MEN who talk on their mobile phone for an hour or more a day could risk becoming infertile, scientists have warned today
Researchers revealed that mobile activity can drastically reduce sperm count in men, with those looking to have children being urged to turn off the devices altogether.
Scientists believe that the heat and electromagnetic activity given of by mobiles penetrates the body and “cooks” sperm alive.
And they have warned blokes that keeping your phone in your trouser pocket during the day, or on a bedside table at night, could significantly reduce sperm count.
Chatting for more than an hour daily makes you twice as likely to have low sperm quality, and for those people who talk whilst their phone is charging the risk doubles on top of that.
Experts have warned men's addiction to their mobiles is lowering sperm counts
The dire warning comes amid a sperm crisis in Western countries, with scientists saying that the quality of sperm amongst men is decreasing alarmingly.
Sperm count is now a factor in an astonishing 40 per cent of all recorded cases in which couples have difficulty conceiving a child.
And the research by Israeli scientists will raise serious concerns about the impact some modern technology is having on our health.
Scientists recommend not keeping your phone near your bed at night
The team, who monitored 106 men attending a fertility clinic for a year, found that 47 per cent of men who kept their phones within 20 inches of their groin had sperm levels that were seriously affected, compared with just 11 per cent of the general population.
The findings, published in Reproductive BioMedicine, support a long-feared link between dropping male fertility rates and the prevalence of mobile phones.
Professor Martha Dirnfeld, of the Technion University in Haifa, which carried out the study, said: “The sperm levels were down to a number that would make conception difficult.
“If you are trying for a baby and it doesn’t happen within a year you might want to think of whether it could be your mobile phone habit that is to blame.”
They also suggest not keeping your mobile in your pocket
And one British expert warned that too many men becoming “addicted” to their mobiles is partly to blame for the crisis.
Professor Gedis Grudzinskas, a fertility consultant at St George’s Hospital, London, said: “Men need to think about their well-being and try to stop being addicted to their phones.”
According to the Israeli team, the best way to boost fertility is to turn off mobiles while they are charging, and whenever possible keep them at least 20 inches from the groin.
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