FERTILITY

Is That A Phone In Your Pocket?

A new study finds that the radiation emitted by cell phones can lower sperm quality.

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  • Posted By: Tcushy @ 01/24/2009 1:11:04 PM

    I cant believe these statistics 40% male/ 40% female and 20% unknown. I read a supporting article for couples and support on this article: http://conceivableworld.com/QuickClicks/MaleInfertility/HavingAMaleInfertilityTest

  • Posted By: not registered @ 01/19/2009 7:40:59 AM

    Irrespective of anything, the antenna on a mobile phone is capable of transmitting / receiving a signal up to 20 miles with ease (further if line of site communication can be achieved and good atmospheric conditions are encountered)!
    In order to communicate and encrypt the transmission between the base station and the mobile device, a large number of transmissions are made ??? some at high power some at low whilst the phone works out frequency and time multiplexing regimes.
    Ultimately because of this I have ???off time??? where my mobile is turned off; I have people call the land line.
    When I can???t achieve ???off time??? I put the mobile in window (vertically stood up) in the room nearest the base station with the Antenna facing the base station (remember though that antennas on phones are slightly directional primarily they still propagate the signal in all directions). You???re now going to say that last part of the sentence contradicts is self, but what I am doing is getting the phone to use as LITTLE power as possible to communicate with the base station, you should always try to do that ??? don???t call from the middle of the office, call from outside or near a window / door.
    We still don???t fully know what LONG TERM impact low power radio devices will have on the human body, and the more complicated and awash the planet becomes with WiFi / Cell phones it???s better to try and reduce your exposure whilst you can!
    Once you get into the Architecture of UTMS (Universal Mobile Telephone System) do you realise how impressive these devices are, and how we should treat them with respect.
    As a foot note mobile radio has existed for around 80 years but these were analogue devices that behaved and were used in a very different way ??? i.e. they were only used by the Military / Fire / police and they users would not have the radio with them and turned on 365 days a year ??? let alone in their pockets.

  • Posted By: jdmille @ 09/19/2008 12:14:52 PM

    It is impossible for a 10mW radio wave from a cell phone to create a free radical. The power of the wave is not great enough to disrupt the bonds of a molecule. This study is bunk. The math doesn't work. Get an Engineering degree!

    • Posted By: walterbuch @ 09/21/2008 9:43:03 AM

      Oxidative stress is caused by mobiles. Lots of studies here.

      1) Mobile EMF leads to oxidative stress in rats as measured by MDA, NO, ADA and reduced SOD and GSH, reversed by Ginko-biloba. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14734207
      2) EMF from mobiles myocardial oxidative stress in rats (reversed by CAPE a components of honeybee propolis), http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16342473
      3) Mobile induced plasma LPO and reduced SOD, GSH-Px.
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11516912
      4) Mobile reduced DOS-1 in human blood platelets.
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16602439
      5) Simulated GSM MAST radiation well below ICNIRP limits led to MDA, reduced GSH, SOD in rats.
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16954120
      6) Mobile induced oxidative stress in rat retina. Melatonin vs CAPE, both reversed, Melatonin ???won narrowly??? on GSH.
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16317515
      7) EMF from mobile Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), oxidative stress in rat kidneys, CAPE reverses
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16132717
      8) Melatonin vs CAPE, mobile damage to rat kidneys, both reversed, Melatonin overall more effective
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16132682
      9) Mobile effects on rats kidneys, rats pre-treated with Melatonin were protected.
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15950073
      10) Nonlinear time window ??? effects of mobile on human blood platelets with respect to SOD-1 and MDA ??? after 1,5,7 mins, SOD-1 down, MDA up, but after 3 mins, the reverse.
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12474410
      11) Mobile radiation-induced increases in nitric oxide levels
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15886623 and
      12) Mobile radiation-induced increases in nitric oxide levels
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11192886

  • Posted By: techresmgt @ 09/19/2008 11:25:48 AM

    No, cell phones contribute to sexual abstinence, women are so busy talking on the phone and acting all self absorbed, they leave their boyfriends and husbands to look elsewhere for companionship. No wonder men have a roving eye. We've had enough of the female-centric slant on things. Humor is the best medicine.

  • Posted By: spiritguide @ 09/18/2008 11:00:58 PM

    God's way of reversing the world's population explosion

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