Cell Phone Use Can Reduce Sperm Count 2004 09 10 By Maxine Frith
| Independent.co.uk Regular mobile phone use can reduce a man's
sperm count by up to 30 per cent, a study shows. Even carrying a
handset in a belt or trouser pocket can affect male fertility,
it suggests. Experts believe radiation from mobile phones has a
dramatic impact on the numbers of sperm, and their swimming
ability, both of which are linked to successful conception. The
study, being presented this week at the annual meeting of the
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in
Berlin, adds to the health concerns about mobile-phone use.
Scientists called the results "interesting" but said the study
raised more questions than it answered. Dr Imre Fejes, from the
University of Szeged in Hungary, studied 221 men over 13 months
and compared the sperm of "very active" mobile users, who
carried their handset for most of the day, with those who did
not own a phone. Dr Fejes found men who carried a phone on
stand-by through the d