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Res Rep Gynaecol Obstet 2017 | Volume 1 Issue 4
November 02-03, 2017 | Chicago, USA
Embryology and In vitro Fertilization
World Congress on
Ex vivo
study of effect of wireless telephone radiation on human sperm
A A Argyriou
1
, R P Selimou
2
, M Pantazopoulou
2
, A K Manta
2
and
L H Margaritis
2
1
MediMall IVF Clinic, Greece
2
University of Athens, Greece
I
nfertility is a major health problem in developed countries,
with about 14% of couples in reproductive age facing a
problem of childbearing. In 40% of these couples, infertility is
attributable to the male companion, along with the absence
of clinical etiology, enabling scientists to implicate modern
lifestyle and to investigate various environmental risk factors,
including radiation. The use of wireless technology at domestic
and professional areas has been increased exponentially in
the last decades and users are exposed regularly to a variety
of wireless communication technology devices (cell phones,
tablets, Wi-Fi routers, DECT) during communication. This study
focused on the effect of non-ionizing radiation (NIR) emitted by
a base of cordless DECT-type phone in human spermatozoa and
in particular the plausible radiation-induced changes in quality
parameters, which characterize the fertilizing ability. For this
purpose, samples of fresh sperm were obtained from healthy
donors, of reproductive age and divided into two aliquots. One
aliquot was continuously exposed to non-ionizing radiation
(1880-1890 MHz), for one hour (E field value of 2.7 V/m) and
the other served as the control sample and treated under the
same conditions without the presence of radiation. Motility of
spermatozoawasdecreased in the irradiatedsamples compared
to the controls at a percentage of 8.6%. Reactive oxygen species
(ROS) were measured by fluorometry and found to be elevated
in irradiated samples by 24%, while DNA fragmentation was
observed through fluorescent microscopy and calculated to be
higher in the exposed samples approximately by 28%. Sperm
also showed to be affected morphologically in mid-piece region
andmicrotubules of axoneme of mitochondria andmembranes
as revealed by transmission electron microscopy. This
ex
vivo
study demonstrated that human spermatozoa are vulnerable
to low energy, NIR, due to the redox-status perturbation
observed, which might have resulted subsequently in the rest
sperm-parameters impairment, possibly contributing to male
infertility.
Speaker Biography
A A Argyriou has 31 years of professional and research experience in Biology of
Reproduction and Andrology. He has a Bachelor’s in Biology from the University of
Athens, Greece, D E A in Endocrinology and Development from the University of Caen,
France, Diploma in Andrology from the University Paris XI, France and has done his
PhD in Physiology of Human Reproduction from the University of Paris VI, France. As
a Senior Clinical Embryologist in IVF Laboratories, he has attended multiple seminars
in advanced IVF laboratory methods, teaching both undergraduate and Post-graduate
students and published scientific papers and articles. He delivered lectures to academic
and scientific audiences as a Member of Greek and International Scientific Associations
and a regular Member of the National Committee of Medically Assisted Reproduction
in Greece
e:
a.argyriou@yahoo.gr