# The latest cause of male infertility: mobile phone use?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 24, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-cause-of-male-infertility-mobile-phone-use/377677 "2006-10-24T05:08:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-cause-of-male-infertility-mobile-phone-use/377677/1 "2006-10-24T05:08:42Z")

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From an article in this afternoon’s paper: [link](http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20636430-5001021,00.html)

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**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-cause-of-male-infertility-mobile-phone-use/377677/2 "2006-10-24T08:07:28Z")

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…and tomorrow electromagnetic radiation will cure HIV.

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**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-cause-of-male-infertility-mobile-phone-use/377677/3 "2006-10-24T08:33:36Z")

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hmm, why not put this in GQ?

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**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-cause-of-male-infertility-mobile-phone-use/377677/4 "2006-10-24T09:48:32Z")

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Just HOW are these men holding these phones?

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-cause-of-male-infertility-mobile-phone-use/377677/5 "2006-10-24T18:17:20Z")

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I never had much success dialing that way, myself.

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-cause-of-male-infertility-mobile-phone-use/377677/6 "2006-10-25T01:04:12Z")

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This is being discussed elsewhere. See Testicles, Triskadecamus.

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-cause-of-male-infertility-mobile-phone-use/377677/7 "2006-10-25T01:27:50Z")

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Putting the phone on vibrate and shoving it down the front of your pants, Gentlemen, is no way to go through life.