For Men: Stop Storing Your Phones In Your Front Pocket

Recent research has discovered that men endanger their life by putting the phones in the front pocket of their trousers.

Most people especially guys like to put their cell phones in their front jean pocket because it's easy and convenient and without any obvious risk.

But a new study suggests that men need to find another spot for their phones.

A systemic review of 21 research papers on radiation shows phones placed close to a man's genitals for a prolonged period of time steadily drive down sperm count.

According to the study even any sperm that survives such a prolonged exposure will be DNA damaged.

The biological phenomenon is currently under fierce debate since scientists have no way to explain how non-ionizing radiation influences the body.

Without that link, many public health investigators are hesitant to say definitively that cell phones harm sperm.

However, a new review by a team at Australia's University of Newcastle has collated years of evidence in an attempt to both emphasize the trend, and to identify potential causes.

At a time when 14% of the world's population are struggling to conceive and 40% of male infertility is often reported; in such cases the researchers warned that little details like where we keep our phones could be very crucial.

The authors wrote 'While this subject remains a topic of active debate, this review has considered the growing body of evidence suggesting a possible role for RF-EMR [radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation] induced damage of the male germ line,'

'In a majority of studies, this damage has been characterized by loss of sperm motility and viability as well as the induction of ROS generation and DNA damage.'

Twenty-one out of 27 reviewed study showed a causal link between cell phone radiation and sperm damage.

Ten studies were examined including 1,492 human sperm samples.

Exposure to mobile phones was found to be associated with a significant 8% reduction in sperm motility and 9% reduction in sperm viability.

However, the effect of the radiation on sperm concentration is very ambiguous. But the results were consistent across experimental laboratory studies and correlational observational studies.

The data are hardly surprising, the authors say, given the 'unique vulnerability of the highly specialized sperm cell'.

But by continuing to store phones in pockets, the male population is ignoring 'the future health burden that may be created if conception proceeds with defective, DNA-damaged spermatozoa'.

According to Daily Mail, in 2011, the World Health Organization classified cell phone radiation as a possible 2B carcinogen. It was also the first time that cell phone was recognized as a danger to human health.

While studies have shown a correlation between sperm count depletion and cell phone radiation, there is a lack of research and concrete findings into the link between the two.

Doctors have warned men to stop keeping their phones close to their genitals.