Rune Holt
MD and PhD fellow
Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
Biography
We investigate the semen quality of Danish men - men who represent the general population and men who come to the clinic for fertility reasons.
Since 1996, the Department of Growth and Reproduction has investigated the semen quality of young men from the general Danish population.
We are also responsible for teaching standardized methods for semen analysis in labs around the world.
In 2012, an overview of semen quality in Denmark over the last 15 years was published in BMJ Open. Data point to a disturbingly low, but slightly improving semen quality.
Read the scientific article here.
The currently ongoing projects listed below deals with aspects of male fertility and reproductive health:
Investigation of semen quality in young Danish men
Genetic reasons for male infertility
Does testicular function decrease with increasing age?
Is semen quality affected by stress?
