Publications by authors named "Linn Berger Hakonsen"
Objectives: Epidemiological studies have raised concerns about the reproductive consequences of in utero exposure to alcohol. Maternal lifestyle factors have been associated with altered pubertal development, but the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on male puberty is unknown. Thus, the objective was to explore whether prenatal alcohol exposure alters pubertal development in boys.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMaternal cigarette smoking may affect the intrauterine hormonal environment during pregnancy and this early fetal exposure may have detrimental effects on the future trajectory of reproductive health. In this review, we discuss the epidemiological literature on the association between prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking and several aspects of reproductive health. The literature points towards an increased risk of the urogenital malformation cryptorchidism, but a potential protective effect on the risk of hypospadias in sons following prenatal cigarette smoking exposure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A high body mass index (BMI) has been associated with reduced semen quality and male subfecundity, but no studies following obese men losing weight have yet been published. We examined semen quality and reproductive hormones among morbidly obese men and studied if weight loss improved the reproductive indicators.
Methods: In this pilot cohort study, 43 men with BMI > 33 kg/m² were followed through a 14 week residential weight loss program.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate how maternal shift work during pregnancy affects the semen quality and reproductive hormone levels of their sons in young adulthood.
- Using data from a Danish pregnancy cohort, researchers analyzed semen and blood samples from 278 young men, considering maternal work patterns during the last stages of pregnancy.
- Findings revealed that while fetal exposure to maternal shift work was linked to lower normal morphology sperm and higher testosterone levels, overall, there were no strong associations with other semen quality measures or reproductive hormones.