Does weight loss improve semen quality and reproductive hormones? Results from a cohort of severely obese men

Linn Berger Håkonsen; Ane Marie Thulstrup; Anette Skærbech Aggerholm; Jørn Henrik Olsen; Jens Peter Bonde; Claus Yding Andersen; Mona Bungum; Emil Hagen Ernst; Mette Lausten Hansen; Erik Hagen Ernst; Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen

doi:10.1186/1742-4755-8-24

Does weight loss improve semen quality and reproductive hormones? Results from a cohort of severely obese men

Linn Berger Håkonsen, Ane Marie Thulstrup, Anette Skærbech Aggerholm, Jørn Henrik Olsen, Jens Peter Bonde, Claus Yding Andersen, Mona Bungum, Emil Hagen Ernst, Mette Lausten Hansen, Erik Hagen Ernst, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Reproductive Health
Volume	8
Issue number	24
ISSN	1742-4755
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-4755-8-24
Publication status	Published - 2011

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