Objective
To investigate the effect of cell phone use on various markers of semen quality.
Design
Observational study.
Setting
Infertility clinic.
Patient(s)
Three hundred sixty-one men undergoing infertility evaluation were divided into four
groups according to their active cell phone use: group A: no use; group B: <2 h/day;
group C: 2–4 h/day; and group D: >4 h/day.
Intervention(s)
None.
Main Outcome Measure(s)
Sperm parameters (volume, liquefaction time, pH, viscosity, sperm count, motility,
viability, and morphology).
Result(s)
The comparisons of mean sperm count, motility, viability, and normal morphology among
four different cell phone user groups were statistically significant. Mean sperm motility,
viability, and normal morphology were significantly different in cell phone user groups
within two sperm count groups. The laboratory values of the above four sperm parameters
decreased in all four cell phone user groups as the duration of daily exposure to
cell phones increased.
Conclusion(s)
Use of cell phones decrease the semen quality in men by decreasing the sperm count,
motility, viability, and normal morphology. The decrease in sperm parameters was dependent
on the duration of daily exposure to cell phones and independent of the initial semen
quality.
Key Words
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: May 04, 2007
Accepted:
January 31,
2007
Received in revised form:
January 31,
2007
Received:
August 22,
2006
Identification
Copyright
© 2008 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
