Effects of Wi-Fi (2.45 GHz) Exposure on Apoptosis, Sperm Parameters and Testicular Histomorphometry in Rats: A Time Course Study.
Shokri S, Soltani A, Kazemi M, Sardari D, Mofrad FB. · 2015
View Original AbstractWi-Fi radiation damaged sperm and reproductive organs in rats after just one hour daily exposure for two months.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed male rats to Wi-Fi radiation (2.45 GHz) for either 1 hour or 7 hours daily over 2 months to study effects on fertility. Both exposure groups showed decreased sperm quality, increased cell death in the testes, and reduced seminal vesicle weight compared to unexposed rats, with longer exposures causing more severe damage. This suggests that common Wi-Fi frequencies may harm male reproductive health in a dose-dependent manner.
Why This Matters
This study adds to mounting evidence that Wi-Fi radiation affects male fertility, a concern that becomes more pressing as wireless networks proliferate in homes, schools, and workplaces. The 2.45 GHz frequency used here is identical to what your home Wi-Fi router emits, making these findings directly relevant to daily exposure. What's particularly significant is the time-dependent pattern - even just one hour of daily exposure caused measurable reproductive harm, while seven hours caused more severe effects. The reality is that many people today exceed these exposure durations through laptops on laps, phones in pockets, and constant proximity to Wi-Fi routers. While this is animal research and human studies are needed, the biological mechanisms identified (increased cell death and oxidative stress in reproductive tissues) are well-established pathways that translate across species.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 2.45 GHz Duration: 1 hour and 7 hour per day for 2 months
Study Details
In today’s world, 2.45-GHz radio-frequency radiation (RFR) from industrial, scientific, medical, military and domestic applications is the main part of indoor-outdoor electromagnetic field exposure. Long-term effects of 2.45-GHz Wi-Fi radiation on male reproductive system was not known completely. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the major cause of male infertility during short- and long-term exposure of Wi-Fi radiation.
This is an animal experimental study, which was conducted in the Department of Anatomical Sciences, ...
Both 1-hour and 7-hour groups showed a decrease in sperm parameters in a time dependent pattern. In ...
Regarding to the progressive privilege of 2.45 GHz wireless networks in our environment, we concluded that there should be a major concern regarding the timedependent exposure of whole-body to the higher frequencies of Wi-Fi networks existing in the vicinity of our living places.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2015_effects_of_wifi_245_2593,
author = {Shokri S and Soltani A and Kazemi M and Sardari D and Mofrad FB.},
title = {Effects of Wi-Fi (2.45 GHz) Exposure on Apoptosis, Sperm Parameters and Testicular Histomorphometry in Rats: A Time Course Study. },
year = {2015},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4503846/},
}