CELLULAR PHONES AND MALE INFERTILITY

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There are a lot of articles out there, cautioning men to resist using their laptops on their laps without a protective pad, to minimize the risk of heat, which can interfere with their fertility. Men are also warned against standing in front of the microwave while it is in use, to minimize the risk of radiation interfering with their fertility as well.

According to a recent article in Medical News Today, men who have been diagnosed with poor sperm quality are being cautioned to limit their use of cellular phones. Researchers have found that the use of cellular phones could lead to low sperm quality, thus causing a decrease in fertility.

I know that most or all of us are joined at the hip with our cellular phones, so please do not shoot the messenger, instead, see the link below for further reading.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/225971.php

From the study

“The research team discovered that men who reported cell phone use had higher levels of circulating testosterone but they also had lower levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), an important reproductive hormone that is secreted by the pituitary gland in the brain. 

The researchers hypothesize that electromagnetic waves (EMW) emitted by cell phones may have a dual action on male hormone levels and fertility. EMW may increase the number of cells in the testes that produce testosterone; however, by lowering the levels of LH excreted by the pituitary gland, EMW may also block the conversion of this basic circulating type of testosterone to the more active, potent form of testosterone associated with sperm production and fertility.”

INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUPS COULD INCREASE YOUR CHANCES TO CONCEIVE

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I remember after suffering a series of miscarriages, my doctor recommended me to an infertility support group which he had helped started. I even went to the point of talking to one of the organizers on the phone, who said to me that I would be welcomed with open arms, but I did not attend. What I remember was feeling that if I actually attend, I would just be confirming to myself that I was losing my fight with infertility, and even though I was feeling very broken and helpless up to this point, I knew I was not ready to throw in the towel as yet.

At that point sadly, I thought that infertility support groups were only for those who had resigned themselves to the fact that they would never get pregnant. Little did I know that this was quite the contrary and that support groups of this nature, is known to actually help people diagnosed with infertility, conceive by up to 54%.

Why is this so, you may ask? It is said that just bonding with others who are going through what you are going through and therefore understand like no one else ever could,  reduces the pain and stress associated with this, thus having a positive effect on the body and the reproductive system.

Why not try an Infertility Support group today, you never know, it might work for you.

Cellular phones link to miscarriage

“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.
Children born to a young man are like sharp arrows in a warrior’s hand.”
Psalm 127: 3 & 4

I received an email a few weeks ago about a woman who carries around her cell phone in the pocket of her jacket. It turns out she kept having recurring miscarriages, as soon as she was three months into the pregnancy, she would miscarry. This miscarriage was traced back to the fact that because she carries her cell phone in the pocket of her jacket, the radiation from the cell phone has badly affected her reproductive system.

I have heard too that if we stand in front of a microwave, this can also affect our fertility becasue of the same radiation issue. My husband likes to stand in front of the microwave and whenever I remind him of this, he quickly tells me that the microwave has a protective film on the door to safeguard against this. I tell him to move anyway, because we are still not totally out of the childbearing age, so we cannot afford to take any chances.

I must say that the cell phone issue did get my attention and so I have decided to write about it on my blog because I know many of us carry around our cell phones on our person and therefore can sadly fall victim to this. Women are created to naturally to want to have children and so let’s not add one more issue to the many that currently exists, to ruin our chances in this regard.

I seem to have deleted the email, because I have been searching for it and has had no luck in finding it, or else I would have included the article with this post. There are also other issues in this article relating to cell phones, another of which is that, you should not allow your baby to play with these devices because this radiation can also affect them as they are still developing.

Since reading it, I have banned my son from playing with our cell phones.

Be informed therefore, and in the meantime, keep clinging to hope.