Effects of exposure to a mobile phone on sexual behavior in adult male rabbit: an observational study.
Salama N, Kishimoto T, Kanayama HO, Kagawa S · 2010
View Original AbstractThis retracted study cannot be used as evidence for EMF effects on sexual behavior due to serious methodological concerns identified by peer reviewers.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed male rabbits to mobile phone radiation (800 MHz) for 8 hours daily over 12 weeks and found significant changes in sexual behavior, including reduced ejaculation frequency and increased mounting without ejaculation. The study was later retracted by the journal, which means the findings were deemed unreliable due to methodological or other serious concerns.
Why This Matters
While this study initially appeared to add to concerns about EMF effects on reproductive function, its retraction by the International Journal of Impotence Research in 2012 means we cannot rely on its findings. Retractions typically occur due to serious methodological flaws, data integrity issues, or other fundamental problems that invalidate the results. This highlights a crucial point in EMF research: not all published studies are created equal, and the scientific process includes mechanisms to identify and remove unreliable research. When evaluating EMF health effects, it's essential to focus on studies that have withstood peer review scrutiny and haven't been retracted. The broader body of research on EMF and reproductive health includes numerous non-retracted studies showing various effects on sperm quality, hormone levels, and reproductive outcomes in both animals and humans.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 800 MHz Duration: 8 h daily for 12 weeks
Study Details
The accumulating effects of exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted by a conventional mobile phone (MP) on male sexual behaviour have not yet been analyzed. Therefore, we studied these effects in 18 male rabbits that were randomly divided into phone and control groups.
Six female teasers were taken successively to the male's cage and the copulatory behavior was recor...
Mounts without ejaculation were the main mounts in the phone group and its duration and frequency in...
Show BibTeX
@article{n_2010_effects_of_exposure_to_2561,
author = {Salama N and Kishimoto T and Kanayama HO and Kagawa S},
title = {Effects of exposure to a mobile phone on sexual behavior in adult male rabbit: an observational study.},
year = {2010},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19940851/},
}