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Effects of 1950 MHz W-CDMA-like signal on human spermatozoa.
Nakatani-Enomoto S, Okutsu M, Suzuki S, Suganuma R, Groiss SJ, Kadowaki S, Enomoto H, Fujimori K, Ugawa Y · 2016
View Original AbstractOne hour of cell phone radiation showed no immediate sperm damage in controlled lab conditions, but longer-term real-world effects remain unclear.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed human sperm samples to cell phone-like radiation (1950 MHz) for one hour at two different power levels to see if it affected sperm movement or caused DNA damage. They found no significant changes in sperm motility, movement patterns, or DNA damage markers compared to unexposed samples. This study suggests that short-term exposure to this type of radiation may not immediately harm sperm function under controlled laboratory conditions.
Study Details
In this study, we analyzed the effects on human spermatozoa (sperm motility and kinetic variables) induced by 1 h of exposure to 1950 MHz Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA)-like EMW with specific absorption rates of either 2.0 or 6.0 W/kg, using a computer-assisted sperm analyzer system.
We also measured the percentage of 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) positive spermatozoa with fl...
No significant differences were observed between the EMW exposure and the sham exposure in sperm mot...
We conclude that W-CDMA-like exposure for 1 h under temperature-controlled conditions has no detectable effect on normal human spermatozoa. Differences in exposure conditions, humidity, temperature control, baseline sperm characteristics, and age of donors may explain inconsistency of our results with several previous studies.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2016_effects_of_1950_mhz_3265,
author = {Nakatani-Enomoto S and Okutsu M and Suzuki S and Suganuma R and Groiss SJ and Kadowaki S and Enomoto H and Fujimori K and Ugawa Y},
title = {Effects of 1950 MHz W-CDMA-like signal on human spermatozoa.},
year = {2016},
doi = {10.1002/bem.21985},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bem.21985},
}