Effect of non-ionizing radiation from mobile phones in different time periods exposure on DNA integrity of infertile men
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https://doi.org/10.28969/IJEIR.v13.i1.r6.23Keywords:
Electromagnetic waves, male infertility, DNA fragmentation indexAbstract
Exposure to radiation of various forms is one of the many environmental,
health, and lifestyle variables that have been linked in recent years to an
increase in the rate of male infertility. According to data from several recently
published studies, mobile phone use may negatively affect sperm parameters,
which may lower male fertility .Ninety-seven samples of semen from fertile
and infertile individuals were sent to the "High Institute for Infertility
Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Al-Nahrain University in
Baghdad, between November 2022 and May 2023. The samples were split
into four groups: normozoospermia (n = 40), asthenozoospermia (n = 25),
oligozoospermia (n = 16), and teratozoospermia (n = 16). Each group was
further divided into two groups based on the amount of time spent using a
mobile phone each day: less than 4 hours per day and equal to or more than 4
hours per day. A routine seminal fluid analysis was carried out to measure the
sperm parameters and test the deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation rate using
an acridine orange stain .Samples exposed to electromagnetic waves of cell
phones showed a significant decrease in DNA normality. deoxyribonucleic
acid fragmentation index (p < 0.001) in normozoospermia patients exposed to
more than 4 hours/day of non-ionizing electromagnetic waves. The results of
deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation index after treatment were shown a
significant improvement compared to before the treatment in all fertile and
infertile groups. Electromagnetic waves emitted from cell phones are
associated with a decrease of deoxyribonucleic acid normality when exposure
for <4hours/day. The study recommend that men of reproductive age avoid
keeping their cell phones in the hip pocket and front pants pocket which may
negatively affect spermatozoa deoxyribonucleic acid integrity and impair
male fertility
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