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Using a mobile phone for
even one hour a day can be so damaging to sperm that men may develop
difficulties conceiving, fertility experts have warned.
RT
report continues:
A
study by British scientists has found that exposure to mobile phones close to
the testicles, or within a foot or two of the body, can ‘cook’ sperm,
dramatically reducing its levels.
Results
from the study showed that men who keep their phones in their pocket during the
day had reduced sperm levels in 47 percent of cases, as opposed to just 11
percent of the general population.
More
than 100 men were analyzed in the study, which found that men not only keep
mobile phones close to their groin, but also keep charging phones a few
centimeters from their beds.
The
study, published in the journal Reproductive BioMedicine, suggests that leaving
phones near the bed while sleeping can also pose a threat to sperm counts.
Professor
Martha Dirnfeld, of the Technion University in Haifa, explained: “We analyzed
the amount of active swimming sperm and the quality and found that it had been
reduced.
“We
think this is being caused by a heating of the sperm from the phone and by
electromagnetic activity.”
She
added that the results should act as a warning to young men.
“I
think this is a warning to men to change their habits to improve their chances
of having children. Women generally don’t carry their mobiles on them, so maybe
a mobile phone won’t affect their fertility. That’s not something we have
looked at.”
The
findings lend credence to the theory that dropping fertility rates could be
traced back to the use of mobile phones. Across Western countries the quality
of sperm is decreasing and experts believe that it could be contributing to
ongoing fertility trouble.
Professor
Gedis Grudzinskas, a fertility consultant at St George’s Hospital London and
Harley Street fertility clinic, said: “Men need to think about their well-being
and try to stop being addicted to their phones.
“If
you wear a suit to work put the mobile in your chest pocket instead of close to
your testes. It will reduce the risk of your sperm count dropping or dropping
so much.
“And do you need to keep
the phone right next to you on the bedside table? Some men keep their mobile in
their shorts or pajamas in bed. Is that really necessary?”
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