Men with sperm quality issues may do well to cut down on cell phone usage. In a study published by Fertility and Sterility, research suggests a tie between cell phone usage and poor semen quality. I fear this study may not get enough attention.
Using 361 male subjects, the study found that the more hours the men spent talking on cell phones, the greater the percentage of abnormal sperm. How cell phones could alter sperm quality was not known, only that there appears to be an association with heavy cell phone use.
In advising fertility patients at our San Diego clinic, I recommend to our male patients to avoid carrying cell phones in their front pockets, or belts. Now, I am inclined to ask them to reduce excessive talking on them if they can. Although I am not convinced of the safety of Blue Tooth devices, they are probably a degree safer, and allow you to keep the more powerful phone away from your body. Since the pituitary gland in your brain is considered the “master gland” it would best to expose it to as little electromagnetic radiation as possible.
Low morphology is becoming an increasing factor with couples experiencing infertility. My concern is that the advent of the iphone, and other such devices, will only encourage longer exposure to cellphone radiation.