# Re: Cell phones and Sperm, WTF is Super Sperm doing in this report? (weird costume)

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**Created:** [October 26, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-cell-phones-and-sperm-wtf-is-super-sperm-doing-in-this-report-weird-costume/377929 "2006-10-26T01:37:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-cell-phones-and-sperm-wtf-is-super-sperm-doing-in-this-report-weird-costume/377929/1 "2006-10-26T01:37:53Z")

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Inspired by this thread:

> **[Please don't phone my testicles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=393429)**
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> It seems that excessive cell phone use causes low sperm count, and low sperm motility. So, right away, the question comes up, how close to their testicles most men hold their cell phones? And how far is a safe distance? Are women going to start...

I checked google news and this report appeared in the ECanadanow website:

[http://www.ecanadanow.com/science/health/2006/10/24/mobile-phones-linked-to-low-sperm-count/](http://www.ecanadanow.com/science/health/2006/10/24/mobile-phones-linked-to-low-sperm-count/)

With a picture of Super Sperm! :dubious:

OOOOOOOOOK, I take it that this is not a serious news site, but other reports there have more up to the point images. Or it could be that they picked that image to get to the top of Google news in science.