Cell Phones & EMFs Reduce Sperm Health & Testosterone | Dr. Andrew Huberman

Now , this can open up a whole array of issues related to things like emfs and you've got people out there that have , you know , ideas about five G and all of this stuff that is not what this discussion is about . The discussion I'm about to have with you relates to the fact that the electromagnetic fields and the heat related effects of smartphones can indeed have a detrimental effect on sperm quality . And yes , indeed on testosterone levels as well .

Cell Phones & EMFs Reduce Sperm Health & Testosterone | Dr. Andrew Huberman

That's even the title of the paper . It's just the fact that people are using mobile phones is reducing sperm count and quality . That's the reality is it entirely responsible for all the reductions in sperm quality and maybe even the reductions in testosterone levels that we're observing from decade to decade going forward .

Cell Phones & EMFs Reduce Sperm Health & Testosterone | Dr. Andrew Huberman

So this paper goes on to detail a number of different studies and outcomes from studies , but basically what they find . And here I'm paraphrasing is that uh the data indicate that sperm quality declines when people start using a mobile phone . So from the point they start using a mobile phone regardless of the usage time .

Cell Phones & EMFs Reduce Sperm Health & Testosterone | Dr. Andrew Huberman

What does that mean ? Does that mean that no matter what you do if you own a smartphone , that you're going to diminish sperm quality ? I think the short answer is yes , but that you can mitigate it .

Cell Phones & EMFs Reduce Sperm Health & Testosterone | Dr. Andrew Huberman

Uh We will link it in the show note captions . The title of this paper is Effects of mobile phone usage on sperm quality . No time dependent relationship on usage .