{"id":8795,"date":"2023-11-02T10:55:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T07:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/male-fertility-study-says-excessive-mobile-use-may-affect-semen-quality\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T10:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T07:55:23","slug":"utafiti-wa-uwezo-wa-kuzaa-wa-kiume-unasema-matumizi-mengi-ya-simu-yanaweza-kuathiri-ubora-wa-shahawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/utafiti-wa-uwezo-wa-kuzaa-wa-kiume-unasema-matumizi-mengi-ya-simu-yanaweza-kuathiri-ubora-wa-shahawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzazi wa Mwanaume: Utafiti Unasema Utumiaji Kupita Kiasi wa Simu Huenda Kuathiri Ubora wa Shahawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/male-fertility-study-says-excessive-mobile-use-may-affect-semen-quality.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Je, matumizi ya kupita kiasi ya simu za mkononi yanaweza kuathiri uzazi wa wanaume? Utafiti mpya unaonyesha kiungo kinachotia wasiwasi kati ya matumizi ya simu na ubora wa shahawa.<\/p>\n<p>Shirika la Afya Ulimwenguni linakadiria kuwa mmoja kati ya wanandoa sita ana <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/infertility#tab=tab_1\" target=\"_blank\">utasa<\/a> masuala na takriban nusu yao ni kutokana na utasa wa kiume. Ubora wa shahawa, kipimo cha uzazi wa kiume, huamuliwa na mambo kama vile ukolezi wa manii, jumla ya idadi ya manii, uwezo wa manii kutembea na mofolojia ya manii.<\/p>\n<p>Wanaume wanaotumia simu zao zaidi ya mara 20 kwa siku wako katika hatari kubwa ya 21% ya kuwa na idadi ndogo ya manii na hatari kubwa ya 30% ya mkusanyiko mdogo wa manii, utafiti ulibaini. Walakini, matumizi ya juu hayaathiri motility ya manii na mofolojia. The <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fertstert.org\/article\/S0015-0282(23)01875-7\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\">matokeo<\/a> zilichapishwa katika jarida la Fertility and Sterility.<\/p>\n<p>Uchunguzi unaonyesha kuwa ubora wa shahawa umepungua kwa miaka kutokana na mchanganyiko wa mazingira <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/male-infertility-experts-make-10-recommendations-improve-mens-reproductive-health-470987\">sababu<\/a>, kama vile visumbufu vya mfumo wa endocrine, dawa za kuulia wadudu, mionzi, na tabia za maisha zinazojumuisha lishe, pombe, mfadhaiko na kuvuta sigara. Katika miaka 50 iliyopita, wastani wa idadi ya mbegu za kiume imeshuka kutoka mbegu milioni 99 kwa mililita hadi milioni 47 kwa mililita.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Tafiti za awali za kutathmini uhusiano kati ya matumizi ya simu za mkononi na ubora wa shahawa zilifanywa kwa idadi ndogo ya watu binafsi, mara chache sana kwa kuzingatia habari za mtindo wa maisha, na wamekuwa chini ya upendeleo wa uteuzi, kwani waliajiriwa katika kliniki za uzazi. Hii imesababisha matokeo yasiyoeleweka,\u201d tafiti mwandishi wa kwanza Rita Rahban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1006437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sema<\/a> katika taarifa ya habari.<\/p>\n<p>Timu ya utafiti kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Geneva (UNIGE), kwa ushirikiano na Taasisi ya Uswizi ya Tropiki na Afya ya Umma (Swiss TPH), ilichunguza ubora wa shahawa za wanaume 2,886 kati ya miaka 18 na 22. Waliajiriwa kati ya 2005 na 2018 katika vituo sita vya kujiandikisha kijeshi.<\/p>\n<p>Washiriki walitakiwa kujaza dodoso ili kupima idadi ya saa walizotumia kwenye simu za mkononi na kufahamu mahali walipoziweka simu hizo wakati hazitumiki.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Takwimu hizi zilifichua uhusiano kati ya matumizi ya mara kwa mara na ukolezi mdogo wa manii. Kiwango cha wastani cha mbegu za kiume kilikuwa kikubwa zaidi katika kundi la wanaume ambao hawakutumia simu zao zaidi ya mara moja kwa wiki (milioni 56.5\/mL) ikilinganishwa na wanaume ambao walitumia simu zao zaidi ya mara 20 kwa siku (44.5 milioni\/mL). Tofauti hii inalingana na kupungua kwa 21% kwa mkusanyiko wa manii kwa watumiaji wa kawaida (&gt; mara 20 kwa siku) ikilinganishwa na watumiaji adimu (&lt;1 time&gt;),\u201d taarifa ya habari ilisema.<\/p>\n<p>Hakukuwa na viungo thabiti kati ya matumizi ya simu ya mkononi na motility ya manii au mofolojia ya manii. Kuweka simu ya mkononi kwenye mfuko wa suruali pia hakuathiri ubora wa shahawa.<\/p>\n<p>Utafiti huu una vikwazo fulani kwa vile unategemea data iliyoripotiwa kibinafsi, ambayo inaweza isiwe kipimo sahihi cha kukabiliwa na mionzi ya sumakuumeme.<\/p>\n<p>Ili kukabiliana na pengo hilo, utafiti mwingine ulizinduliwa na Ofisi ya Shirikisho ya Mazingira ya Uswisi (FOEN) mwaka huu. Inalenga kupima kwa usahihi mfiduo wa mawimbi ya sumakuumeme na kutathmini athari zake kwa tija ya wanaume kulingana na aina ya matumizi ya simu ya rununu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/male-fertility-study-says-excessive-mobile-use-may-affect-semen-quality-471057\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/male-fertility-study-says-excessive-mobile-use-may-affect-semen-quality.