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Aït-Aïssa S, de Gannes FP, Taxile M, Billaudel B, Hurtier A, Haro E, Ruffié G, Athané A, Veyret B, Lagroye I

No Effects Found

Authors not listed · 2013

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Wi-Fi signals showed no fertility or developmental harm in rats, even at exposures 40 times higher than typical home use.

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French researchers exposed male and female rats to 2.45 GHz Wi-Fi signals (the same frequency as household routers) for one hour daily during sexual maturation and mating periods. They found no harmful effects on fertility, reproduction, or fetal development, even at exposure levels of 4 watts per kilogram - far higher than typical human exposure from Wi-Fi devices.

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A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 2450 MHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 2450 MHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale
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Unknown (2013). Aït-Aïssa S, de Gannes FP, Taxile M, Billaudel B, Hurtier A, Haro E, Ruffié G, Athané A, Veyret B, Lagroye I.
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@article{at_assa_s_de_gannes_fp_taxile_m_billaudel_b_hurtier_a_haro_e_ruffi_g_athan_a_veyret_b_lagroye_i_ce3134,
  author = {Unknown},
  title = {Aït-Aïssa S, de Gannes FP, Taxile M, Billaudel B, Hurtier A, Haro E, Ruffié G, Athané A, Veyret B, Lagroye I},
  year = {2013},
  doi = {10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.11.003},
  
}
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.11.003PubMed: 23178895

Quick Questions About This Study

No, this study found no negative effects on male or female rat fertility after exposure to 2.45 GHz Wi-Fi signals for one hour daily during sexual maturation and mating periods.
The study found no macroscopic abnormalities in rat fetuses whose parents were exposed to Wi-Fi signals during mating and pregnancy, even at high exposure levels of 4 watts per kilogram.
The study's 4 W/kg exposure level is approximately 40 times higher than typical human exposure from household Wi-Fi routers, making it a very conservative safety test.
No, the study's one-hour daily exposure protocol underestimates real-world conditions where humans experience near-constant Wi-Fi exposure from multiple sources throughout the day and night.
This study specifically tested Wi-Fi exposure during sexual maturation in rats and found no reproductive harm, suggesting this critical developmental period may not be particularly vulnerable to 2.45 GHz signals.