Effects of GSM-like radiofrequency irradiation during the oogenesis and spermiogenesis of Xenopus laevis.
Boga A, Emre M, Sertdemir Y, Uncu İ, Binokay S, Demirhan O. · 2016
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation damaged frog reproductive cells, causing up to 5x more abnormal offspring at exposure levels similar to everyday phone use.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed adult frogs to cell phone radiation (900 MHz) for 8 hours daily over 5 weeks, then examined their offspring. Exposed parents produced 3-5 times more abnormal and dead embryos than unexposed pairs, demonstrating that radiofrequency radiation can damage reproductive cells and harm the next generation.
Why This Matters
This study provides compelling evidence that cell phone radiation can damage reproductive health across generations. The SAR level used (1.0 W/kg) is within the range of typical cell phone exposures, making these findings directly relevant to human health concerns. What's particularly striking is that exposure to just one parent significantly increased embryo abnormalities and death rates, while exposure to both parents produced the worst outcomes. The science demonstrates that RF radiation doesn't just affect the exposed individual but can impact their future offspring through damage to sperm and egg cells. This research adds to a growing body of evidence showing that our current safety standards may not adequately protect reproductive health, especially given that many people carry phones near their reproductive organs daily.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 1 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 900 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- 8 h a day over a 5-week period
Exposure Context
This study used 1 W/kg for SAR (device absorption):
- 2.5x above the Building Biology guideline of 0.4 W/kg
Building Biology guidelines are practitioner-based limits from real-world assessments. BioInitiative Report recommendations are based on peer-reviewed science. Check Your Exposure to compare your own measurements.
Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
We aimed to evaluate the effect of GSM-like radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) on the oogenesis, and spermiogenesis of Xenopus laevis, and so the development of the embryos obtained from Normal Females+Normal Males (i.e. “N(F)+N(M)”); Normal Females+RF-exposed Males (i.e. “N(F)+RF(M)”); RF-exposed Female+Normal Male (i.e. “RF(F)+N(M)”); and RF-exposed Female+RF-exposed Male (i.e. “RF(F)+RF(M)”.
Various, assessments were performed to determine potential teratogenic effects and mortality, body g...
In our present study (control group; 2.2% abnormal, 0.0% dead); with the N(F)+RF(M) combination, the...
Show BibTeX
@article{a_2016_effects_of_gsmlike_radiofrequency_867,
author = {Boga A and Emre M and Sertdemir Y and Uncu İ and Binokay S and Demirhan O.},
title = {Effects of GSM-like radiofrequency irradiation during the oogenesis and spermiogenesis of Xenopus laevis.},
year = {2016},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0147651316300756},
}