Stable sperm counts in Denmark cast doubt on ‘spermageddon’ fears

Despite there being no significant changes over a six-year period, the study found there was a decline in sperm quality during the Covid years. Photograph: Madmaxer/Getty Images

A row has broken out over falling sperm counts after a new study suggested fears of a “spermageddon” may have been exaggerated.

Recent research has suggested a global reproductive crisis could be in the offing, with researchers in Israel suggesting average sperm counts may have more than halved in the past 40 years.