Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Laptop use may impair sperm production

Laptops may fry your sperm
Judy Skatssoon
ABC Science Online


The increasing use of laptop computers could produce a generation of men with fertility problems, a new study suggests.

The study by U.S. researchers in the journal Human Reproduction found laptops increased the temperature of the scrotum by almost 3°C.

The researchers said after one hour the average increase in temperature in the left and right side of the scrotum in men working with laptops was 2.6°C and 2.8°C respectively.

Some studies suggest an increase of just 1°C is enough to suppress sperm production.

The frequency and duration of heat exposure needed to impair sperm production was not known but the study recommended teenage boys and young men should limit use of their laptops.


Posted by: Jethro | 11:08 PM |