{"id":10825,"date":"2017-07-29T13:54:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T20:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=10825"},"modified":"2017-07-31T13:12:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T20:12:04","slug":"sperm-count-down-more-than-50-in-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=10825","title":{"rendered":"Sperm count down more than 50% in North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>from SSM Newsletter :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/z\/2017-07-26-telus-had-a-successful-5g-pilot-test-in-downtown-vancouver\/\">http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/z\/2017-07-26-telus-had-a-successful-5g-pilot-test-in-downtown-vancouver\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CBC The National reported on the reduced sperm count in men, down nearly 60% in North America over the last 38 years. As I mentioned in yesterday\u2019s update, there is nothing re. RF and the many studies showing that RF, especially from cell phones, affects sperm both in count and motility.<\/p>\n<p>I would hope that many of you will write to CBC about this, offering insight in the studies done by Dr. Agarwal and others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/thenational\/sperm-count-down-more-than-50-in-north-america-1.4221825\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10826\" alt=\"cbc_sperm_count_down\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cbc_sperm_count_down.jpg\" width=\"618\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cbc_sperm_count_down.jpg 618w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cbc_sperm_count_down-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sperm count down more than 50% in North America<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Air Date: Jul 25, 2017 9:37 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/thenational\/sperm-count-down-more-than-50-in-north-america-1.4221825\">http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/thenational\/sperm-count-down-more-than-50-in-north-america-1.4221825<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-rb98litzsga\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-rb98litzsga\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rb98liTzSgA?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rb98liTzSgA?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emrabc.ca\\\/?p=10825#arve-youtube-rb98litzsga\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/rb98liTzSgA?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/norad4u.blogspot.ca\/2017\/07\/new-study-by-dr-hagay-levin-sperm.html\">http:\/\/norad4u.blogspot.ca\/2017\/07\/new-study-by-dr-hagay-levin-sperm.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Studies<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a title=\"Fertility and sterility.\" role=\"menuitem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/17482179#\">Fertil Steril.<\/a>\u00a02008 Jan;89(1):124-8. Epub 2007 May 4.<\/div>\n<h2>Effect of cell phone usage on semen analysis in men attending infertility clinic: an observational study.<\/h2>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Agarwal%20A%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=17482179\">Agarwal A<\/a>1,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Deepinder%20F%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=17482179\">Deepinder F<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Sharma%20RK%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=17482179\">Sharma RK<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Ranga%20G%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=17482179\">Ranga G<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Li%20J%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=17482179\">Li J<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0<a id=\"ui-ncbitoggler-2\" title=\"Open\/close author information list\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/17482179#\">Author information<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Abstract<\/p>\n<p><strong>OBJECTIVE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To investigate the effect of cell phone use on various markers of semen quality.<\/p>\n<p>DESIGN: \u00a0Observational study.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SETTING:<\/strong> \u00a0Infertility clinic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PATIENT(S):<\/strong> \u00a0Three 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: &lt;2 h\/day; group C: 2-4 h\/day; and group D: &gt;4 h\/day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERVENTION(S):<\/strong>\u00a0None.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):<\/strong> \u00a0Sperm parameters (volume, liquefaction time, pH, viscosity, sperm count, motility, viability, and morphology).<\/p>\n<p>RESULT(S): \u00a0The 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.