ID Number		1812
Study Type		Human / Provocation
Model		900 Mhz (GSM) mobile phone exposure to pregnant women and analysis of fetal heart rate and cardiac function
Details		Pregnant volunteers (n = 90) were evaluated for fetal heart rate while holding a 900 MHz (GSM) mobile phone in a normal user position to their right ear for 10 minutes. The authors report a significant increase in fetal heart rate and significant decrease in fetal cardiac output associated with RF exposure. The authors suggest the effect may be due to pulsed magnetic fields acting as a direct toxin on cardiac muscle or red blood cells, or by altering calcium channel homeostasis.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Zagazig and Cairo University, Egypt
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		EGYPT
References		Rezk, AY et al. Saudi Med J, (2008) 29:218-223
Comments		No exposure assessment, phone was apparently hooked to the network, no information on SAR