Arun 795 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Rediff.com November 27, 2007 16:33 IST Just give a second thought before you perch the laptop on your lap -- it can affect your fertility. Researchers in the United States have carried out a study and found that the heat generated by the laptops raises the risk of infertility in men who balance the machines on their lap, the WebMD reported. "Working on laptop computers in a laptop position causes significant scrotal temperature elevation as a result of heat exposure and posture-related effects," says lead researcher Prof Yefim Sheynkin. Prof Sheynkin and his fellow researchers at the State University of New York came to the conclusion after studying 29 healthy young men, aged between 21 and 35, for two one-hour sessions in a climate-controlled room. Participants were all similarly dressed in casual wears. After having their body temperature taken and standing in the room for 15 minutes to adjust to the room's internal temperature, they sat down and were given working and non-working laptop computers. The men balanced the computers on their laps. The researchers then removed the nonworking computers, instructing the participants to hold the position for the rest of the session. Participants with working laptop computers kept the computers in place throughout the session. The men's scrotal temperature was recorded every three minutes. The temperature on the bottom of the working laptops was also monitored. According to their findings, scrotal temperature rose with the working and non-working computers. The working ones prompted a greater increase in scrotal temperature -- around 2.7 degrees Celsius -- enough to cause infertility. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mgdelhi 192 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Well it is an old news of 8-Dec-2004. Rediff has taken it from: http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-repro...-male-fertility Though I have not seen any symptoms even after using laptop for few years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anuragz 4 Report post Posted November 28, 2007 Arun u posted this a bit late.... I just bought a laptop 2 months back & that too after discussing with fellow members. Anyways, i dont know how the US people researched about it as i 'v not seen many people using a laptop keeping it on their lap.. Reason it actually emits a lot of heat from sides & below & it becomes impossible to keep on your lap for a long period, moreover the typing position is not comfortable in this position. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copperco2 24 Report post Posted December 1, 2007 (edited) Arun u posted this a bit late.... I just bought a laptop 2 months back & that too after discussing with fellow members. Anyways, i dont know how the US people researched about it as i 'v not seen many people using a laptop keeping it on their lap.. Reason it actually emits a lot of heat from sides & below & it becomes impossible to keep on your lap for a long period, moreover the typing position is not comfortable in this position. 2 months did you say.. i am having my laptop on my lap for the last 13 months... for more than 6 hrs per day.. he bhagwan..( ) what will hapen to my ghar ka chirag yet to come... Edited December 1, 2007 by copperco2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HetalDP 947 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 Dont Worry everybody Indian People are not Bothered for 3 or 4 degree Temprature Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
