Evaluation of the effect of using mobile phones on male fertility

• Autorzy: Wdowiak A , Wdowiak L. , Wiktor H.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The problem of the lack of offspring is a phenomenon concerning approximately 15% of married couples in Poland. Infertility is defi ned as inability to conceive after a year of sexual intercourses without the use of contraceptives. In half of the cases the causative factor is the male. Males are exposed to the effect of various environmental factors, which may decrease their reproductive capabilities. A decrease in male fertility is a phenomenon which occurs within years, which may suggest that one of the reasons for the decrease in semen parameters is the effect of the development of techniques in the surrounding environment. A hazardous effect on male fertility may be manifested by a decrease in the amount of sperm cells, disorders in their mobility, as well as structure. The causative agents may be chemical substances, ionizing radiation, stress, as well as electromagnetic waves. The objective of the study was the determination of the effect of the usage of cellular phones on the fertility of males subjected to marital infertility therapy. The following groups were selected from among 304 males covered by the study: Group A: 99 patients who did not use mobile phones, Group B: 157 males who have used GSM equipment sporadically for the period of 1-2 years, and Group C: 48 people who have been regularly using mobile phone for more than 2 years. In the analysis of the effect of GSM equipment on the semen it was noted that an increase in the percentage of sperm cells of abnormal morphology is associated with the duration of exposure to the waves emitted by the GSM phone. It was also confi rmed that a decrease in the percentage of sperm cells in vital progressing motility in the semen is correlated with the frequency of using mobile phones.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

human health; sperm cell; structure; electromagnetic wave; male fertility; male; mobile telecommunication zob.mobile telephony system; mobile telephony system; living organism; mobile phone; motility

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 14
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.169-172,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Wdowiak A

• Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 5, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

autor

Wdowiak L.

autor

Wiktor H.

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