Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic waves (RF-EMW) from cellular phones on human ejaculated semen: an in vitro pilot study
| Autor: | Alex C. Varghese, Ashok Agarwal, Rand Mouradi, Edmund Sabanegh, Kartikeya Makker, Rakesh Sharma, Nisarg R Desai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male
Infertility medicine.medical_specialty Radio Waves DNA damage Pilot Projects Semen In Vitro Techniques Semen analysis medicine.disease_cause Andrology Electromagnetic Fields fluids and secretions Mobile phone radiation and health Humans Medicine Ejaculation Infertility Male Sperm motility medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Sperm Surgery Semen Analysis Reproductive Medicine Reactive Oxygen Species business Algorithms Cell Phone Oxidative stress DNA Damage |
| Zdroj: | Fertility and Sterility. 92:1318-1325 |
| ISSN: | 0015-0282 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.022 |
| Popis: | Objective To evaluate effects of cellular phone radiofrequency electromagnetic waves (RF-EMW) during talk mode on unprocessed (neat) ejaculated human semen. Design Prospective pilot study. Setting Center for reproductive medicine laboratory in tertiary hospital setting. Samples Neat semen samples from normal healthy donors (n = 23) and infertile patients (n = 9). Intervention(s) After liquefaction, neat semen samples were divided into two aliquots. One aliquot (experimental) from each patient was exposed to cellular phone radiation (in talk mode) for 1 h, and the second aliquot (unexposed) served as the control sample under identical conditions. Main Outcome Measure(s) Evaluation of sperm parameters (motility, viability), reactive oxygen species (ROS), total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of semen, ROS-TAC score, and sperm DNA damage. Result(s) Samples exposed to RF-EMW showed a significant decrease in sperm motility and viability, increase in ROS level, and decrease in ROS-TAC score. Levels of TAC and DNA damage showed no significant differences from the unexposed group. Conclusion(s) Radiofrequency electromagnetic waves emitted from cell phones may lead to oxidative stress in human semen. We speculate that keeping the cell phone in a trouser pocket in talk mode may negatively affect spermatozoa and impair male fertility. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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