Source – https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
Accept it or not, most of us have a habit of scrolling through our phones or binge-watching serials right before we go to sleep. While we are aware that the blue light from gadgets can disrupt our sleep. A new study has made some shocking revelations.
The study
According to a recent study shared at the Virtual SLEEP 2020 meeting, it was found that there is a significant association between evening and late-night exposure to light from the gadgets and poor sperm quality. For the study, the effect of phone radiation on healthy male sperm and fertility was studied.
As per the World Health Organisation, the prevalence of infertility in the general population is 15 to 20 per cent, where male fertility contributes 20 to 40 per cent of this rate. In India, 23 per cent males suffer from infertility.
The data makes it the need of the hour to understand the causes behind infertility and treating them. And as per the study, the use of electronic and digital media devices can have a huge impact.
The use of smartphones, tablets after evening reduced sperm motility, sperm progressive motility and sperm concentration. It was found that the greater the exposure to the short-wavelength light (SWL) emitted from these devices, the higher was the percentage of the immotile sperm. Further, the study found that longer sleep duration is correlated with total sperm count and overall progressive motility.
In simple words, the light emitted from these gadgets can disrupt sleep and prevent sperms from reaching their destinations, thereby causing a surge in male infertility rates.
The excessive use of smartphones has made us dependent sick. The radiation can cause harm to the DNA of the person, due to which cells start losing their ability to recover on their own. These radiations when reaching to the sperm or egg cell can become a reason for abortions too.
It’s not that one should completely stop using gadgets, but they should not use it before bedtime.