> > > >The Washington Post > > >Your Laptop’s Wi-Fi Might Cause Male Fertility ProblemsPublished 2 days ago > > > > > >Men beware. The Wi-Fi from your laptop could be hurting the health of your >sperm. >A new study, published in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility by >researchers from Argentina and the U.S., found that semen samples placed a >little more than an inch under a Wi-Fi-connected laptop experienced more DNA >damage and mobility issues than regular sperm. The samples were taken from 29 >healthy men with an average age of 34. >After just four hours sitting under a Wi-Fi-connected laptop, 25% of the sperm >samples were no longer mobile and nine percent showed DNA damage. Meanwhile, >only 14% of the samples stored away from the computer were inactive, and they >showed minimal DNA damage. >“Our data suggest that the use of a laptop computer wirelessly connected to >the Internet and positioned near the male reproductive organs may decrease >human sperm quality,” the report said. “At present we do not know whether this >effect is induced by all laptop computers connected by Wi-Fi to the Internet, >or what use conditions heighten this effect.” >The study also tested the sperm next to laptops that were not connected to >Wi-Fi. They showed some damage — though less than the connected laptops. This >suggests heat may also be a factor in impacting the health of your swimmers. > > >This is not the first time a study revealed that laptops might be harmful to >sperm. A widely-reported 2010 study found that men who keep their laptops on >their laps may be hurting the quality of their sperm due to scrotal >hyperthermia — that is, elevated temperatures in the testes. > > >The latest study noted that more research needs to be conducted to learn the >true effects of electromagnetic radiation generated by a laptop’s Wi-Fi >connection — since it was conducted in an artificial setting. > > >Male infertility is not uncommon. In fact, about one in six U.S. couples have >difficulty conceiving. According to the American Urological Association, a >man’s fertility is a factor in 50 percent of these cases. > > >S.V.SAI BABA >Links to my Blogs >English: http://svsaibaba.blogspot.com >Tamil: http://svsbaba.blogspot.com/ > > >“Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they >are always there” > > > > > > >
