PhD defence: Anne Hjorth Thomsen
Parental socioeconomic position and reproduction in sons and daughters
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Location
Eduard Biermann Auditorium, Søauditorierne, Aarhus University
On Friday 21 August at 13:00, Anne Hjorth Thomsen defends her PhD dissertation entitled “Parental socioeconomic position and reproduction in sons and daughters”.
Parental socioeconomic position at birth is associated with children's reproductive development from puberty into adulthood. This is the main finding of a new PhD thesis from Aarhus University based on data from the Danish National Birth Cohort.
The results show that both sons and daughters from families with a lower socioeconomic position generally enter puberty earlier than their peers. Among sons, a lower socioeconomic position was also associated with lower semen quality, including lower sperm concentration and total sperm count. Young adults from lower socioeconomic backgrounds were less likely to intend to have children. Among those who did intend to have children, they expected to have their first child at a younger age.
The analyses suggest that factors such as maternal smoking during pregnancy and psychosocial conditions may partly explain these differences, although the underlying mechanisms are not yet fully understood. Overall, the findings indicate that socioeconomic differences early in life may influence reproductive development many years later.
The summary is written by the PhD student.
The defence is public and takes place in Eduard Biermann Auditorium, Aarhus University. Please see the press release for more information.
Contact
PhD student Anne Hjorth Thomsen
Mail: aht@ph.au.dk
Phone: +45 31388424