Wdowiak Artur, Mazurek Paweł A, Wdowiak Anita, Bojar Iwona
Medical University (Collegium Maximum), Lublin, Poland (Faculty of Health Sciences, Diagnostic Techniques Unit).
Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, Poland (Institute of Electrical Engineering and Electrotechnologies).
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018 Dec 20;31(6):723-739. doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01262. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Abnormalities in the timing and course of spermatozoa capacitation and hyperactivation underlie common pathologies related to male infertility. Recent data shows that low frequency electromagnetic waves may influence cell membrane potential and permeability. It is therefore possible that low frequency electromagnetic waves could affect the maturation and motility processes of spermatozoa. The 43-kHz wave generator was used for modeling the impact of environmental exposure to low frequency electromagnetic radiation on human sperm.
Sperm samples were gathered from 103 fertile, healthy men aged 25-30 years old and performed computer-assisted sperm analysis. After initial examination, each participant's semen sample was divided into 2 aliquots (control and experimental) and placed in separate automated incubators. The samples constituting the experimental group were placed into the exposure system that emitted 43-kHz electromagnetic waves. Sperm motility was assessed at 3 h, 12 h and 24 h.
Exposure to a 43-kHz radio frequency increased the percentage of sperm in progressive motility by up to 5.8% and the velocity of said sperm by up to 2 μm/s. Moreover, the total number of hyperactivated spermatozoa was significantly increased in the semen exposed to the electromagnetic signal.
environmental exposure to 43-kHz waves may promote the development of infertility related to premature capacitation outside of the vaginal tract. Exposing semen to this particular frequency may also boost the capacitation and hyperactivation of spermatozoa , prior to conducting assisted reproductive therapies.Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(6):723-739.
精子获能和超激活的时间及过程异常是男性不育相关常见病理状况的基础。近期数据表明，低频电磁波可能影响细胞膜电位和通透性。因此，低频电磁波有可能影响精子的成熟和运动过程。使用43千赫波发生器模拟环境暴露于低频电磁辐射对人类精子的影响。
从103名年龄在25 - 30岁的健康有生育能力男性中采集精子样本，并进行计算机辅助精子分析。初步检查后，将每位参与者的精液样本分成2份（对照和实验样本），分别置于单独的自动培养箱中。构成实验组的样本被放入发射43千赫电磁波的暴露系统中。在3小时、12小时和24小时评估精子活力。
暴露于43千赫射频使进行性运动精子的百分比增加了高达5.8%，且这些精子的速度增加了高达2微米/秒。此外，暴露于电磁信号的精液中，超激活精子的总数显著增加。
环境暴露于43千赫波可能会促进与阴道外过早获能相关的不育症发展。在进行辅助生殖治疗之前，将精液暴露于这个特定频率也可能会促进精子的获能和超激活。《国际职业医学与环境卫生杂志》2018年；31(6):723 - 739。
