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    November 01, 2023

    Sperm Counts Have Been Falling For Decades—Researchers Think Cell Phones Could Help Explain Why

    Man sitting alone at outdoor cafe drinking coffee at night and browsing the internet on smartphone.

    Men who use their cell phones frequently have lower sperm counts than men who don’t, according to new research published in Fertility and Sterility on Tuesday, offering a fresh insight into a decades-long mystery of falling sperm counts and rising infertility that has baffled experts and sparked a global fertility crisis.

    Overall, the researchers said men who used their phones 20 or more times a day had a 21% higher risk of having a low overall sperm count that fell below the World Health Organization’s reference values for fertile men compared to those who rarely used their phones.

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