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Hassahbeigi Z, Dadfar F, Bamdad K. THE EFFECT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES EMITTED FROM WI-FI EQUIPMENT ON CANCER ANTIGEN 19-9 (A TUMOR MARKER OF OVARIAN CANCER) AND CANCER ANTIGEN 125 (A UTERINE TUMOR MARKER) LEVELS IN ADULT FEMALE RATS. Studies in Medical Sciences 2024; 35 (1) :43-50
URL: http://umj.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-6110-en.html
Assistant professor, Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author) , fereshtehdadfar2003@yahoo.com
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Background & Aims: Environmental factors such as electromagnetic waves induce various biological and genetic effects. One of the most important physiological systems involved with electromagnetic fields is the reproductive system. The aim of this research is to investigate blood levels of tumor markers of the uterus and ovaries after receiving short- and mid-term electromagnetic waves emitted from home Wi-Fi equipment.
Materials & Methods: In this descriptive study, 60 rats were randomly divided into 3 groups. The first group was considered as control, the second group was placed in the vicinity of Iran cell Wi-Fi waves for 1 hour per day for 10 days, and the third group was in the vicinity of these waves for 3 hours per day for 1 month. After certain periods of time, blood samples were taken and the serum levels of cancer antigen 19-9 and cancer antigen 125 were measured using the ELISA method. Data were analyzed by SPSS program using t-test method with significance level of P≤0.05.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference in the serum levels of uterine and ovarian tumor markers in the third group that were exposed to WiFi waves for a medium period of time in comparison with the control group and the second group which were affected short-term by Wi-Fi waves (P≤0.05), but the concentration of these tumor markers hadn't significant difference between the second groups and control group (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Exposure to electromagnetic fields, depending on the duration and intensity of the wave, can lead to changes in the level of tumor markers of reproductive system components such as the uterus and ovaries. More extensive studies with more samples and also on human samples are recommended to show the potential risks of exposure to electromagnetic waves on carcinogenesis in females.
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