Bringing together experts from different disciplines holds a huge potential when it comes to achieving major breakthroughs in science. To drive such interdisciplinary research in male reproduction, the Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded ReproUnion researcher Kristian Almstrup two major grants.

The study associates assisted reproduction with an increased risk of complications during pregnancy, especially in women aged 35 years or older and those with pre-existing health problems. However, participants in the study were pooled into one group, not distinguishing between different fertility treatments and the techniques used nor between singletons and twin births.

Barbara Sahlin has successfully defended her PhD and a key outcome of the study is the identification of three candidate protein markers of androgen activity, which she hopes can be a tool to better determine testosterone deficiency. Testosterone is crucial for reproductive function.