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Re: Study Suggests Link Between Cell Phone Use, Low Sperm Count

bob Weller (bob@weller.org)
Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:32:35 -0700

Exposure to the modest RF energy from a cell phone is highly unlikely,
in my view, to cause reduced sperm count. Even if you place the cell
phone at your belt line and use a headset, there is insufficient
energy to cause temperature elevation sufficient to impact male
fertility.

A more likely explanation is that people typically use cellphones
while sedentary. More cell phone use may equate with a more sedentary
lifestyle, and poor fitness leads to decreased fertility.
[Magnusdottir, et al., Persistent organochlorines, sedentary
occupation, obesity and human male subfertility, Human Reproduction
2005 20(1):208-215]. Sedentary lifestyles also lead to many other
factors that can result in decreased fertility.

Bob Weller
IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation (COMAR)
International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety, SC4 (RF)

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