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The semen quality of the mobile phone users.
Rago R, Salacone P, Caponecchia L, Sebastianelli A, Marcucci I, Calogero AE, Condorelli R, Vicari E, Morgia G, Favilla V, Cimino S, Arcoria AF, La Vignera S · 2013
View Original AbstractHeavy cell phone users (4+ hours daily) show increased sperm DNA damage, especially when carrying phones in pants pockets.
Plain English Summary
Italian researchers studied 63 men to see how cell phone use affects sperm quality, dividing them into groups based on daily usage from none to over 4 hours. While most sperm measurements stayed normal, men using phones more than 4 hours daily showed significantly more DNA damage in their sperm, with the worst effects in those who kept phones in their pants pockets. This suggests that heavy cell phone use, especially when carried close to reproductive organs, may harm sperm DNA integrity.
Study Details
To evaluate the conventional and some of the main biofunctional sperm parameters in healthy men according to the different use of the mobile phone.
All the enrolled subjects in this study were divided into four groups according to their active cell...
None of the conventional sperm parameters examined were significantly altered. However, the group D ...
These results suggest that the sperm DNA fragmentation could represent the only parameter significantly altered in the subjects who use the mobile phone for more than 4 h/day and in particular for those who use the device in the pocket of the trousers.
Show BibTeX
@article{r_2013_the_semen_quality_of_3319,
author = {Rago R and Salacone P and Caponecchia L and Sebastianelli A and Marcucci I and Calogero AE and Condorelli R and Vicari E and Morgia G and Favilla V and Cimino S and Arcoria AF and La Vignera S},
title = {The semen quality of the mobile phone users.},
year = {2013},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23722985/},
}