Cristian, Oliva, Rafael, Ombelet, Willem, Pacey, Allan A., Palladino, Michael A., Ramasamy, Ranjith, Ramos, Liliana, Rives, Nathalie, Roldan, Eduardo Rs, Rothmann, Susan, Sakkas, Denny, Salonia, Andrea, Sánchez-Pozo, Maria Cristina, Sapiro, Rosanna, Schlatt, Stefan, Schlegel, Peter N., Schuppe, Hans Christian, Shah, Rupin, Skakkebæk, Niels E., Teerds, Katja, Toskin, Igor, Tournaye, Herman, Turek, Paul J., van der Horst, Gerhard, Vazquez-Levin, Monica, Wang, Christina, Wetzels, Alex, Zeginiadou, Theodosia, and Zini, Armand
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Biomedical science is rapidly developing in terms of more transparency, openness and reproducibility of scientific publications. This is even more important for all studies that are based on results from basic semen examination. Recently two concordant documents have been published: the 6th edition of the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen, and the International Standard ISO 23162:2021. With these tools, we propose that authors should be instructed to follow these laboratory methods in order to publish studies in peer-reviewed journals, preferable by using a checklist as suggested in an Appendix to this article.
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37. Cancer therapy and risk of congenital malformations in children fathered by men treated for testicular germ-cell cancer: A nationwide register study
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Al-Jebari, Yahia, Glimelius, Ingrid, Berglund Nord, Carina, Cohn-Cedermark, Gabriella, Ståhl, Olof, Tandstad, Torgrim, Jensen, Allan, Sagstuen Haugnes, Hege, Daugaard, Gedske, Rylander, Lars, and Giwercman, Aleksander
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Cancer treatment -- Complications and side effects ,Birth defects -- Risk factors ,Testicular cancer -- Patient outcomes -- Drug therapy ,Cancer patients -- Family ,Chemotherapy ,Genetic disorders ,Sperm ,Cancer research ,Cancer ,Antineoplastic agents ,Fathers ,Parenting ,Radiotherapy ,Child health ,Children ,Biological sciences - Abstract
Background Because of the potential mutagenic effects of chemo- and radiotherapy, there is concern regarding increased risk of congenital malformations (CMs) among children of fathers with cancer. Previous register studies indicate increased CM risk among children conceived after paternal cancer but lack data on oncological treatment. Increased CM risk was recently reported in children born before paternal cancer. This study aims to investigate whether anti-neoplastic treatment for testicular germ-cell cancer (TGCC) implies additional CM risk. Methods and findings In this nationwide register study, all singletons born in Sweden 1994-2014 (n = 2,027,997) were included. Paternal TGCC diagnoses (n = 2,380), anti-neoplastic treatment, and offspring CMs were gathered from the Swedish Norwegian Testicular Cancer Group (SWENOTECA) and the Swedish Medical Birth Register. Children were grouped based on +/- paternal TGCC; treatment regimen: surveillance (n = 1,340), chemotherapy (n = 2,533), or radiotherapy (n = 360); and according to time of conception: pre- (n = 2,770) or post-treatment (n = 1,437). Odds ratios (ORs) for CMs were calculated using logistic regression with adjustment for parental ages, maternal body mass index (BMI), and maternal smoking. Children conceived before a specific treatment acted as reference for children conceived after the same treatment. Among children fathered by men with TGCC (n = 4,207), 184 had a CM. The risk of malformations was higher among children of fathers with TGCC compared with children fathered by men without TGCC (OR 1.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.19-1.38, p = 0.001, 4.4% versus 3.5%). However, no additional risk increase was associated with oncological treatment when comparing post-treatment-to pretreatment-conceived children (chemotherapy, OR = 0.82, 95% CI 0.54-1.25, p = 0.37, 4.1% versus 4.6%; radiotherapy, OR = 1.01, 95% CI 0.25-4.12, p = 0.98, 3.2% versus 3.0%). Study limitations include lack of data on use of cryopreserved or donor sperm and on seminoma patients for the period 1995-2000-both tending to decrease the difference between the groups with TGCC and without TGCC. Furthermore, the power of analyses on chemotherapy intensity and radiotherapy was limited. Conclusions No additional increased risk of CMs was observed in children of men with TGCC treated with radio- or chemotherapy. However, paternal TGCC per se was associated with modestly increased risk for offspring malformations. Clinically, this information can reassure concerned patients., Author(s): Yahia Al-Jebari 1,*, Ingrid Glimelius 2,3, Carina Berglund Nord 4, Gabriella Cohn-Cedermark 4, Olof Ståhl 5, Torgrim Tandstad 6,7, Allan Jensen 8, Hege Sagstuen Haugnes 9,10, Gedske Daugaard 11, [...]