<\/p>\n<p>CONCLUSION(S):<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<dl>\n<dt>PMID: 17482179<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.fertnstert.2007.01.166\">10.1016\/j.fertnstert.2007.01.166<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0[Indexed for MEDLINE]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23781985\">Electromagn Biol Med. 2014<\/a>\u00a0Sep;33(3):206-10. doi: 10.3109\/15368378.2013.801352. Epub 2013 Jun 19.<\/p>\n<h2>Health effects of living near mobile phone base transceiver station (BTS) antennae: a report from Isfahan, Iran.<\/h2>\n<p>Shahbazi-Gahrouei D1, Karbalae M, Moradi HA, Baradaran-Ghahfarokhi M.<\/p>\n<p>Author information:\u00a0Department of Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Abstract<\/p>\n<p><strong>BACKGROUND<\/strong>: In recent years, by tremendous use of mobile phone telecommunication, a growing concern about the possible health hazards has increased greatly among public and scientists. The mobile phone exposure has been shown to have many effects upon the immune functions, stimulating hormones, mammalian brain,\u00a0<strong>sperm<\/strong>\u00a0motility and morphology, and neurological pathologies syndrome. The aim of this study was to find out the psychological and psychobiological reactions of the people who are living near mobile phone base transceiver stations (BTS) antenna, in Isfahan, Iran.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATERIALS AND METHODS<\/strong>: A cross-sectional study on 250 randomly selected inhabitants (133 women and 117 men) was performed in October 2012 till November 2012. The inhabitants were requested to complete a standardized questionnaire that focused on the relevant psychological and psychobiological reactions parameters. A computer program (SPSS version16.0, Chicago, IL) was used for statistical analysis using the Chi-square test with Yates correction. All the data were tested using a criterion level of p\u2009=\u20090.05.<\/p>\n<p>RESULTS: The results showed that most of the symptoms such as nausea, headache, dizziness, irritability, discomfort, nervousness, depression, sleep disturbance, memory loss and lowering of libido were statistically significant in the inhabitants living near the BTS antenna (&lt;300\u2009m distances) compared to those living far from the BTS antenna (&gt;300\u2009m).<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONCLUSION<\/strong>: It is suggested that cellular phone BTS antenna should not be sited closer than 300\u2009m to populations to minimize exposure of neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>KEYWORDS:\u00a0Electromagnetic field; health effects; microwave radiation; mobile phone BTS<\/p>\n<p>PMID: 23781985 [PubMed &#8211; in process]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23781985\">http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23781985<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a role=\"menuitem\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4410031\/#\">Int J Fertil Steril<\/a>. 2015 Apr-Jun; 9(1): 129\u2013136.<\/div>\n<div>Published online 2015 Apr 21.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>PMCID:\u00a0PMC4410031<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><em>In Vitro<\/em>\u00a0Effect of Cell Phone Radiation on Motility, DNA Fragmentation and\u00a0<em>Clusterin<\/em>\u00a0Gene Expression in Human Sperm<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>Adel Zalata, M.D,1\u00a0Ayman Z El-Samanoudy, M.D,1\u00a0Dalia Shaalan, M.D,1\u00a0Youssef El-Baiomy, M.D,2\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0Taymour Mostafa, M.D3,*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4410031\/#\">Author information\u00a0\u25ba<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4410031\/#\">Article notes\u00a0\u25ba<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4410031\/#\">Copyright and License information\u00a0\u25ba<\/a>\u00a0article has been\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4410031\/citedby\/\">cited by<\/a>\u00a0other articles in PMC.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"__abstractid777382\" lang=\"en\">\n<p id=\"__abstractid777382title\">Abstract<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"__sec1\">\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"__p1\">Use of cellular phones emitting radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) has been increased exponentially and become a part of everyday life. This study aimed to investigate the effects of\u00a0<em>in vitro<\/em>\u00a0RF-EMF exposure emitted from\u00a0<strong>cellular phones on sperm motility index<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>sperm DNA fragmentation<\/strong>\u00a0and seminal\u00a0<em>clusterin (CLU)<\/em>\u00a0gene expression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"__sec2\">\n<p><strong>Materials and Methods<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"__p2\">In this prospective study, a total of 124 semen samples were grouped into the following main categories: i. normozoospermia (N, n=26), ii. asthenozoospermia (A, n=32), iii. asthenoteratozoospermia (AT, n=31) and iv. oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT, n=35). The same semen samples were then divided into two portions non-exposed and exposed samples to cell phone radiation for 1 hour. Before and immediately after