London:Here’s an advice for the tech-savvy generation — browsing the net on a laptop computer connected with wireless technology can damage sperm counts, a new study has claimed.
An international team has discovered that a laptop, using wi-fi, which is placed near male reproductive organs reduced men’s sperm quality and also their
chances of experiencing fatherhood, Daily Telegraph reported.
The study, led by the Nascentis Centre for Reproductive Medicine in Cordoba, Argentina and Eastern Virginia Medical School, found a quarter of the sperm, placed next to a laptop for just a few hours, were killed.
Evidence of DNA damage was also found. In comparison, sperm that was stored at the same temperature but away from a laptop showed a smaller drop in mobility and a significant reduction in DNA damage.
Semen placed under the computer without the wi-fi did not experience significant levels of sperm damage, according to the study. “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,” said Dr Conrado Avendano, who led the study. “At present we do not know whether this effect is induced by all laptop computers connected by wi-fi or what use conditions heighten this effect,” he added. PTI
An international team has discovered that a laptop, using wi-fi, which is placed near male reproductive organs reduced men’s sperm quality and also their
chances of experiencing fatherhood, Daily Telegraph reported.
The study, led by the Nascentis Centre for Reproductive Medicine in Cordoba, Argentina and Eastern Virginia Medical School, found a quarter of the sperm, placed next to a laptop for just a few hours, were killed.
Evidence of DNA damage was also found. In comparison, sperm that was stored at the same temperature but away from a laptop showed a smaller drop in mobility and a significant reduction in DNA damage.
Semen placed under the computer without the wi-fi did not experience significant levels of sperm damage, according to the study. “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,” said Dr Conrado Avendano, who led the study. “At present we do not know whether this effect is induced by all laptop computers connected by wi-fi or what use conditions heighten this effect,” he added. PTI
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