Use of laptop computers connected to internet through Wi-Fi decreases human sperm motility and increases sperm DNA fragmentation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Avendaño, Conrado ^a   Mata, Ariela ^a   Sanchez Sarmiento, César A ^a   Doncel, Gustavo F ^b  

^a Nascentis Medicina Reproductiva   (Argentina)

^b Eastern Virginia Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

fertility; Laptop computer; sperm DNA fragmentation; sperm quality; Wi Fi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNET; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 84155167809     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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