Mobile phone (1800MHz) radiation impairs female reproduction in mice, Mus musculus, through stress induced inhibition of ovarian and uterine activity.
Shahin S, Singh SP, Chaturvedi CM. · 2017
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation at 1800 MHz disrupted female fertility in mice by triggering cellular stress that reduced egg development and reproductive hormones.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed female mice to 1800 MHz mobile phone radiation (the frequency used by GSM networks) and found it significantly damaged their reproductive systems. The radiation increased harmful stress molecules in the brain, ovaries, and uterus while reducing fertility hormones and the number of healthy egg follicles. This suggests that mobile phone radiation may impair female fertility through cellular stress pathways.
Why This Matters
This study adds important evidence to growing concerns about wireless radiation's impact on reproductive health. The 1800 MHz frequency tested is widely used in mobile networks globally, making these findings directly relevant to everyday phone use. What makes this research particularly significant is how it demonstrates a clear biological pathway - the radiation triggered oxidative stress that cascaded through the reproductive system, disrupting hormone production and egg development. The science demonstrates that EMF exposure doesn't just correlate with reproductive problems, it appears to cause them through measurable cellular damage. While this was an animal study, the biological mechanisms identified mirror what independent researchers have observed in human fertility studies, strengthening the case that wireless radiation poses real reproductive health risks.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 1800 MHz
Study Details
The aim of this study is to observe Mobile phone (1800 MHz) radiation impairs female reproduction in mice, Mus musculus, through stress induced inhibition of ovarian and uterine activity
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These findings suggest that mobile phone radiation induces oxidative and nitrosative stress, which affects the reproductive performance of female mice.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2017_mobile_phone_1800mhz_radiation_1705,
author = {Shahin S and Singh SP and Chaturvedi CM.},
title = {Mobile phone (1800MHz) radiation impairs female reproduction in mice, Mus musculus, through stress induced inhibition of ovarian and uterine activity.},
year = {2017},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0890623817301673},
}