Disruption of the ovarian follicle reservoir of prepubertal rats following prenatal exposure to a continuous 900-MHz electromagnetic field.
Türedi S, Hancı H, Çolakoğlu S, Kaya H, Odacı E. · 2016
View Original AbstractPrenatal cell phone radiation exposure reduced healthy egg follicles and increased ovarian damage in female rat offspring.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed pregnant rats to cell phone-frequency radiation (900 MHz) for one hour daily during late pregnancy and examined their female offspring's ovaries at 34 days old. The exposed offspring had significantly fewer healthy egg follicles and more damaged, dying follicles compared to unexposed controls. This suggests that EMF exposure during pregnancy may harm the developing reproductive system of female offspring.
Why This Matters
This study reveals a troubling pattern: EMF exposure during pregnancy doesn't just affect the mother, but can damage the developing reproductive system of female offspring. The 900 MHz frequency used matches cell phone emissions, making these findings directly relevant to pregnant women who use mobile devices. What makes this research particularly significant is that the damage appeared in the ovarian follicle reservoir - the finite pool of eggs that determines a female's entire reproductive potential. The science demonstrates that prenatal EMF exposure led to both fewer healthy follicles and increased cell death in the ovaries. While this was an animal study with a small sample size, it adds to growing evidence that the developing fetus may be especially vulnerable to electromagnetic radiation. The reality is that pregnant women today are exposed to far more EMF than previous generations, yet regulatory agencies continue to base safety standards on outdated assumptions about biological effects.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900-MHz
Study Details
The aim of this study was therefore to examine the effects of exposure to continuous 900-Megahertz (MHz) EMF applied in the prenatal period on ovarian follicle development and oocyte differentiation
Six pregnant Sprague Dawley rats were divided equally into a non-exposed control group (CNGr) and a ...
Follicle count results revealed a statistically significant decrease in primordial and tertiary foll...
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2016_disruption_of_the_ovarian_2638,
author = {Türedi S and Hancı H and Çolakoğlu S and Kaya H and Odacı E.},
title = {Disruption of the ovarian follicle reservoir of prepubertal rats following prenatal exposure to a continuous 900-MHz electromagnetic field.},
year = {2016},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27007703/},
}