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Article: Laptops' heat could hurt men's fertility Computers on lap may raise temperature by 5 degrees
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 9, 2004
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Heat generated by the use of laptop computers might affect men's
fertility, researchers reported Wednesday.
Using laptops for one hour increased the temperatures of men's
scrotums by about 5 degrees, according to a study at State University
of New York at Stony Brook.
Earlier studies found that raising scrotal temperatures by more
than 2 degrees can decrease the number and quality of sperm, which in
turn can reduce fertility.
The new study, published in the European journal Human
Reproduction, does not prove laptops affect fertility, since
researchers did not measure sperm counts in the 29 volunteers.
Nevertheless, men still should consider taking laptops off their
laps, said fertility ...