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Je, matumizi ya kupita kiasi ya simu za mkononi yanaweza kuathiri uzazi wa wanaume? Utafiti mpya unaonyesha kiungo kinachotia wasiwasi kati ya matumizi ya simu na ubora wa shahawa.<\/p>\n<p>Shirika la Afya Ulimwenguni linakadiria kuwa mmoja kati ya wanandoa sita ana <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/infertility#tab=tab_1\" target=\"_blank\">utasa<\/a> masuala na takriban nusu yao ni kutokana na utasa wa kiume. Ubora wa shahawa, kipimo cha uzazi wa kiume, huamuliwa na mambo kama vile ukolezi wa manii, jumla ya idadi ya manii, uwezo wa manii kutembea na mofolojia ya manii.<\/p>\n<p>Wanaume wanaotumia simu zao zaidi ya mara 20 kwa siku wako katika hatari kubwa ya 21% ya kuwa na idadi ndogo ya manii na hatari kubwa ya 30% ya mkusanyiko mdogo wa manii, utafiti ulibaini. Walakini, matumizi ya juu hayaathiri motility ya manii na mofolojia. The <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fertstert.org\/article\/S0015-0282(23)01875-7\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\">matokeo<\/a> zilichapishwa katika jarida la Fertility and Sterility.<\/p>\n<p>Uchunguzi unaonyesha kuwa ubora wa shahawa umepungua kwa miaka kutokana na mchanganyiko wa mazingira <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/male-infertility-experts-make-10-recommendations-improve-mens-reproductive-health-470987\">sababu<\/a>, kama vile visumbufu vya mfumo wa endocrine, dawa za kuulia wadudu, mionzi, na tabia za maisha zinazojumuisha lishe, pombe, mfadhaiko na kuvuta sigara. Katika miaka 50 iliyopita, wastani wa idadi ya mbegu za kiume imeshuka kutoka mbegu milioni 99 kwa mililita hadi milioni 47 kwa mililita.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Tafiti za awali za kutathmini uhusiano kati ya matumizi ya simu za mkononi na ubora wa shahawa zilifanywa kwa idadi ndogo ya watu binafsi, mara chache sana kwa kuzingatia habari za mtindo wa maisha, na wamekuwa chini ya upendeleo wa uteuzi, kwani waliajiriwa katika kliniki za uzazi. Hii imesababisha matokeo yasiyoeleweka,\u201d tafiti mwandishi wa kwanza Rita Rahban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1006437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sema<\/a> katika taarifa ya habari.<\/p>\n<p>Timu ya utafiti kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Geneva (UNIGE), kwa ushirikiano na Taasisi ya Uswizi ya Tropiki na Afya ya Umma (Swiss TPH), ilichunguza ubora wa shahawa za wanaume 2,886 kati ya miaka 18 na 22. Waliajiriwa kati ya 2005 na 2018 katika vituo sita vya kujiandikisha kijeshi.<\/p>\n<p>Washiriki walitakiwa kujaza dodoso ili kupima idadi ya saa walizotumia kwenye simu za mkononi na kufahamu mahali walipoziweka simu hizo wakati hazitumiki.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Takwimu hizi zilifichua uhusiano kati ya matumizi ya mara kwa mara na ukolezi mdogo wa manii. Kiwango cha wastani cha mbegu za kiume kilikuwa kikubwa zaidi katika kundi la wanaume ambao hawakutumia simu zao zaidi ya mara moja kwa wiki (milioni 56.5\/mL) ikilinganishwa na wanaume ambao walitumia simu zao zaidi ya mara 20 kwa siku (44.5 milioni\/mL). Tofauti hii inalingana na kupungua kwa 21% kwa mkusanyiko wa manii kwa watumiaji wa kawaida (&gt; mara 20 kwa siku) ikilinganishwa na watumiaji adimu (&lt;1 time&gt;),\u201d taarifa ya habari ilisema.<\/p>\n<p>Hakukuwa na viungo thabiti kati ya matumizi ya simu ya mkononi na motility ya manii au mofolojia ya manii. Kuweka simu ya mkononi kwenye mfuko wa suruali pia hakuathiri ubora wa shahawa.<\/p>\n<p>Utafiti huu una vikwazo fulani kwa vile unategemea data iliyoripotiwa kibinafsi, ambayo inaweza isiwe kipimo sahihi cha kukabiliwa na mionzi ya sumakuumeme.<\/p>\n<p>Ili kukabiliana na pengo hilo, utafiti mwingine ulizinduliwa na Ofisi ya Shirikisho ya Mazingira ya Uswisi (FOEN) mwaka huu. Inalenga kupima kwa usahihi mfiduo wa mawimbi ya sumakuumeme na kutathmini athari zake kwa tija ya wanaume kulingana na aina ya matumizi ya simu ya rununu.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/male-fertility-study-says-excessive-mobile-use-may-affect-semen-quality.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Male Fertility: Study Says Excessive Mobile Use May Affect Semen Quality - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/utafiti-wa-uwezo-wa-kuzaa-wa-kiume-unasema-matumizi-mengi-ya-simu-yanaweza-kuathiri-ubora-wa-shahawa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Male Fertility: Study Says Excessive Mobile Use May Affect Semen Quality - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Could excessive use of mobile phones affect male fertility? A new study reveals a worrying link between mobile usage and semen quality.The World Health Organization estimates that one in six couples has infertility issues and approximately half of them is due to male infertility. Semen quality, a measure of male fertility, is decided by factors such as sperm concentration, total sperm count, sperm motility and sperm morphology.Men who use their phones more than 20 times a day are at 21% higher risk of having a low sperm count and a 30% higher risk for a low sperm concentration, the study revealed. However, higher use does not impact sperm motility and morphology. The findings were published in the journal Fertility and Sterility.Studies show that semen quality has decreased over the years due to a combination of environmental factors, such as endocrine disruptors, pesticides, radiation, and lifestyle habits that include diet, alcohol, stress and smoking. In the last 50 years, the average sperm count has dropped from 99 million sperm per milliliter to 47 million per milliliter.&quot;Previous studies evaluating the relationship between the use of mobile phones and semen quality were performed on a relatively small number of individuals, rarely considering lifestyle information, and have been subject to selection bias, as they were recruited in fertility clinics. This has led to inconclusive results,&quot; study first author Rita Rahban said in a news release.The research team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), examined the semen quality of 2,886 men between 18 and 22 years. They were recruited between 2005 and 2018 at six military conscription centers.The participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire to measure the number of hours they spent on mobile phones and to understand where they placed the phones when not in use.&quot;These data revealed an association between frequent use and lower sperm concentration. The median sperm concentration was significantly higher in the group of men who did not use their phone more than once a week (56.5 million\/mL) compared with men who used their phone more than 20 times a day (44.5 million\/mL). This difference corresponds to a 21% decrease in sperm concentration for frequent users (&gt;20 times\/day) compared to rare users (&lt;1 time&gt;),&quot; the news release said.There were no consistent links between mobile phone usage and sperm motility or sperm morphology. Keeping a mobile phone in the pants pocket also did not affect the semen quality.The study has certain limitations as it is based on self-reported data, which may not be an accurate measure of exposure to electromagnetic radiation.To address the gap, another study was launched by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) this year. 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A new study reveals a worrying link between mobile usage and semen quality.The World Health Organization estimates that one in six couples has infertility issues and approximately half of them is due to male infertility. Semen quality, a measure of male fertility, is decided by factors such as sperm concentration, total sperm count, sperm motility and sperm morphology.Men who use their phones more than 20 times a day are at 21% higher risk of having a low sperm count and a 30% higher risk for a low sperm concentration, the study revealed. However, higher use does not impact sperm motility and morphology. The findings were published in the journal Fertility and Sterility.Studies show that semen quality has decreased over the years due to a combination of environmental factors, such as endocrine disruptors, pesticides, radiation, and lifestyle habits that include diet, alcohol, stress and smoking. In the last 50 years, the average sperm count has dropped from 99 million sperm per milliliter to 47 million per milliliter.\"Previous studies evaluating the relationship between the use of mobile phones and semen quality were performed on a relatively small number of individuals, rarely considering lifestyle information, and have been subject to selection bias, as they were recruited in fertility clinics. This has led to inconclusive results,\" study first author Rita Rahban said in a news release.The research team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), examined the semen quality of 2,886 men between 18 and 22 years. They were recruited between 2005 and 2018 at six military conscription centers.The participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire to measure the number of hours they spent on mobile phones and to understand where they placed the phones when not in use.\"These data revealed an association between frequent use and lower sperm concentration. The median sperm concentration was significantly higher in the group of men who did not use their phone more than once a week (56.5 million\/mL) compared with men who used their phone more than 20 times a day (44.5 million\/mL). This difference corresponds to a 21% decrease in sperm concentration for frequent users (&gt;20 times\/day) compared to rare users (&lt;1 time&gt;),\" the news release said.There were no consistent links between mobile phone usage and sperm motility or sperm morphology. Keeping a mobile phone in the pants pocket also did not affect the semen quality.The study has certain limitations as it is based on self-reported data, which may not be an accurate measure of exposure to electromagnetic radiation.To address the gap, another study was launched by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) this year. 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