Study overviews

Mobile phone related articles are

Please note that a publication can be assigned to several endpoints, i.e. the sum of publications from the individual thematic points and subpoints can be greater than the total sum of actual publications.

Epidemiological studies on mobile communications

403 studies in total
  1. 135 studies
  2. 135 studies
  3. 112 studies
  4. 58 studies
  5. 20 studies
Authors Year Study type Study group Observation period Study location Endpoints Parameters
Al-Chalabi SS et al. 2011 cross-sectional study men 2009 - 2010 Iraq semen quality mobile phone, mobile communications
Schauer I et al. 2018 - men 1993 - 2007 Austria sperm concentration, motility, and morphology, testosterone, luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone levels mobile communications, mobile phone, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone
Martens AL et al. 2018 - men 2011 - 2012, follow-up 2015 Netherlands sleep disturbances, non-specific health symptoms, respiratory symptoms mobile communications, mobile phone base station, GSM, UMTS, Radio/TV transmitter, also other exposures without EMF, residential
Shi X et al. 2018 - men - China semen quality mobile phone, mobile communications
Al-Bayyari N 2017 - men 2015 - 2016 Jordan semen quality and fertility mobile communications, mobile phone
Al-Quzwini OF et al. 2016 case-control study men 2014 - 2015 Iraq fertility (sperm quality) mobile communications, mobile phone base station
Kaya C et al. 2020 - men 2017 - 2018 Turkey semen quality mobile communications, mobile phone, also other exposures without EMF
Hatch EE et al. 2021 cohort study men 2012 - 2020 USA and Denmark male fecundability and semen quality mobile communications, mobile phone
Sharqawi M et al. 2022 - men 2019 - 2020 Israel sperm function, telomere length and in vitro fertilization outcomes mobile communications, mobile phone, also other exposures without EMF
Rahban R et al. 2023 - men, 18–22 years 2005 - 2018 Switzerland semen quality: volume, sperm concentration, total sperm count, sperm motility and morphology mobile communications, mobile phone
Sharma D et al. 2022 - men, 18–25 years not stated India hearing: pure tone audiometry, otoacoustic emissions and brainstem evoked response audiometry mobile communications, mobile phone
Lewis RC et al. 2017 cohort study men, 18–56 years 2014 - 2015 USA sperm quality mobile phone, mobile communications
Yildirim ME et al. 2015 - men, 18–63 years 2013 - 2014 Turkey sperm quality mobile phone, mobile communications, W-LAN/WiFi
Zhang G et al. 2016 cohort study men, 20–22 years 2013, follow-up 2014 and 2015 China semen parameters mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
Zhang S et al. 2022 - men, 20–40 years 2020 - 2021 China semen quality mobile communications, mobile phone
Al-Khlaiwi T et al. 2022 - men, 20–60 years 2020 - 2021 Saudi Arabia HbA1c level, body composition and life style, general health status mobile phone, mobile communications, also other exposures without EMF, co-exposure
Blay RM et al. 2020 - men, 21–62 years not stated Ghana semen quality mobile communications, mobile phone, also other exposures without EMF
Radwan M et al. 2016 - men, 22–45 years 2008 - 2011 Poland sperm damage (DNA fragmentation) mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
Chen HG et al. 2022 - men, 22–45 years 2017 - 2018 China sperm quality mobile communications, mobile phone, laptop/tablet
Jurewicz J et al. 2014 cross-sectional study men, 22–57 years not stated Poland semen quality mobile phone, mobile communications, also other exposures without EMF
Wang Z et al. 2016 cross-sectional study men, 22–60 years August 2010 - September 2010 China plasma hormones (testosterone, estradiol and melatonin) and inflammatory pathway biomarkers (NF-kB, HSP70, HSP27 and TET1) mobile phone, mobile communications, electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, electrical substation, occupational, residential, personal
Zilberlicht A et al. 2015 cross-sectional study men, 25–51 years 2011 - 2012 Israel sperm quality mobile phone, mobile communications
Rothman KJ et al. 1996 cohort study men, women 1994 USA mortality mobile communications, analog mobile phone, personal
Dreyer NA et al. 1999 cohort study men, women 1994 USA leukemia, brain tumor, all cancer, cardiovascular diseases, mortality, motor vehicle collisions mobile communications, analog mobile phone, personal
Oftedal G et al. 2000 cross-sectional study men, women 1996 Sweden, Norway subjective symptoms: dizziness, feelings of discomfort, difficulties concentrating, memory loss, unusual fatigue, headaches, sensations of warmth behind/ around/ on the ear, burning sensations in the facial skin, tingling/tightness sensations in the facial skin and other symptoms, details of symptom experience (e.g. duration of symptoms, medical consultation and sick leave), conditions under which the symptoms are experienced (e.g. long duration mobile phone calls), measures to reduce the symptoms mobile communications, GSM, NMT, PC/TV monitor, occupational, personal