Whoever invented the 'laptop' probably didn't worry too much about male reproductive health.
Turns out that sitting with a computer on your lap will crank up the temperature of your nether regions, which could affect sperm quality.
And there is little you can do about it, according to the authors of a study out today in the journal Fertility and Sterility, short of putting your laptop on a desk.
The researchers hooked thermometers to the scrotums of 29 young men who were balancing a laptop on their knees. They found that even with a lap pad under the computer, the men's scrotums overheated quickly.
"Millions and millions of men are using laptops now, especially those in the reproductive age range," said Dr. Yefim Sheynkin, a urologist at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, who led the new study.
"Within 10 or 15 minutes their scrotal temperature is already above what we consider safe, but they don't feel it," he added.
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This is so true. Pregnant mothers working at a computer are at risk of small sources of radiation exposure too. Europeans are much more leary of computer radiation issues than americans are.
ReplyDeleteAlso, men who wear jeans and work outdoor in the heat are prone to fertility issues for the same temperature reasons. High temperatures kill sperm.
really who thinks up this crap ....and yes its all crap... get a life people use your heads for something more useful than to come up with laptops cooking sperm.... say alternative to gasoline that works just like gasoline or actually improving something else ..
ReplyDelete8:52 if that's the case, then how come so many illegal Mexican aliens seem to have no problem reproducing in our country??
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ReplyDeletegive laptops to the poor
Because they reproduce in the winter months and give birth when its warm/hot.
ReplyDeleteWell what happens to a woman ?? :-)
ReplyDeleteAfter World War II it was noticed that most of the men who had served on submarines out of Submarine Base Pearl Harbor had fathered an unusually high number of female children. After service in subs was ended the ratio returned to normal.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite interesting. The X(female) chromosone sperm is stronger than the Y (male) chromosone to start with. I guess the submarine gives the Y chromosone an extra beating.
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