Danske unge har dårlig sædkvalitet. Er Anders en af dem? Dänische Jugendliche haben eine schlechte Spermienqualität. Ist Anders einer von ihnen? Danish young people have poor sperm quality. Is Anders one of them?

Det er nok bedst, du slukker din microport. It's probably best to turn off your microport.

Jeg har ikke de store forventninger. I don't have high expectations.

Så er det afgørelsens time. Then it's decision time.

Herinde gør Anders sin ting, så vi kan teste hans sædkvalitet. In here, Anders does his thing so we can test his sperm quality.

Er han en del af den store gruppe danske unge med dårlig sædkvalitet? Is he part of the large group of young Danes with poor sperm quality?

Hvorfor det står skidt til, og hvad man kan gøre, vil vi have svar på. We want to know why things are bad and what can be done about it.

Hvorfor skrev du, at du gerne ville have testet din sædkvalitet? Why did you write that you would like to have your sperm quality tested?

- Det er noget, mænd ikke snakker om. - Men du vil gerne? - It's something men don't talk about. - But you want to?

Ja. Jeg har ikke noget imod at snakke om det, også hvis det er dårligt. Yes, I do. I don't mind talking about it, even if it's bad.

Det er med at få det belyst. Med at få det ud. "Med at få det ud ..." It's about getting it highlighted. To get it out. "Getting it out..."

Med at få det ud? Okay, det her bliver op ad bakke. Getting it out? Okay, this is gonna be an uphill battle.

Hvad forventer du af testen? What do you expect from the test?

- Jeg tror ikke, det er særlig godt. - Hvorfor ikke? - I don't think it's very good. - Why not?

Man har måske spist lidt dårligt, telefon i lommen, bærbar på skødet. Maybe you've had a bad meal, phone in your pocket, laptop on your lap.

Vi skal hen at mødes med overlægen. We are going to meet with the consultant.

Danske mænd er nogle af dem med dårligst sædkvalitet i Europa. Danish men have some of the worst sperm quality in Europe.

På få generationer er der sket et markant dyk. In just a few generations, there has been a significant drop.

I dag har under halvdelen en optimal sædkvalitet. Today, less than half have optimal sperm quality.

Hver 7. har en så ringe sædkvalitet - One in 7 have such poor sperm quality

- at han skal på fertilitetsklinik, hvis han vil gøre en kvinde gravid. - that he needs to go to a fertility clinic if he wants to get a woman pregnant.

- Sædlaboratoriet. Dér. - Nu er det alvor. - The sperm lab. There. - Now it's time to get serious.

- Er du klar? - Ja, ja. Bolleværkstedet. - Are you ready? - Yes, yes. The bun workshop.

Vi skal gøre ligesom Brostrøm. We need to do what Brostrøm did.

- Er det Niels? - Ja. Goddag og velkommen. - Is that Niels? - Yes, it is Niels. Hello and welcome.

- Det er okay at tage dem af. - Vi har lægens ord for det. - It's okay to take them off. - We have the doctor's word for it.

Er du nogenlunde mentalt klar til at lave en sædprøve? Are you reasonably mentally ready to do a sperm test?

Hold da op. Det kan I ikke tåle at se. Oh, my goodness. You can't stand to see that.

Kom da ind. De kunne godt have tømt skraldespanden. Come on in. They could have emptied the trash can.

- Der er noget at hygge dig med. - De er laminerede. - There's something to keep you entertained - they're laminated.

Lamineret porno. Det er bedst. Laminated porn. It's the best.

Det er nok bedst, du slukker din microport. Jeg kan tage den. You might want to turn off your microport. I can take it.

Normalt skal man have en henvisning. Det kan man oftest først få - Usually you need a referral. You can usually only get a referral

- hvis man har prøvet at gøre sin kæreste gravid i et lille års tid. - if you've been trying to get your girlfriend pregnant for a little over a year.

Lige nu kan man ikke se ret meget. Du har lavet 4,6 milliliter. Right now, you can't see much. You've made 4.6 milliliters.

- Er det godt? - Det er fuldstændig normalt. - Is it good? - It's completely normal.

En gennemsnitsmand har omkring 3,2 milliliter. The average person has around 3.2 milliliters.

Den skal stå der i 10-30 minutter. Leave it there for 10-30 minutes.

Jeg har gået med en telefon i lommen, siden jeg var 9-10 år gammel. I've been carrying a phone in my pocket since I was 9-10 years old.

Man siger også, alkohol er dårligt. Kan man aflive nogle myter? They also say alcohol is bad. Can you dispel some myths?

Vi ved ikke ret meget. Mobiler er vi ikke særlig bekymrede for. We don't know much. We're not particularly worried about cell phones.

Jeg tror, vi vil se i fremtiden, at de bærbare computere ... I think we will see in the future that the laptops...

Logikken vil være, at det er skidt. Testiklerne kan ikke lide varme. The logic would be that this is bad. Testicles don't like heat.

