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fertility/mobile phones/Wdowiak |
Von: Dorothee Krien |
Datum: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:17:16 +0100 |
Evaluation
of the effect of using mobile phones on male fertility
Wdowiak A, Wdowiak L,
Wiktor H.
Department of Obstetrics
and Gynaecology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Jaczewskiego 5; arturwdowiak@vp.pl .
Ann Agric Environ Med.
2007;14(1):169-72.
The problem of the lack of
offspring is a phenomenon concerning approximately 15% of married couples in
Poland. Infertility is defined as inability to conceive after a year of sexual
intercourses without the use of contraceptives. In half of the cases the causative
factor is the male. Males are exposed to the effect of various environmental
factors, which may decrease their reproductive capabilities. A decrease in male
fertility is a phenomenon which occurs within years, which may suggest that one
of the reasons for the decrease in semen parameters is the effect of the
development of techniques in the surrounding environment. A hazardous effect on
male fertility may be manifested by a decrease in the amount of sperm cells,
disorders in their mobility, as well as structure. The causative agents may be
chemical substances, ionizing radiation, stress, as well as electromagnetic
waves. The objective of the study was the determination of the effect of the
usage of cellular phones on the fertility of males subjected to marital
infertility therapy. The following groups were selected from among 304 males
covered by the study: Group A: 99 patients who did not use mobile phones, Group
B: 157 males who have used GSM equipment sporadically for the period of 1-2
years, and Group C: 48 people who have been regularly using mobile phone for
more than 2 years. In the analysis of the effect of GSM equipment on the semen
it was noted that an increase in the percentage of sperm cells of abnormal
morphology is associated with the duration of exposure to the waves emitted by
the GSM phone. It was also confirmed that a decrease in the percentage of sperm
cells in vital progressing motility in the semen is correlated with the
frequency of using mobile phones.
PMID: 17655195 [PubMed - in
process]