Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Whole body exposure of rats to microwaves emitted from a cell phone does not affect the testes.
Dasdag S, Zulkuf Akdag M, Aksen F, Yilmaz F, Bashan M, Mutlu Dasdag M, Salih Celik M. · 2003
View Original AbstractThis month-long rat study found no testicular damage from 20 minutes of daily cell phone exposure at typical usage levels.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to cell phone radiation for 20 minutes daily over one month to examine effects on male fertility. They found no changes in sperm count, sperm quality, or testicular tissue structure compared to unexposed rats. The study suggests that short-term cell phone exposure at typical power levels may not immediately harm male reproductive health.
Study Details
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of radiofrequency radiation emitted from cellular phones on the lipid composition, malondialdehyde concentration, p53 immune reactivity, sperm count, morphology, histological structure of testes, and on rectal temperature of rats exposed to microwave radiation emitted from cellular phones.
Sixteen Spraque-Dawley rats were separated into two groups of eight, sham exposed (control) and expe...
No statistically significant alteration in any of the endpoints was noted.
This study found no evidence suggesting an adverse effect of cell phone exposure on measures of testicular function or structure.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2003_whole_body_exposure_of_2993,
author = {Dasdag S and Zulkuf Akdag M and Aksen F and Yilmaz F and Bashan M and Mutlu Dasdag M and Salih Celik M.},
title = {Whole body exposure of rats to microwaves emitted from a cell phone does not affect the testes.},
year = {2003},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12669301/},
}