Effect of Electromagnetic Waves from Mobile Phones on Spermatogenesis in the Era of 4G-LTE.
Author: Oh JJ1,2, Byun SS1,2, Lee SE2, Choe G3,4, Hong SK1,2
Affiliation:
1Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
2Department of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
3Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
4Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Conference/Journal: Biomed Res Int.
Date published: 2018 Jan 29
Other:
Volume ID: 2018 , Pages: 1801798 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1155/2018/1801798. eCollection 2018. , Word Count: 172
Objective: To investigate the effect of long duration exposure to electromagnetic field from mobile phones on spermatogenesis in rats using 4G-LTE.
Methods: Twenty Sprague-Dawley male rats were placed into 4 groups according to the intensity and exposure duration: Group 1 (sham procedure), Group 2 (3 cm distance + 6 h exposure daily), Group 3 (10 cm distance + 18 h exposure daily), and Group 4 (3 cm distance + 18 h exposure daily). After 1 month, we compared sperm parameters and histopathological findings of the testis.
Results: The mean spermatid count (×106/ml) was 398.6 in Group 1, 365.40 in Group 2, 354.60 in Group 3, and 298.60 in Group 4 (p = 0.041). In the second review, the mean count of spermatogonia in Group 4 (43.00) was significantly lower than in Group 1 (57.00) and Group 2 (53.40) (p < 0.001 and p = 0.010, resp.). The sum of the germ cell counts was decreased in Group 4 compared to Groups 1, 2, and 3 (p = 0.032). The mean Leydig cell count was significantly decreased in Group 4 (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: The longer exposure duration of electromagnetic field decreased the spermatogenesis. Our findings warrant further investigations on the potential effects of EMF from mobile phones on male fertility.
PMID: 29789776 PMCID: PMC5896334 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1801798
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