3G Mobile Phone Radiation Damages Male Rat Reproductive System Kumar et al. Effect of electromagnetic irradiation produced by 3G mobile phone on male rat reproductive system in a simulated scenario. Indian J Exp Biol. 2014 Sep; 52(9):890-7. Reports of declining male fertility have renewed interest in assessing the role of electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Testicular function is particularly susceptible to the radiation emitted by EMFs. Significant decrease in sperm count, increase in the lipid peroxidation damage in sperm cells, reduction in seminiferous tubules and testicular weight and DNA damage were observed following exposure to EMF in male albino rats. The results suggest that mobile phone exposure adversely affects male fertility. The animals were divided into 2 groups of 6 each: sham and EMF-exposed. The experiments were repeated twice. Animals were exposed for 60 day, 2 hours per day, 6 days a week. The cell phone was fixed at 1910.5 MHz and kept in talk mode. The Nokia C5 phone had a SAR of 1.34 W/kg. The maximum and minimum emitted powers were 1.41 and 0.113 mW. The max and min SAR values were 0.28 and 0.0226 W/kg. This study demonstrates that exposure to mobile phone radiation can affect sperm functions via mechanisms that involve oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is the main cause of infertility in man. Read further at bit.ly/1CbNNdN Found at ow.ly/BTKIO
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