MOBILE IN TROUSER POCKET ‘AFFECTS MEN’S FERTILITY’

Scientists in the UK have found that radiation of mobile phones may have a significant impact on a man’s fertility. According to the Daily Mail, men who keep a phone in their trouser pocket could be exposing themselves to radiation, which lowers their chance of becoming a father.

The team from the University of Exeter said that ‘cumulative’ radiation from modern technology may be having a ‘cumulative’ impact on sperm. Most of the global adult population now own mobiles, and around 14 per cent of couples in wealthy countries have difficulty conceiving.

. “This study strongly suggests that being exposed to radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation from carrying mobiles in trouser pockets negatively affects sperm quality.

 Sperm quality can be affected in three different ways: viability, or how much of the sperm is healthy; motility, or how well it moves towards an egg; and concentration of sperm cells in semen.

Most men have 50 to 85 per cent of sperm with normal movement. The researchers found this proportion fell by an average of 8 per cent when there was exposure to mobile phones
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