Det går ud over sædkvaliteten. This affects sperm quality.

Og store mængder alkohol kan trække lidt ned i sædkvaliteten. And large amounts of alcohol can slightly reduce sperm quality.

Der er ikke enighed om, hvordan sædkvalitet påvirkes af livsstil. There is no consensus on how sperm quality is affected by lifestyle.

Men det, du udsættes for allerede som foster, har afgørende betydning. But what you're exposed to as a fetus is crucial.

Miljømæssige faktorer påvirker testiklerne i fosterstadiet - Environmental factors affect the testicles in the fetal stage

- i langt højere grad, end når testiklerne er færdigudviklede. - much more than when the testicles are fully developed.

Har du nogen råd til unge mænd, der er bekymrede for dårlig sædkvalitet? Do you have any advice for young men who are worried about poor sperm quality?

De må godt være bekymrede, men ikke have dårlig samvittighed. It's okay to be worried, but not to feel guilty.

De har ikke kunnet gøre fra eller til. They have not been able to do more or less.

Hvis man har levet af junkfood og er overvægtig ... If you've been living on junk food and are overweight...

Det trækker noget ned i sædkvaliteten - It pulls down the sperm quality somewhat.

- men det er ikke det, der gør, at man ikke har nogen sædkvalitet. - but that's not what causes you to have no sperm count.

Man vil foreslå en bedre livsstil. Det vil være bedre for sædkvaliteten. They will suggest a better lifestyle. It will be better for sperm quality.

Det er på en måde dårlige nyheder. In a way, this is bad news.

Og samtidig gode, fordi man ikke skal have dårlig samvittighed. And good because you don't have to feel guilty about it.

Først kigger vi på, hvordan den ser ud. Den er normal. First, we look at what it looks like. It's normal.

Op i mikroskopet, og så kan vi få en idé om, om der er sædceller. Into the microscope and we can get an idea of whether there are sperm cells.

- Nu kan du få en grov indikation. - Jeg er også nysgerrig. - Now you can get a rough indication - I'm curious too.

- Hvad tænker du? - Det er nu, det brister eller bærer. - Now is the time to make or break it.

Det ser faktisk rigtig godt ud. Det ser ud, som om der er mange. It actually looks really good. It looks like there are a lot of people.

Prøv at kigge.

Hold da op. Der er gang i den. De svømmer rimelig hurtigt. Wow, wow, wow. There's a lot going on. They swim pretty fast.

Der er mange dårlige. Som art er vi dårlige til at lave noget optimalt. There are a lot of bad ones. As a species, we're bad at doing things optimally.

Det ser godt ud, men jeg ved ikke, om alt det andet er godt nok. It looks good, but I don't know if everything else is good enough.

Så jeg kan ikke sige, du har god sædkvalitet. So I can't say you have good sperm quality.

Du kunne have det, men der kan være noget galt. You could have it, but there could be something wrong.

- Hvornår får vi svar? - Om et par uger. - When will we get an answer? - In a couple of weeks.

- Anders? Vil du med indenfor? - Så er det afgørelsens time. - Anders? Do you want to come inside? - It's decision time.

Er det altid godt at få testet sin sædkvalitet? Is it always good to get your sperm quality tested?

Ikke ubetinget. Mange vil få at vide, at deres sædkvalitet er nedsat. Not unconditionally. Many will be told that their sperm quality is reduced.

Hvis man tror, man bliver deprimeret og får skyldfølelse - If you think you're getting depressed and feel guilty

- skal man lade være. Drikker eller ryger du for meget? Ryger du hash? - you shouldn't. Do you drink or smoke too much? Do you smoke weed?

Så lad være, for det trækker ned. So don't, because it's a drag.

Lev sundt og fornuftigt, og lad være med at have dårlig samvittighed. Live healthily and sensibly and don't feel guilty about it.

Skaden er sket, før man blev født. The damage happened before you were born.

Du fik et lille hint, men ikke det fulde svar. You got a little hint, but not the full answer.

Nu skal du se. Din sædkvalitet er nedsat i let grad. Here's what you need to know. Your sperm quality is slightly reduced.

Det er faktisk normalt. Antal og bevægelighed er rigtig fint. This is actually normal. Numbers and mobility are really good.

Der, hvor den er lidt nedsat, er antallet, der ser normale ud. Where it is slightly impaired is the number that look normal.

Det trækker en lille smule ned. Det skal ikke gøre dig bekymret. It pulls down a little bit. Don't let it worry you.

Du vil kunne gøre en partner gravid på naturlig vis. You will be able to get a partner pregnant naturally.

Tak for denne gang. Thank you for this time.

Sidst så resultatet bedre ud end nu. Hvordan føles det at få den besked? Last time the results looked better than now. How does it feel to get this message?

Det ville have været federe, hvis den var spitze. It would have been cooler if it was pointed.

Men det er, som det er, og det er stadig fint. But it is what it is, and it's still fine.