"Men who rest computers on their laps for long periods could be risking their fertility. Laptops could cause overheating in the genitals, damaging the user's ability to produce sperm, according to researchers. Their study found that when a man rested a portable computer on his groin, the temperature of his testicles rose by 2c in an hour."
sAndrologist Carlo Foresta said a 1C increase was enough to impair the production of sperm.
Wearing tight pants, taking a sauna or having a fever can apparently have the same effect, the ANSA news agency reported.
"It's quite usual to see young men holding their laptops on their laps, especially on trains, and we've found that this habit can raise the temperature of the testicles by two degrees in an hour," Dr Foresta said.
"Infertility is associated with a rise in temperature, which in both groups was about one degree."
Keep laptop off your lap, researchers warn men | Herald Sun
sAndrologist Carlo Foresta said a 1C increase was enough to impair the production of sperm.
Wearing tight pants, taking a sauna or having a fever can apparently have the same effect, the ANSA news agency reported.
"It's quite usual to see young men holding their laptops on their laps, especially on trains, and we've found that this habit can raise the temperature of the testicles by two degrees in an hour," Dr Foresta said.
"Infertility is associated with a rise in temperature, which in both groups was about one degree."
Keep laptop off your lap, researchers warn men | Herald Sun