Morten Frisch

Morten Frisch
Nationality Danish
Fields Epidemiology, sexual health
Institutions Statens Serum Institut
Alma mater University of Copenhagen
Thesis On the etiology of anal squamous carcinoma (2002)

Morten Frisch is a Danish epidemiologist who works as a consultant and senior investigator at the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen.[1]

Education and career

Frisch received his M.D. in 1989, his Ph.D. in 1995, and his D.Sc. in 2002, all from the University of Copenhagen.[1] In 2008, he was appointed an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen. In 2012, he was appointed an adjunct professor of sexual health epidemiology at Aalborg University.[1]

Research

Frisch's research focuses on the epidemiology of sexual health, cancers and autoimmune diseases.[1] In 2013, Frisch published a study which found that the mortality rate for married homosexual men had been decreasing since 1996.[2][3] In 2011, he published a study which found that circumcision was associated with orgasm difficulties in men and multiple types of sexual dysfunction in women, including "orgasm difficulties, dyspareunia and a sense of incomplete sexual needs fulfillment."[4] In a letter to the editor, Brian Morris criticized this study on the basis that it may have suffered from self-selection bias and used odds ratios inappropriately.[5] Morris has also described this study as "an ideological rant against male circumcision".[6] In his response, Frisch criticized Morris for, among other things, citing his own book—which Frisch described as a "pro-circumcision manifesto"—in his letter.[6] In 2015, he published another study which found an association between circumcision and an increased risk of autism.[7][8][9] In a press release issued by the Royal Society of Medicine, whose journal published the study, Frisch said that "Possible mechanisms linking early life pain and stress to an increased risk of neurodevelopmental, behavioural or psychological problems in later life remain incompletely conceptualised."[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Morten Frisch". SSI. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Frisch, M.; Simonsen, J. (April 2013). "Marriage, cohabitation and mortality in Denmark: national cohort study of 6.5 million persons followed for up to three decades (1982-2011).". Int J Epidemiol 42 (2): 559–78. doi:10.1093/ije/dyt024. PMID 23482379.
  3. ↑ Castillo, Michelle (13 March 2013). "Married gay men are living longer, according to Danish study". CBS News. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Frisch, M.; Lindholm, M.; Grønbæk, M. (October 2011). "Male circumcision and sexual function in men and women: a survey-based, cross-sectional study in Denmark.". Int J Epidemiol 40 (5): 1367–81. doi:10.1093/ije/dyr104. PMID 21672947.
  5. ↑ Morris, BJ.; Waskett, JH.; Gray, RH. (February 2012). "Does sexual function survey in Denmark offer any support for male circumcision having an adverse effect?". Int J Epidemiol 41 (1): 310–2; author reply 312–4. doi:10.1093/ije/dyr180. PMID 22422464.
  6. 1 2 Wapner, Jessica (24 February 2015). "The troubled history of the foreskin". Ars Technica. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Frisch, M.; Simonsen, J. (July 2015). "Ritual circumcision and risk of autism spectrum disorder in 0- to 9-year-old boys: national cohort study in Denmark.". J R Soc Med 108 (7): 266–79. doi:10.1177/0141076814565942. PMID 25573114.
  8. ↑ "Circumcision doubles autism risk, study claims". The Telegraph. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Danish research links circumcision to autism". Copenhagen Post. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ritual circumcision linked to increased risk of autism in young boys". Royal Society of Medicine. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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