A new study out of the journal Fertility and The Eyes Of A Drunk Female Employee Are EroticSterility suggests that higher cell phone usage may be associated with lower sperm counts.
The study, called "Association between self-reported mobile phone use and the semen quality of young men," was published on October 31. Researchers recruited over 2,800 men — 2,886 to be exact — ages 18-22 from the general Swiss population between 2005-2018 during their mandatory military service.
This study was brought about because of the sharp increase in cell phone usage in the past few decades and concern over potential risks. Our phones emit a low level of non-ionizing radio frequency radiation, which is generally considered harmless according to the FDA, but some people have concerns as to how it impacts reproductive health.
Of the total amount of men who participated in the study, researchers had data on mobile phone usage for the vast majority (2,789). Of those, 2,759 responded to questions about frequency of cell phone usage, and 2,764 provided details of whereabouts of their phones when not in use.
"The median sperm concentration and TSC [total sperm count] were significantly higher in the group of men who did not use their phones more than once per week...compared with men using their phones >20 times per day," the study reports.
This correlates into a 21 percent decrease in sperm concentration and 22 percent decrease in TSC for frequent (over 20 times a day) compared to rare (less than once a week) cell phone users.
The odds of having sperm concentration below the World Health Organization's (WHO) reference value for fertile men (15 million sperm per milliliter) was significantly higher for men who use their phones 5-10 times a day compared to those who used it 1-5 times a day or less than once a week. "In this logistic regression model, men using their phones >20 times per day had a 30 [percent] and a 21 [percent] increased risk of having sperm concentration and TSC below the WHO reference values for fertile men, respectively," according to the study.
Want more sex and dating storiesin your inbox? Sign up for Mashable's new weekly After Dark newsletter.
Sperm volume, motility (the ability to move properly), and morphology (size and shape) differences weren't associated with cell phone use frequency. The majority of men in the study (85.7 percent) kept their phones in their pants pockets, but that was not associated with sperm quality differences either.
Correlation also doesn't mean causation. Lifestyle factors like diet, alcohol use, cigarette smoking, stress, and others can affect infertility as well. As the study concludes, "The lack of clear evidence for a negative association between mobile phone use and male fertility [meaning an increase in cell phone use while a decrease in fertility], as well as the dramatic increase in cell phone use over the past decade, underscores the need for further research in this area."
Should You Quit Your Job To Go Make Video Games?
Microsoft is about to announce something big
Matt Damon smiles for a teenager's screaming fans at New York Comic Con
Is this video evidence that creepy clowns really are in the UK?
Trump tells '60 Minutes' that climate change will 'change back again'
Samsung Galaxy Note7 is battered, but far from dead
Bumble bans mirror selfies, immediately becomes best dating app
Mylan to pay $465 million over Medicaid pricing of EpiPen
TikTok ban looms in U.S. Here's the latest.
What Donald Trump's comments mean to me as a survivor of sexual assault
Wombat butt biting sex habits could be helpful for its survival
You can finally get drunk off of boozy ice cream
4 'League of Legends' players who surprised at Worlds group stages
Even Speedtest thinks Reliance Jio's internet speeds are slowing down
Best travel deal: Score the Frontier Go Wild! summer pass for just $399
It's time for Samsung to explain what the hell is wrong with the Note7
Matt Damon smiles for a teenager's screaming fans at New York Comic Con
All the timey
Is 'Sing Sing' streaming? How to watch the A24 drama at home.
Crocheted 'E.T.' suit is a Halloween costume to phone home about
Cat gets its very own newspaper to prrrruse while using the bathroomNASA's Mars helicopter went further, faster in successful fourth testThe internet dishes mixed reactions to a bakery replacing baby Jesus with a sausage rollTwitter bans altTwitter to start monitoring users outside of Twitter, will ban people affiliated with hate groupsSorry, Cards Against Humanity can't stop Trump's wallThe first 'House of the Dragon' pictures set up a Targaryen showdownHow to receive a full refund for your Peloton Tread+ and TreadWe may not need all those fancy disinfecting robots after allSmall businesses had a brutal pandemic. Amazon's income tripled.What is baby Yoda's name? Star Wars questions we don't want answered.Cat gets its very own newspaper to prrrruse while using the bathroom'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' review: Nostalgic throwbacks, new adventure'The Mitchells vs. The Machines' is a vibrant road trip movie: Review12 best tweets of the week, including abolish lasagna, blue Shrek, and a toot canalInsane video shows a truck narrowly miss a fallen kidSylvester Stallone accused of coercing teen into unwanted sex act in 1986The internet dishes mixed reactions to a bakery replacing baby Jesus with a sausage rollApple's foldable iPhone might come in 2023How to receive a full refund for your Peloton Tread+ and Tread LG's answer to foldable phones may be a detachable display that wraps around the phone A decade of New Year's Eve glasses, ranked by how dumb they looked Wow, some stranger just gave us Trump's tax return and it's really weird Sharon Stone gets on Bumble, gets blocked after users report her profile as fake Tbh, this dog really is the employee of the year, and we quit LG announces new 8K OLED TVs with smart upscaling and AirPlay 2 'They' is the word of the decade Tech that could seriously change the game in 2020 How to stick with your charitable New Year's resolutions Samsung's next Unpacked reveal event is set for mid 'Sesame Street' has brilliantly trolled Donald Trump for decades American Girl's 2020 Doll of the Year is its first with hearing loss YouTube issues proper apology over restricted mode censoring creators Some LGBTQ+ videos are being filtered on YouTube and vloggers want answers Everything we think Apple will release in 2020 Apple can now put a poop emoji on your AirPods case for free New Lyft and Uber rules to know for New Year's Day Samsung unveils cheaper Lite versions of the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 Venmo is down How to survive Dating Sunday, the newest made
2.7241s , 10133.7734375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【The Eyes Of A Drunk Female Employee Are Erotic】,Co-creation Information Network