Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field (RF-EMF) exposure on pregnancy and birth outcomes: A systematic review of experimental studies on non-human mammals

Cordelli, Eugenia; Ardoino, Lucia; Benassi, Barbara; Consales, Claudia; Eleuteri, Patrizia; Marino, Carmela; Sciortino, Maurizio; Villani, Paola; Brinkworth, Martin H.; Chen, Guangdi; McNamee, James P.; Wood, Andrew W.; Belackova, Lea; Verbeek, Jos; Pacchierotti, Francesca

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2023.108178

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“… 42 However, a meta‐analysis demonstrated that EMF exposure during pregnancy in offspring was not associated with detrimental effects on learning and memory functions. 43 Behavioral evidence of F1 from parents exposed to IR was limited. In our study, both hippocampus‐dependent memory (measured through an OLT) and hippocampus‐independent or partially hippocampus‐dependent memory function (measured through an NORT) in offspring were not apparently affected by parental exposure.…”

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Effects of paternal ionizing radiation exposure on fertility and offspring's health

Li,

Liu,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Reprod Medicine & Biology

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PurposeThe intergenerational effects of ionizing radiation remain controversial. Extensive insights have been revealed for DNA mutations and cancer incidence in progeny, yet many of these results were obtained by immediate post‐radiation mating. However, conception at short times after radiation exposure is likely to be avoided. After a long period of fertility recovery, whether unexposed sperm derived from exposed spermatogonia would challenge the health of the offspring is not yet clearly demonstrated.MethodsTen‐week‐old C57BL/6J males underwent whole‐body acute γ irradiation at 0 and 6.4 Gy. Testes and sperm were collected at different times after radiation to examine reproductive changes. The reproductive, metabolic, and neurodevelopmental parameters were measured in the offspring of controls and the offspring derived from irradiated undifferentiated spermatogonia.ResultsPaternal fertility was lost after acute 6.4 Gy γ radiation and recovered at 10–11 weeks post irradiation in mice. The reproductive, metabolic, and neurodevelopmental health of offspring born to irradiated undifferentiated spermatogonia were comparable to those of controls.ConclusionThe male mice could have healthy offspring after recovery from the damage caused by ionizing radiation.

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