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Table 2 Studies reporting from our group on sperm parameters after RF EMF exposure to male subject. The studies indicated by arrow in table are either significant increase or decrease in given endpoints

From: Radiations and male fertility

Reference

RF-EMF

Sperm Count

Sperm morphology

Sperm Motility

Sperm cell cycle

Testosterone

ROS

Comment/ Exposure

Kumar et al. [63]

Microwaves 10 GHz

 

↓

↓

 

↓

 

Male Wistar rat 2 h/d/45d

Kesari et al. [9]

Mobile phone 900 MHz

↓

    

↑

Male Wistar rat 2 h/d/35d

Agarwal et al. [20]

RF-EMR 850 MHz

↓

↓

↓

   

Human semen

Meena et al. [25]

Microwaves 2.45 GHz

↓

↓

  

↓

↑

Male Wistar rat 2 h/d/45d

Kumar et al. [26]

3G mobile phone

↓

 

↓

   

Male Wistar rat 2 h/d/60d

Kesari & Behari [28]

Mobile phone 900 MHz

 

↓

↓

 

↓

↑

Wistar rat 2 h/d/45d

Kumar et al. [29]

Microwaves 2.45 GHz

    

↓

 

Male Wistar rat 2 h/d/60d

Kumar et al. [30]

Microwaves 10 GHz

   

↓

 

↑

Male Wistar rat, 2 h/d/45d

Kesari and Behari 2010a,b [31, 32]

Microwaves 2.45 & 50 GHz

↓

↓

 

↓

  

Male Wistar rat 2 h/d/45d

Agarwal et al. [34]

RF-EMR 850 MHz

  

↓

  

↑

Human semen

Kesari et al. [38]

Mobile phone 900 MHz

↓

  

↓

 

↑

Male Wistar rat, 2 h/d/35d