While fatherhood might be far from the minds of most young men, the behaviour patterns they establish early on may impact their ability to become a father later in life. Excessive laptop use tops this list of causes of infertility; especially among professional who are addicted to its usage.
Laptop computers have become a very efficient and important tool of many people today. Businessmen, students, and professionals all use laptops for one use or the other. However, it is better that men learn that they risk losing their fertility with the excessive usage of laptop computers.
The main reason men tend to lose their fertility with the excessive use of laptop computers is that the heat that is generated by the computers, and the posture that the man adopts to balance the laptop computer tends to increase the temperature surrounding the scrotum.
Scientific researches have proven that the higher is the scrotal temperature, the higher is the possibility of damaging sperms and affecting the male’s fertility. Moreover, with the advent of Bluetooth and infrared connections, where there are wireless links to the internet, more and more men are using laptops on their laps than on a desk.
Men usually keep their legs open wider than women to keep their testicles at the right temperature, and for added comfort. However, with a laptop on their laps, they tend to adapt a less comfortable position so that they can balance the laptop on their laps. This leads to an increase in body temperature that is found between the thighs.
It has been proven that prolonged and continuous usage of laptops on the laps tend to lead to damage to the fertility of the man. This is because the use of laptops usually leads to about 2.7Celcius increase in the scrotal temperature of the male. This leads to more and more men having decreased sperm levels where sperm counts seem to have dropped by a third in about ten years and incidences of low sperm count is become very rampant among middle-level executives and professionals whose work schedule require frequent and daily usage of lap top computers.
This does not mean that there are no other factors that can predispose low sperm count. Most of the reasons for this reduced sperm count is drug use, smoking, alcohol and obesity. Besides this, pesticides, radioactive materials and chemicals, and laptops too contribute to decrease in fertility in men.
The human male body has a fixed testicular temperature to maintain usual sperm production and development. Although one does not know the exact time of heat exposure and frequency of exposure to heat that can lead to reversible and irreversible production of sperms, it is known that frequent usage of laptops can lead to irreversible or partially reversible changes in the reproductive system of the male body.
This is why it is advised that young men and teenage boys should limit the use of laptops on their laps to avoid losing their fertility. It is not advisable for young men or boys to also use wireless services on their laps to play games and do other work as they are sure to develop problems in ten years’ time, when trying to have a family.
It is thereby advised that men should use laptops on the desk; in fact, anywhere else is possible, other than using it in the lap.
In case you are already ‘addicted’ to your laptop on your laps! Then take the following tips very seriously.
• Consider placing your laptop computers on desktops
• Avoid hot tubs
• Use boxers over briefs
• Refrain from ejaculating too frequently (the recommendation is to only engage in intercourse every other day around ovulation)
• Exercise moderately (one hour, three to five times per week)
• Avoid exercise that can generate heat or trauma to the genital area
• Eat well
• