RF-019Original text reviewed
Sperm motility and fragmentation in paired samples
The reported finding
After 5 h,progressive motility 66.5±6.3% exposed versus 81.3±7.2% control; SCD fragmentation 8.8±2.2% versus 4.2±1.8%,both P<.05. Vitality,count,morphology and immotile fraction unchanged.
Reading it carefully
Separate thermostats may confound treatment; no sample dose or continuous temperature monitoring; nonphysiological 27°C culture. Ejaculate exposure is not in-vivo testis exposure or clinical fertility.
Inside the study
Exposure conditions
GSM900/1800 MHz phone,5 cm,5 h; no sample SAR or incident-field measurement reported.
Design & controls
Paired aliquots from 32 normozoospermic men,aged 27-40;5 h in separate thermostats at 27°C. GSM900/1800 MHz phone 5 cm from exposed samples,standby with calls every 10 min.
The protection question raised
Are the reported semen effects attributable to RF under adequately characterised chamber and temperature conditions? This independent human-sample strand remains limited by the original exposure information available.
Source verification
Original full PMC XML,Table 2 and results reviewed; upgraded from abstract.
Where to find the result
Methods; Table 2; Figures 4-5.
Editorial notices
Primary PubMed linked-notice record checked 20 Oct 2026; no correction, concern or retraction linked at check. This is not an exhaustive publisher-history certification.
Funding
No funding statement located in original.
Conflicts of interest
Not established from original.
Original publication
Gorpinchenko I, Nikitin O, Banyra O, Shulyak A. The influence of direct mobile phone radiation on sperm quality. Central European Journal of Urology. 2014;67(1):65-71. doi:10.5173/ceju.2014.01.art14.