An 1800 MHz Electromagnetic Field Affects Hormone Levels, Sperm Quality, and Behavior in Laboratory Rats
This animal study exposed rats to a 1800 MHz electromagnetic field for 12 weeks and assessed hormones, sperm quality, and behavior. The abstract reports increased corticosterone, decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone, reduced sperm motility/viability, and increased anxiety-like behavior in exposed rats. Some hormonal changes reportedly persisted for at least 2 weeks after exposure ended, and the authors frame the results as indicating adverse endocrine, reproductive, and behavioral effects.
Key points
- Twenty-eight rats were divided into control and EMF-exposed groups.
- Exposure was 1800 MHz for 12 weeks, 10 minutes four times daily, with a post-exposure period for some animals.
- Exposed rats showed higher corticosterone and lower thyroid-stimulating hormone compared with controls.
- Hormone changes were reported to persist for 2 weeks after exposure cessation.
- Sperm quality declined in exposed rats, including reduced motility and viability.
- Behavioral testing indicated increased anxiety in the exposed group.
- Exposure characterization included electric field (2.8β5.7 V/m), magnetic field (7.2β14.0 mA/m), and power density (17.7β63.6 mW/mΒ²) measured 30β40 cm from animals.
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