exposure, both aliquots were subjected to different assessments for sperm motility, acrosin activity,\u00a0<strong>sperm\u00a0DNA<\/strong>\u00a0fragmentation and\u00a0<em>CLU<\/em>\u00a0gene expression. Statistical differences were analyzed using paired t student test for comparisons between two sub-groups where p&lt;0.05 was set as significant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"__sec3\">\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"__p3\">There was a significant decrease in sperm motility, sperm linear velocity, sperm linearity index, and sperm acrosin activity, whereas there was a significant increase in sperm DNA fragmentation percent,\u00a0<em>CLU<\/em>\u00a0gene expression and CLU protein levels in the exposed semen samples to RF-EMF compared with non-exposed samples in OAT&gt;AT&gt;A&gt;N groups, respectively (p&lt;0.05).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"__sec4\">\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"__p4\">Cell phone emissions have a negative impact on exposed sperm motility index, sperm acrosin activity, sperm DNA fragmentation and seminal\u00a0<em>CLU<\/em>\u00a0gene expression, especially in OAT cases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Keywords:\u00a0<\/strong>Cell Phone, Spermatozoa, Electromagnetic Radiation, Sperm Motility<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Effect of mobile telephones on sperm quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Received 14 January 2014, Accepted 22 April 2014, Available online 10 June 2014.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jessica A. Adamsa. Tamara S. Gallowaya. \u00a0Debapriya Mondala. \u00a0Sandro C. Estevesb. \u00a0Fiona Mathews<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Highlights<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0The potential role of mobile phone exposure on sperm quality needs to be clarified.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0A systematic review was done followed by a meta-analysis using random effects models.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Mobile phone exposure was associated with reduced sperm motility and viability.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0No effect on concentration was apparent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mobile phones are owned by most of the adult population worldwide. Radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) from these devices could potentially affect sperm development and function. Around 14% of couples in high- and middle-income countries have difficulty conceiving, and there are unexplained declines in semen quality reported in several countries. Given the ubiquity of mobile phone use, the potential role of this environmental exposure needs to be clarified. A systematic review was therefore conducted, followed by meta-analysis using random effects models, to determine whether exposure to RF-EMR emitted from mobile phones <strong>affects human sperm quality<\/strong>. Participants were from fertility clinic and research centres. The sperm quality outcome measures were motility, viability and concentration, which are the parameters most frequently used in clinical settings to assess fertility.<\/p>\n<p>We used ten studies in the meta-analysis, including 1492 samples. Exposure to mobile phones was associated with reduced sperm motility (mean difference \u2212 8.1% (95% CI \u2212 13.1, \u2212 \u00a03.2)) and viability (mean difference \u2212 9.1% (95% CI \u2212 18.4, 0.2)), but the effects on concentration were more equivocal. The results were consistent across experimental in vitro and observational in vivo \u00a0studies. We conclude that pooled results from in vitro \u00a0and in vivo studies suggest that mobile phone exposure negatively affects sperm quality. Further study is required to determine the full clinical implications for both sub-fertile men and the general population.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbreviations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CIconfidence intervalRF-EMRradiofrequency electromagnetic radiation, SAR, specific absorption rateEEGelectroencephalographyROSreactive oxygen speciesFEMfixed effect modelREMrandom effects model<\/p>\n<p>Keywords : \u00a0 Fertility Mobile or cell phoneRadiofrequency electromagnetic radiationSperm concentrationSperm viabilitySperm motility<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0160412014001354\">http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0160412014001354<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2><strong>More Studies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=8096\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=8096<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from SSM Newsletter : http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/z\/2017-07-26-telus-had-a-successful-5g-pilot-test-in-downtown-vancouver\/ CBC The National reported on the reduced sperm count in men, down nearly 60% in North America over the last 38 years. As I mentioned in yesterday\u2019s update, there is nothing re. 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