Mobile phone radiation interferes laboratory immunoenzymometric assays: Example chorionic gonadotropin assays.
Shahbazi-Gahrouei D, Mortazavi SM, Nasri H, Baradaran A, Baradaran-Ghahfarokhi M, Baradaran-Ghahfarokhi HR · 2012
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation at typical smartphone power levels can interfere with critical blood tests used to diagnose pregnancy and cancer.
Plain English Summary
Researchers tested whether cell phone radiation interferes with laboratory blood tests that measure pregnancy hormones (chorionic gonadotropin). They exposed blood samples to 900MHz radiation from two phones with different power levels and found that the radiation significantly altered the test results, especially at higher concentrations and stronger radiation levels. This suggests that cell phones could interfere with important medical tests in hospital laboratories.
Why This Matters
This study reveals an overlooked consequence of our wireless world: EMF radiation can interfere with critical medical testing. The researchers used SAR levels of 0.69 and 1.09 W/kg, which are well within the range of modern smartphones (the FCC limit is 1.6 W/kg). What makes this particularly concerning is that chorionic gonadotropin tests are used to diagnose pregnancy and certain cancers. If cell phones can alter these results, it raises questions about the accuracy of other laboratory tests performed in EMF-rich hospital environments. The reality is that hospitals are increasingly saturated with wireless devices, from smartphones to WiFi networks to medical equipment. This research suggests we need to consider EMF as a potential source of laboratory error, not just a health concern for patients and staff.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 0.69 and 1.09 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 900MHz
Exposure Context
This study used 0.69 and 1.09 W/kg for SAR (device absorption):
- 1.7x 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
The radiofrequency radiation is of concern in hospital laboratories as the microwaves have many health effects even on immune functions. The aim of this study was, however, to evaluate the effects of cell phone radiation on chorionic gonadotropin immunoassays of human serum.
Two cell phones with 0.69 and 1.09W/kg (head SAR) emitting 900MHz radiation were used. Sixty wells w...
Radiation exposure from mobile phones altered the measured serum levels especially in the wells with...
In conclusion, the microwave exposures may require attention in laboratories using immunoassays.
Show BibTeX
@article{d_2012_mobile_phone_radiation_interferes_1322,
author = {Shahbazi-Gahrouei D and Mortazavi SM and Nasri H and Baradaran A and Baradaran-Ghahfarokhi M and Baradaran-Ghahfarokhi HR},
title = {Mobile phone radiation interferes laboratory immunoenzymometric assays: Example chorionic gonadotropin assays.},
year = {2012},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/med/22325369},
}