[Impact of mobile phone radiation on the quality and DNA methylation of human sperm in vitro].
Wang D, Li B, Liu Y, Ma YF, Chen SQ, Sun HJ, Dong J, Ma XH, Zhou J, Wang XH. · 2015
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation at typical use levels reduced sperm movement by 25% and survival by 15% in just 3 hours of exposure.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed sperm samples from 97 healthy men to cell phone radiation (1950 MHz frequency) for 3 hours at levels similar to what phones emit during calls. The radiation significantly reduced sperm movement and survival rates while increasing cell death and structural defects in sperm heads. This suggests that cell phone radiation can directly damage sperm quality, which could impact male fertility.
Why This Matters
This study provides compelling evidence that cell phone radiation directly harms sperm quality at exposure levels you encounter during everyday phone use. The 3.0 W/kg SAR level used here is within the range of actual cell phone emissions during calls, making these findings highly relevant to real-world exposure. What makes this research particularly strong is its controlled design - each man's sperm sample was split in half, with one portion exposed and the other serving as a control, eliminating individual variation as a confounding factor. The 25% reduction in sperm motility and 15% decrease in viability represent substantial biological effects that could translate into fertility problems. This adds to a growing body of evidence linking EMF exposure to reproductive health issues, yet regulatory agencies continue to ignore these risks while focusing solely on heating effects.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 3 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 1950 MHz
- Exposure Duration
- 3 hours
Exposure Context
This study used 3 W/kg for SAR (device absorption):
- 7.5x 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
To investigate the influences of mobile phone radiation on the quality and DNA methylation of human sperm in vitro.
According to the fifth edition of the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Hu...
Compared with the control, the radiation group showed significantly decreased progressive sperm moti...
Mobile phone radiation reduces the progressive motility and viability of human sperm and increases sperm head defects and early apoptosis of sperm cells.
Show BibTeX
@article{d_2015_impact_of_mobile_phone_1417,
author = {Wang D and Li B and Liu Y and Ma YF and Chen SQ and Sun HJ and Dong J and Ma XH and Zhou J and Wang XH.},
title = {[Impact of mobile phone radiation on the quality and DNA methylation of human sperm in vitro].},
year = {2015},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26242041/},
}