TITLE:
Impact of Cellphone Radiation on Sexual Behavior and Serum Concentration of Testosterone and LH in Male Mice
AUTHORS:
Zhi-Jun Zang, Su-Yun Ji, Shi-Zong Huang, Mei-Hua Jiang, You-Qiang Fang
KEYWORDS:
Cellphone Radiation, Testosterone, Luteinizing Hormone, Sexual Behavior
JOURNAL NAME:
Occupational Diseases and Environmental Medicine,
Vol.4 No.3,
August
16,
2016
ABSTRACT: Background: Cellphone radiation (CR) has been reported to be related to higher risk of many
health problems, but if CR can impair sexual behavior and testosterone synthesis has seldom been
studied. Objective: To evaluate the effects of CR on testosterone and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels
and sexual behaviors of male mice. Methods: Forty 3-month-old male mice, 22 - 25 g, were
randomly allocated into four equal groups (n = 10 per group): the control group and three CR exposure
groups including 8-hour group, 16-hour group and 24-hour group. Each mouse received
different dose of CR exposure for 30 consecutive days. Sexual behaviors and testosterone and LH
levels in serum were measured at the end of experiment. Furthermore, we also observed the
weights of reproductive organs of each group, including testis, epididymis and seminal vesicle.
Results: The mount latency and intromission latency in 24-hour group were significant higher
than the control (both P 0.05). No difference in ejaculation latency existed among each group after the experiment
(all P > 0.05). The frequency of mount and intromission in 24-hour group was statistically
significantly lower than that of the control group (P 0.05). Only the copulatory efficacy in the 24-hour group was statistically lower than
the control group (P 0.05). After the exposure of CR, the changes in the weights of sexual organs in the 24-hour group were significant compared with the control (testis weights, relative testis weight, epididymis
weight, the weight of seminal vesicle, and the relative weight of seminal vesicle, all P