title: A preliminary study of oscillating electromagnetic field effects on human spermatozoon motility.
abstract: Some effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) on human spermatozoa are reported. Significant increases in the values of the motility and of the other kinematic parameters have been observed when spermatozoa were exposed to an ELF-EMF with a square waveform of 5 mT amplitude and frequency of 50 Hz. By contrast, a 5 mT sine wave (50 Hz) and a 2.5 mT square wave (50 Hz) exposure did not produce any significant effect on sperm motility. The effects induced by ELF-EMF (50 Hz; 5 mT) during the first 3 h of exposure persisted for 21 h after the end of the treatment. These results indicate that ELF-EMF exposure can improve spermatozoa motility and that this effect depends on the field characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iorio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scrimaglio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rantucci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delle Monache
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Gaetano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Finetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Francavilla
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santucci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tettamanti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colonna
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010507:Periodicity; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects*