The effect of mobile phone waves and using garlic on estrogen, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone hormones in rats

Subject Areas : Developmental biology of plants and animals , development and differentiation in microorganisms

Vahid Hemayatkhah Jahromi ^{1 *} , mahbobe Parnian ²

1 - Islamic Azad University, Jahrom Branch
2 - Medical Science university, Lar

Received: 2020-01-05 Accepted : 2020-12-24 Published : 2020-08-22

Keywords: Garlic, Rats, Sexual hormones, Mobile phone Waves,

Abstract :

Introduction: Electromagnetic waves is effect factor on sexual glands and fertility The present study aimed to determine the effect of mobile phone waves and using garlic on sexual hormones in rats. Methods: 28 adult male rats with average weight of 236.5 g were selected. Rats were divided into 4 groups of 7. Experimental group A: Receiving 900 MHz microwave waves, experimental group B: receiving 20 ml the extract of cooked garlic, experimental group C: receiving 20 ml the extract of cooked garlic extract with microwave light at wave length 900 MHz, control group: untreated group with normal diet. Then the concentration of sexualhormones were measured. Results: Estrogen and hydroepiandrosterone levels that were exposured to electromagnetic wave were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (P <0.05). The group with using garlic extract and receiving the wave of mobile phone simultaneously, there was a significant increasing in the concentration of estrogen, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone comparing to the control group (P <0.05). Conclusion and Discussion: Garlic extract could not offset the damaging effects of sexual hormones in rats were exposed to radiation and use garlic extract simultaneously.