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Hum Reprod2021;36(5):1395-1404.April 20, 2021Journal Article

Male cellular telephone exposure, fecundability, and semen quality: results from two preconception cohort studies.

E E Hatch1, S K Willis1, A K Wesselink1, E M Mikkelsen2, M L Eisenberg3, G J Sommer4, H T Sorensen2, K J Rothman1,5, L A Wise1
1Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
2Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
3Department of Urology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
4Sandstone Diagnostics, Inc, Pleasanton, CA 94588, USA.
5RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Abstract

STUDY QUESTION: To what extent is exposure to cellular telephones associated with male fertility? SUMMARY ANSWER: Overall, we found little association between carrying a cell phone in the front pants pocket and male fertility, although among leaner men (BMI <25 kg/m2), carrying a cell phone in the front pants pocket was associated with lower fecundability. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Some studies hav…

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