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

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Trump’s Sons Eric And Don Jr. Are Taking The Stand In Fraud Trial From Today—Here’s What They Could SayMen who use their cell phones frequently have lower sperm counts than men who don’t, according to new researchon 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.

Men who used their phones more than 20 times a day had significantly lower sperm counts and sperm concentrations—a less important but still useful metric than total sperm count—than men who only used their phones once a week, the researchers found, a difference of around a fifth for both measurements.

 

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