inSing.com, 6 Aug 2012If you are male and like using your laptop on the go, take note.
A doctor has warned that heat from laptops may affect sperm health.
Previously, a study in medical journal Fertility and Sterility - based on the work of researchers in Argentina - have reported that radiation from wifi-enabled laptops have shown a decrease in sperm movement and damage to sperm DNA. This was done on 29 collected sperm samples, and not on sperm in the testes per se.
Dr Clarence Yeo Sze Kin, a doctor at the Singapore Men’s Health Clinic, told Shin Min Daily News that at the moment, while there is no scientific study that can prove without a doubt that radiation from laptops is causing damage to the male reproductive organ, he said that heat from the laptop may have an effect. Full story
