Study Shows that Laptop Use
can Make Men Sterile
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1395183,00.html
This article provides interesting
information leading researchers to believe that with the increased
use of laptop computers by males there is a greater risk of becoming
infertile.
The
combination of heat generated by the computers and the posture
needed to balance the equipment on the lap leads to raised
temperatures around the scrotum, a study has found. Past research
shows that higher scrotal temperatures can damage sperm and affect
fertility.
Researchers
studied the testicular changes resulting from laptop use in 29
volunteers ranging from ages 21 to 35.
“The
body needs to maintain a proper testicular temperature for normal
sperm production and development,” Dr Sheynkin said. “Portable
computers in a laptop position produce scrotal hyperthermia by both
the direct heating effect of the computer and the sitting position
necessary to balance the computer.”
As
technilogical advances are increasingly made, this article may make
the traveling businessman rethink using his laptop with every free
moment.
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