Study on the effects of mobile phones waves on the number of ovarian follicles and level of FSH, LH, estrogen and progesterone hormones in adult rats

The effects of mobile phones waves investigated on rat ovary. 28 rats with weight of 200±20g and age of 80-90 days selected and divided into four groups including control, sham, exposed number 1 and 2. For two weeks and one month, experimental 1 and 2 groups were exposed to mobile calls 12 times a day and each time for 10 minutes. The sham group was exposed to non-calling switched-on mobile phones. The concentration of hormones measured using ELISA method. The number of follicles calculated with physical dissector technique. The results showed no significant difference in the ovarian weight and number of primary follicles and corpus luteum. In different groups the number of secondary follicles decreased significantly in the exposed and sham groups compared to the control group. The number of Graffian follicles decreased significantly in the exposed group number1and sham in comparison to the control group while the number of atretic follicles increased significantly in both exposed groups in compared to the control and sham groups. The level of LH increased significantly in exposed group number1 in compared to the control group while the level of FSH increased significantly in the exposed group number 2 when compared to the control and sham groups. The level of estrogen and progesterone increased significantly in the exposed groups in compared to the control and sham groups. The mobile phone waves may increase ovarian follicles atresia, disrupt the regulation of hormonal secretion and affect the fertility rate.