Image content influences men’s semen quality.
Kilgallon SJ, Simmons LW. · 2005
View Original AbstractThis study confirms that storing mobile phones close to testicles decreases semen quality, adding independent evidence to EMF-fertility concerns.
Plain English Summary
Researchers studied how different visual stimuli affect sperm quality in men, while also examining lifestyle factors that influence semen. They found that men who viewed certain images had higher percentages of motile (moving) sperm in their samples. The study also confirmed that storing mobile phones close to the testicles can decrease semen quality, adding to growing evidence about EMF effects on male fertility.
Why This Matters
While this study's primary focus was on visual stimuli and sperm competition, it provides important corroboration of mobile phone EMF effects on male reproductive health. The researchers confirmed what other studies have suggested: that keeping phones close to the testes reduces semen quality. This finding is particularly significant because it emerged from a study designed to examine completely different factors, making it an independent validation of EMF-fertility concerns. The reality is that most men carry their phones in front pockets or on their belts, creating exactly the proximity to reproductive organs that this research identifies as problematic. What this means for you is that the evidence connecting EMF exposure to reduced male fertility continues to accumulate across different research contexts.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
In this study we show that, after controlling for lifestyle factors known to influence semen quality, human males viewing images depicting sperm competition had a higher percentage of motile sperm in their ejaculates.
Many lifestyle variables were confirmed to influence semen quality, including the recent suggestion ...
Show BibTeX
@article{sj_2005_image_content_influences_mens_2281,
author = {Kilgallon SJ and Simmons LW.},
title = {Image content influences men’s semen quality.},
year = {2005},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1617155/},
}