In the ideal world, a cell phone should only be carried in a bag, but almost all men may cringe at the thought of carrying a bag. This slows down the production of sperm cells and can even kill them thus, reducing sperm cell viability. Thus, when you keep your cell phone in your pant pockets, they increase your skin temperature in the groin by approximately 2 degrees as well as the temperature within your testicles. Smartphones typically also have a higher temperature than that of the room you are in. In order to produce sperm, the testicles maintain a specific temperature that is ideal for sperm health. Semen exposed to this type of radiation also has a high level of free radicals. The structural abnormality may impede the sperm’s ability to swim and thus reduce motility. As a result, the sperm cells may change shape and lose their ability to attach themselves to an egg.

Given the close proximity of the cell phone and your body, this energy may be absorbed by your genitals. They constantly send out and receive electromagnetic frequency radiation to keep your social media accounts updated. Viability refers to the number of living vs non-living sperm cells and sperm cell abnormalities.Ĭell phones are constantly working even when we’re not talking into them. Motility refers to the sperm cell’s ability to swim through body fluids and fertilise the egg.

There are two main aspects to male fertility the motility and viability of sperm cells. While this does make the phone easily accessible, it also affects male fertility.

Can you imagine your life without your cell phone? Difficult isn’t it, but did you know that these devices could be harming your sexual health? Most people keep their cell phones in their jeans or trouser pockets or clipped to a belt on their waist.

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