P-45: Cell Phones and Male Infertility

Background: Cell phones have become a vital part of everyday life. However, the health risks associated with their usage are often overlooked. Materials and Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and CINAHLPUBMED were searched for relevant trials published from respective database inception dates to Jun 2011. Results: Recently, evidence from several studies supports a growing claim that cell phone usage may have a detrimental effect on sperm parameters leading to decreased male fertility. Nonetheless, other studies showed no conclusive link between male infertility and cell phone usage. Conclusion: The ambiguity of such results is attributed to the lack of a centralized assay for measuring inflicted damage caused by cell phones.Study design, ethics, and reproducibility are all aspects which must be standardized before any conclusions can be made.