Effect of mobile telephones on sperm quality: Review and meta-analysis

Though I have no qualifications in the field of study, it does explain in detail the methodologies, and the specific parameters are narrow and objective.<p>My only gripe is that the samples are taken from people going to fertility clinics, but it seems to be accounted for as best as possible.<p>It would be interesting if more studies were done explaining the interplay of biological mechanisms that lead to this from exposure to RF, as well as accounting exactly how much of this is due to device heat and how much from RF exposure.

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The majority of wireless radiation&#x2F;semen quality studies show oxidative stress as the mechanism behind the observed DNA damage. Sperm cells are a great model for studying the effects because they don&#x27;t have the same protective measures as other, longer living, cell types. So IMHO its been amply demonstrated that the conventional idea of non-ionizing radiation being unable to do harm apart from increasing temperature, is simply wrong. The damage happens via a secondary effect (free radical overproduction) that is independent of temperature increase. Consider looking at this: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7920199" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=7920199</a>

TL;DR: &quot;We conclude that pooled results from in vitro and in vivo studies suggest that mobile phone exposure negatively affects sperm quality.&quot; They&#x27;re not sure if it&#x27;s due to RF or heat from the device.

The more pervasive wireless tech becomes, the more we need to know about it&#x27;s effects. I&#x27;d like to see more research on this. I don&#x27;t know who would fund it, though. Maybe there should be a Kickstarter that is strictly for scientific research. Is there such a thing?

As the study points out, there are many confounding variables here. Apart from the chosen population (people going to fertility clinics), sperm quality is heavily influenced by lifestyle (physical activity, diet, air pollution, etc).<p>Nevertheless, exposure to RF is for sure one additional factor to consider, much like eating crap or spending too much time lying in a couch.

A bit offtopic but this is one of the best responsive sites I&#x27;ve seen. For example when on mobile, the text makes a nice solid column you can&#x27;t accidentally pan except for the tables. It seems very light too on my 3 year old android.

How can they isolate RF as the cause when RF is constantly surrounding us? Did the subjects live in shielded rooms?

Philip K. Dick&#x27;s Ajax model Mountibank Lead Codpiece doesn&#x27;t sound so ridiculous any more.

There&#x27;s a Grindr joke in here somewhere.