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38. Hypogonadism in young men treated for cancer
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Giwercman, Aleksander and Giwercman, Yvonne Lundberg
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39. Sertoli and Germ Cells Within Atrophic Seminiferous Tubules of Men With Non-Obstructive Azoospermia
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Jensen, Christian Fuglesang Skjødt, primary, Wang, Danyang, additional, Mamsen, Linn Salto, additional, Giwercman, Aleksander, additional, Jørgensen, Niels, additional, Fode, Mikkel, additional, Ohl, Dana, additional, Dong, Lihua, additional, Hildorf, Simone Engmann, additional, Pors, Susanne Elisabeth, additional, Fedder, Jens, additional, Ntemou, Elissavet, additional, Andersen, Claus Yding, additional, and Sønksen, Jens, additional
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40. Impact of add-back FSH on human and mouse prostate following gonadotropin ablation by GnRH antagonist treatment
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Deiktakis, Eleftherios E, primary, Ieronymaki, Eleftheria, additional, Zarén, Peter, additional, Hagsund, Agnes, additional, Wirestrand, Elin, additional, Malm, Johan, additional, Tsatsanis, Christos, additional, Huhtaniemi, Ilpo T, additional, Giwercman, Aleksander, additional, and Giwercman, Yvonne Lundberg, additional
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41. Does hormonal therapy improve sperm retrieval rates in men with non-obstructive azoospermia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Tharakan, Tharu, primary, Corona, Giovanni, additional, Foran, Daniel, additional, Salonia, Andrea, additional, Sofikitis, Nikolaos, additional, Giwercman, Aleksander, additional, Krausz, Csilla, additional, Yap, Tet, additional, Jayasena, Channa N, additional, and Minhas, Suks, additional
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42. Male infertility and prostate cancer risk: a nested case-control study
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Ruhayel, Yasir, Giwercman, Aleksander, Ulmert, David, Rylander, Lars, Bjartell, Anders, Manjer, Jonas, Berglund, Göran, and Giwercman, Yvonne L.
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43. Fertility and Markers of Male Reproductive Function in Inuit and European Populations Spanning Large Contrasts in Blood Levels of Persistent Organochlorines
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INUENDO, Bonde, Jens Peter, Toft, Gunnar, Rylander, Lars, Rignell-Hydbom, Anna, Giwercman, Aleksander, Spano, Marcello, Manicardi, Gian Carlo, Bizzaro, Davide, Ludwicki, Jan K., Zvyezday, Valentine, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva C., Pedersen, Henning Sloth, Jönsson, Bo A. G., and Thulstrup, Ane Marie
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44. Novel protein markers of androgen activity in humans: proteomic study of plasma from young chemically castrated men
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Giwercman, Aleksander, primary, Sahlin, K Barbara, additional, Pla Parada, Indira, additional, Pawlowski, Krzysztof, additional, Fehninger, Carl, additional, Lundberg Giwercman, Yvonne, additional, Leijonhufvud, Irene, additional, Appelqvist, Roger, additional, Marko-Varga, György, additional, Sanchez, Aniel, additional, and Malm, Johan, additional
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45. Semen Quality and Exposure to Persistent Organochlorine Pollutants
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Toft, Gunnar, Rignell-Hydbom, Anna, Tyrkiel, Ewa, Shvets, Maryna, Giwercman, Aleksander, Lindh, Christian H., Pedersen, Henning S., Ludwicki, Jan K., Lesovoy, Vladimir, Hagmar, Lars, Spanó, Marcello, Manicardi, Gian C., Bonefeld-Jorgensen, Eva C., Thulstrup, Ane M., and Bonde, Jens P.
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46. Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Biomarkers of Reproductive Function in Young Men
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Jönsson, Bo A. G., Richthoff, Jonas, Rylander, Lars, Giwercman, Aleksander, and Hagmar, Lars
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47. Chronic widespread pain is associated with worsening frailty in European men
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Wade, Katie Fredrika, Lee, David M., McBeth, John, Ravindrarajah, Rathi, Gielen, Evelien, Pye, Stephen R., Vanderschueren, Dirk, Pendleton, Neil, Finn, Joseph D., Bartfai, György, Casanueva, Felipe F., Forti, Gianni, Giwercman, Aleksander, Huhtaniemi, Ilpo T., Kula, Krzysztof, Punab, Margus, Wu, Frederick C. W., and OʼNeill, Terence W.
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48. Reproductive Effects of Male Psychologic Stress
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The Danish First Pregnancy Planner Study Team, Hjollund, Niels Henrik I., Bonde, Jens Peter E., Henriksen, Tine Brink, Giwercman, Aleksander, and Olsen, Jørn
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49. Job Strain and Male Fertility
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The Danish First Pregnancy Planner Study Team, Hjollund, Niels Henrik I., Bonde, Jens Peter E., Henriksen, Tine Brink, Giwercman, Aleksander, and Olsen, Jørn
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50. Short-Term Effect of Induced Alterations in Testosterone Levels on Fasting Plasma Amino Acid Levels in Healthy Young Men
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Sahlin, K. Barbara, primary, Pla, Indira, additional, de Siqueira Guedes, Jéssica, additional, Pawłowski, Krzysztof, additional, Appelqvist, Roger, additional, Marko-Varga, György, additional, Domont, Gilberto Barbosa, additional, César Sousa Nogueira, Fábio, additional, Giwercman, Aleksander, additional, Sanchez, Aniel, additional, and Malm, Johan, additional
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