Other studies show significantly decreased mobility and sperm quality as well (some in-vitro with microscope).
Anecdotally, I'm quite confident this was a factor with our 2nd child. With our 1st, I didn't own a cell phone and he was conceived literally the first try.
I bought a smart phone when he was 1, which I carried in my pocket. A few years later, we wanted another child - tried for 10 months with no results! Frustrating. I randomly found some studies covering this exact subject in mid July. I started putting my phone into my backpack. August, our 2nd was on his way.
For anyone who's having troubles, I would strongly advise to take the phone out of your pocket. It might even be best for everyone to do so - who knows the long term effects.
Fertility decreases with age, especially in women. That your second child took longer to conceive than the first is no evidence of anything and even less of the influence of cell phone ownership. You might just as well claim that having your first child decreased your fertility, or anything else that happened to you in between. (Bought a new car? A new TV? Different brand toothpaste?)
The long term effects _could_ be lower rates of cancer, so taking this advice would be a bad idea.
I've pretty much always had my phone in my pocket for the last 15 years. Two years ago, my wife and I had a child - no problems. I'm not saying you're right or wrong, but you need a much greater pool of data before making claims.
Anecdotally, I'm quite confident this was a factor with our 2nd child. With our 1st, I didn't own a cell phone and he was conceived literally the first try.
I bought a smart phone when he was 1, which I carried in my pocket. A few years later, we wanted another child - tried for 10 months with no results! Frustrating. I randomly found some studies covering this exact subject in mid July. I started putting my phone into my backpack. August, our 2nd was on his way.
For anyone who's having troubles, I would strongly advise to take the phone out of your pocket. It might even be best for everyone to do so - who knows the long term effects.