Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Influence of radiofrequency-electromagnetic waves from 3rd-generation cellular phones on fertilization and embryo development in mice.
Suzuki S, Okutsu M, Suganuma R, Komiya H, Nakatani-Enomoto S, Kobayashi S, Ugawa YTateno H, Fujimori K. · 2017
View Original AbstractFertilization, embryogenesis, and blastocyst formation rates did not change significantly across exposure groups.
Plain English Summary
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of 3rd-generation (3G) cellular phone radiofrequency-electromagnetic wave (RF-EMW) exposure on fertilization and embryogenesis in mice. Oocytes and spermatozoa were exposed to 1.95 GHz RF-EMWs at 2 mW/g for 60 minutes or sham exposure. After RF-EMW exposure, in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection were performed. Groups compared were both exposed, both non-exposed, one exposed, and the other non-exposed. Fertilization, embryogenesis, and blastocyst formation rates did not change significantly across the four groups.
Why This Matters
The exposure level in the study was at least 100 times greater than daily human sperm exposure. The authors concluded that the results indicate safety of RF-EMW exposure in humans.
Exposure Details
- SAR
- 2 W/kg
- Source/Device
- 3G cellular phone 1.95 GHz
- Exposure Duration
- 60 min
Exposure Context
This study used 2 W/kg for SAR (device absorption):
- 5x above the Building Biology guideline of 0.4 W/kg
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Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of 3rd-generation (3G) cellular phone radiofrequency-electromagnetic wave (RF-EMW) exposure on fertilization and embryogenesis in mice.
Oocytes and spermatozoa were exposed to 3G cellular phone RF-EMWs, 1.95 GHz wideband code division m...
Rates of fertilization, embryogenesis, and blastocyst formation did not change significantly across ...
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2017_influence_of_radiofrequencyelectromagnetic_waves_3432,
author = {Suzuki S and Okutsu M and Suganuma R and Komiya H and Nakatani-Enomoto S and Kobayashi S and Ugawa YTateno H and Fujimori K.},
title = {Influence of radiofrequency-electromagnetic waves from 3rd-generation cellular phones on fertilization and embryo development in mice.},
year = {2017},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28628221/},
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