{"id":10733,"date":"2016-04-26T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-26T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viamedic.com\/blog\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2014-04-26T09:00:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-26T09:00:56","slug":"more-evidence-points-to-link-between-male-impotence-and-cell-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/erectile-dysfunction\/more-evidence-points-to-link-between-male-impotence-and-cell-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"More Evidence Points to Link Between Male Impotence and Cell Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Men<\/a>
Men may find that too much cozying up with their cell phones could hinder their performance in the bedroom, according to a recent study.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hey, guys, spending a little too much time with your cell phone could result in significant damage to your love life, according to a recent study conducted by a team of urology researchers.<\/p>\n

The study, published in a 2013 issue of \u201cCentral European Journal of Urology,\u201d<\/a> found \u201ca potential correlation\u201d between cell phone use and erection dysfunction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Making matters worse, this most recent research comes close on the heels of earlier studies that found a link between male infertility and cell phone exposure.<\/p>\n

No Need to Toss the Phone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before you do anything rash like toss out your cell phone, you should know that the researchers behind this study strongly recommend additional studies — preferably on a larger scale — to confirm their study\u2019s initial data and to more closely study the mechanisms involved.<\/p>\n

It should also be noted that this joint Austrian-Egyptian study was very limited in scale, comparing health data between a group of 20 men complaining of erection dysfunction and a group of 10 men with no complaints of impotence in the preceding six months.<\/p>\n

Phone Calls Not a Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n

As for using your phone to make occasional calls, that sort of short-duration exposure doesn\u2019t appear to be the major problem, according to Badereddin Mohamad Al-Ali, the lead author of the study.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur study showed the total time of exposure to the cell phone is much more important than the relatively short duration of intense exposure during phone calls,\u201d Al-Ali said. He also noted that both groups of men spent similar amounts of time talking on their phones.<\/p>\n

For the purposes of their study, researchers assembled a group of 20 men — Group A — who had experienced symptoms of impotence for at least six months prior to the beginning of the study. They also put together a second group — Group B — made up of 10 men with no current history of impotence.<\/p>\n

Similar in Age, Weight, Height<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from their differing histories with respect to impotence, men in both groups were similar in terms of age, weight, height, and total testosterone levels, which were checked to determine if any of the subjects was suffering from underlying sexual health problems. Researchers also determined that there were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of exposure to non-cell phone radiation.<\/p>\n

\"Limiting<\/a>
Limiting exposure to your cell phone\u2019s radio waves could prevent frustrating moments like this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Concern about the possibility of a link between cell phone use and male sexual health arose from earlier studies showing that the electromagnetic waves emitted by cell phones had potentially harmful health effects. Researchers cited in particular a 2011 decision by a World Health Organization committee to classify cell phone radiation as a Grade 2B carcinogenic, a sign that cell phone use might conceivably cause cancer in humans.<\/p>\n

Extensive Data Collected<\/strong><\/p>\n

Data for the study included the results of clinical examinations and laboratory tests of all subjects in Groups A and B, as well as information supplied on questionnaires about cell phone use and habits. Study subjects also were required to complete the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) questionnaire to determine their degree — or lack thereof — of impotence as measured by the International Index of Erectile Function, or IIEF.<\/p>\n

The questionnaire on cell phone use posed the following four questions:<\/p>\n