Is this guy serious? Cell phones do not produce near enough heat to pose any danger to sperm. That is, unless you're phone has a Sony battery and you keep it firmly attached to your scrotum. I think the good Dr. Geoff Driscoll has the right idea here. I believe there are probably other associated factors involved, not necessarily the phone itself causing the abnormal sperm. -monkey
Just because men who spend hours per day on mobiles have lower sperm counts doesn't mean that spending hours on a mobile phone causes a lower sperm count. I'd be surprised if the majority of people who spend that much time don't all spend that quantity of time on their mobiles for similar reasons(maybe being people who work 12 hours a day or whatever). Other factors certainly need to be investigated before we accept someone saying "well y'know, it might be the heat or something, causing the sperm to die, I guess" as any sort of proof of anything.
Lets have a look at the electro magnetic spectrum (use google) As you can see, radio waves have a lower energy than visible light. You are constantly under visible light, so why don't you get cancer/lower sperm count etc from visible light if it carries more energy than radio waves and radio waves do supposedly give people negative effects such as sperm count?
Ever use a microwave? Different molecules absoeb energy at different wavelengths. Water molecules for example absorb energy in the 2 GHz band and this absorbed energy causes them to viabrate faster and heat up, after which they release that absorbed energy as heat. Most organic molecules, in our bodies, with the exception of Melatonin which affects skin color, do not absorb and are not affected by visible light frequencies. THey do however absorb UV frequencies causing sunburn. And it's not nice to hotlink
click "quote" and look at the tag. [QUOTE=robbybertu15]Lets have a look at the electro magnetic spectrum [img ]http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/introduction/spectrum_radio.gif[/QUOTE] I seriously doubt that robby is hosting those images on his allocated space on the NASA server.
The spectrum mentions nothing about energy! Are you talking about the wavelength?? I've noticed some heating effects on my ear whilst on the phone for a long period of time.
Ever noticed what happens when you poke someone in the arm a few times? The affected spot becomes red as there is increased blood flow to the area. Increased blood flow brings more heat. Same thing with holding the phone to your ear. The longer you press the phone to your ear, the more irritated (or should that be "ear"itated) your ear becomes. Irritation brings blood which brings heat. At least that's my entirely unscientific opinion. -monkey
Cell phones do generate some heat while operating. That's a lot of electronics packed into a very compact package and so some heating is to be expected on a long call. I don't think it's hot enough to burn you unless the battery is made by Sony
My phone has a netburst processor and nvidia graphics, combine that with the sony made battery and I have 3rd degree burns. This reminds me of the g-ray that was on futurama. "Owww, my sperm" - Fry
