Moderate exercise training as an effective strategy to reduce the harmful effects of cell phone radiation on Wistar rat’s semen quality

Background: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of moderate exercise training as an effective strategy to attenuate the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation emitted from a cell phone on wistar rat's semen quality. materials and methods: twenty four male wistar rats (10 weeks old) were randomly assigned to groups: control group, exercise group, radiation group, and radiation plus exercise group. the animals in radiation and radiation plus exercise groups were exposed to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation of a cell phone 3 hours/day for 28 days. the animals in exercise and radiation plus exercise groups performed moderate exercise training six days a week for 28 days. at the same time, the control and exercise groups exposed to a mobile phone in switch off. basic parameters of testes weight, sperm count, motility, progressivity, morphology, and viability assessed. results: exposure to the cell phone for 28 days significantly reduced sperm count, progressivity, and normal morphology. exercise alone caused a significant increase in sperm progressivity only. radiation plus exercise caused a significant increase in sperm progressivity and morphology compared with the radiation group. conclusion: moderate exercise training may attenuate the harmful effects of exposure to cell phone radiation and enhance sperm quality and the fertility status of men.