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Association between electronic device usage and sperm quality parameters in healthy men screened as potential sperm donors

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Chen H-G, Wu P, Sun B, Chen J-X, Xiong C-L, Meng T-Q, Huang X-Y, Su Q- L, Huiliang Zhou H, Wang Y-X, Ye W, Pan A · 2022

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This study examined the association between electronic device usage and sperm quality parameters in healthy men screened as potential sperm donors. Based on the title alone, the study appears to investigate whether use of electronic devices correlates with measured sperm characteristics in a donor population.

Why This Matters

The study population of screened sperm donors provides a relatively homogeneous group for examining potential associations between device exposure and reproductive parameters. Electronic device usage as an exposure variable could relate to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields or heat generation, though the specific mechanisms examined are not indicated by the title alone.

Exposure Information

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.

Cite This Study
Chen H-G, Wu P, Sun B, Chen J-X, Xiong C-L, Meng T-Q, Huang X-Y, Su Q- L, Huiliang Zhou H, Wang Y-X, Ye W, Pan A (2022). Association between electronic device usage and sperm quality parameters in healthy men screened as potential sperm donors.
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@article{chen_h_g_wu_p_sun_b_chen_j_x_xiong_c_l_meng_t_q_huang_x_y_su_q_l_huiliang_zhou_h_wang_y_x_ye_w_pan_a_ce3642,
  author = {Chen H-G and Wu P and Sun B and Chen J-X and Xiong C-L and Meng T-Q and Huang X-Y and Su Q- L and Huiliang Zhou H and Wang Y-X and Ye W and Pan A},
  title = {Association between electronic device usage and sperm quality parameters in healthy men screened as potential sperm donors},
  year = {2022},
  doi = {10.1038/s41586-022-04892-x},
  
}
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04892-x

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