does the heat form a laptop lower your sperm count when sitting on your mid-area
2006-10-28 19:54:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
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Its not myth Its the thruth!
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LONDON - Teenagers and young men should keep their laptops off their laps because they could damage fertility, an expert said on Thursday.
Laptops, which reach high internal operating temperatures, can heat up the scrotum which could affect the quality and quantity of men’s sperm.
“The increase in scrotal temperature is significant enough to cause changes in sperm parameters,” said Dr Yefim Sheynkin, an associate professor of urology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
“It is very difficult to predict how long the computer can be used safely,” he told Reuters. “It may not be at all, if the testicular temperature goes up high within a very short period of time.”
Adolescents and young men who use laptops several times a day over many years face the greatest risk. Sheynkin fears that if laptop use is not curtailed, in 15-20 years when they want to start a family the men could face problems.
“Long-term use may have a detrimental effect on their reproductive health,” he said.
Beware laptop burn
Sheynkin and his team studied the impact of using a laptop on 29 healthy volunteers between the age of 21-35 by measuring scrotal temperature before and after they used a computer on their lap.
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The research is reported in the journal Human Reproduction.
Even without turning the laptop on, the scrotal temperature rose by 2.1 degrees Centigrade when the young men sat with their thighs together to balance the computer on their lap.
When they switched it on the temperature rose -- by 2.8 degrees C on the right side and 2.6 degrees C on the left.
“It shows that scrotal hyperthermia is produced by both special body posture and the local heating effect of laptop computers,” Sheynkin said.
A serious case of laptop burn was reported in a letter published in a medical journal two years ago after a 50-year-old man burned his penis while using a laptop balanced on his legs for an hour, despite wearing trousers and underpants.
The researchers used two different brands of computers in the study.
“All laptop computers generate significant heat due to the increasing power requirements of computer chips. New laptops with higher power requirements may produce even more heat,” Sheynkin added.
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2006-10-28 20:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if the myth is proven but they may be basing it on the fact the testicles need to be in a cooler place for the sperm to survive that's why it is outside the body. If the testicles stay inside the body the sperms would die as in "literally cooked!" haha because the body has a higher temperature. Somebody may have correlated the heat of the laptop to this idea that's why they think that the heat of the laptop will affect the sperm count.
If you're anxious about it then just put an insulator so you'll have peace of mind plus a more comfortable feeling while using your laptop.
Good day!
2006-10-28 20:04:01 · answer #2 · answered by Yu S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A laptop can generate heat up to 158 degrees which is way too hot for your sperm to live, so yes, if you have the laptop on that area get it away from it.
2006-10-28 19:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-12-05 08:18:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that increases the temperature of your testicles can reduce your sperm count. It's not a myth.
2006-10-28 21:02:19 · answer #5 · answered by DarkWolf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes sperm have to stay 1 degree lower than body temp to survive which is why testicles hang outside the body
2006-10-28 20:02:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
always keep the lower part as cool and loose as possible.
2006-10-28 20:17:40 · answer #7 · answered by zodiaccyber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a report on tv saying that.
2006-10-28 19:59:03 · answer #8 · answered by Pooks 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it doesn't. I heard the same thing about girls; that it kills the girls eggs but thats not true.
2006-10-28 19:57:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no.
2006-10-28 19:56:53 · answer #10 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