Influence of radiofrequency –electromagnetic waves from 3rd‐generation cellular phones on fertilization and embryo development in mice

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of 3rd‐generation (3G) cellular phone radiofrequency–electromagnetic wave (RF‐EMW) exposure on fertilization and embryogenesis in mice. Oocytes and spermatozoa were exposed to 3G cellular phone RF‐EMWs, 1.95 GHz wideband code division multiple access, at a specific absorption rate of 2 mW/g for 60 min, or to sham exposure. After RF‐EMW exposure, in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection were performed. Rates of fertilization, embryogenesis (8‐cell embryo, blastocyst), and chromosome aberration were compared between the combined spermatozoa and oocyte groups: both exposed, both non‐exposed, one exposed, and the other non‐exposed. Rates of fertilization, embryogenesis, and blastocyst formation did not change significantly across the four groups. Considering that the degree of exposure in the present study was ≥100 times greater than daily exposure of human spermatozoa and even greater than daily exposure of oocytes, the present results indicate safety of RF‐EMW exposure in humans. Bioelectromagnetics. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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