Friday, December 02, 2011 by: Elizabeth
Walling
(NaturalNews) Laptops
with wi-fi technology have given us the capability to connect to the internet
almost anywhere, but now researchers say wi-fi radiation may also be giving us
more infertility by decreasing sperm motility and damaging DNA in sperm.
Is
Your Wi-Fi Laptop Hurting Your Sperm?
Published
in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility, the study looked at
how radiation emitted from wi-fi laptops impacts sperm health. Researchers in
Argentina took semen samples from 29 healthy men, and they measured sperm
motility after four hours of exposure to wi-fi radiation from a laptop
wirelessly connected to the internet. Sperm in the control group was kept at
the same temperature for the same amount of time, but was not exposed to wi-fi
radiation.
Of the sperm exposed to the wi-fi radiation, 25 percent stopped swimming. Only
14 percent of unexposed sperm ceased to swim after four hours. Wi-fi sperm also
showed 9 percent DNA fragmentation, or irreversible damage in the genetic code,
while sperm in the control group only showed 3 percent.
Electromagnetic radiation is a product of wireless communication, and
researchers suggest this radiation may be causing sperm damage. "We
speculate that keeping a laptop connected wirelessly to the internet on the lap
near the testes may result in decreased male fertility," say the
researchers in their report. They also recommend more studies be done to
examine the long-term impact of wi-fi radiation on sperm in a real world
setting.
It's important to note researchers compared radiation emissions in wi-fi laptops to laptops
without wi-fi connection. Emissions from laptops without wi-fi were negligible,
while emissions from wi-fi laptops was significantly higher.
Previous studies on laptops and fertility have produced similar results.
Another legitimate concern is scrotal hyperthermia (elevated testicle
temperature), which can easily occur if you sit with a laptop in your lap for
hours at a time. Scrotal hyperthermia negatively impacts sperm quality and can
cause decreased fertility.
The solution? Keep the laptop off your lap. Laptops may have been designed for
convenient lap placement, but this is obviously not best for your health.
Instead, use your laptop on a desk or get a specially designed laptop tray.
Also, use a wired internet connection when possible, as it appears the
radiation emitted from wi-fi communications
may be particularly harmful to sperm.
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About
the author:
Elizabeth Walling is a freelance writer specializing in health, nutrition and
wellness. She is a strong believer in natural living as a way to improve health
and prevent modern disease. She enjoys thinking outside of the box and
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