Mobile phones have long been the centre of debate. The first question was whether they would be viable. We now know they clearly are, as a large portion of the world carries one every day. The next issue concerned the effect mobiles would have on human life. Not simply in the sense of how texting and constant access to voice calls would affect the way we communicate with other people, but also how mobiles would affect our reproductive health.

Numerous recent studies and experiments have been finding that constant cell phone use may be doing damage to men’s reproductive health.  While possible links to tumors and brain cancer have been a long time concern regarding cell phone use, the decreased viability of sperm is a relatively new topic and not well known amongst the general population.

We have all probably vaguely heard about the health dangers associated with excessive cell phone use.  There was a craze a few years back of parents warning their constantly on the phone children that they were going to give themselves brain cancer if they continued to use their phones so much.

There have been vague warnings over the last decade about the harmful effects of cell phone radiation, but few have paid much attention.  The common connection with health concerns regarding talking on the cell phone is that it may cause brain cancer because of the constant close proximity to the head.

You may have heard rumors somewhere that heavy use of cell phones can lead to brain cancer or other complications.  However, with the negative effects of cell phones typically being subtle at most, those dangers seem distant to most people. If you don’t talk on the phone too much and therefore don’t worry about developing brain cancer, you may want to consider other less known cell phone hazard scientists are uncovering.

  This 2014 study conducted using 1492 samples shows that exposure to mobile phones is associated with reduced motility and viability of spermatozoa. This could be due to increased levels of oxidative stress, causing DNA fragmentation, and also an increase in temperature of the testes, reducing spermatogenesis. Click here to read the full study. 

  This 2009 study found that exposure to radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation can cause increased levels of oxidative stress through uprated formation of reactive oxygen species. This can lead to accelerated neuronal and spermatozoal cell death, promoting the onset of neurodegenerative diseases as well as brain and testicular carcinogenesis. Click here to read the full study.

  This 2010 study conducted on rabbits suggests that exposure to mobile phone radiation can have negative effects on Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Testosterone levels. Both of these hormones are involved in the production of spermatozoa cells, and a reduction or disturbance of these could lead to a decrease in quantity and quality of spermatozoa….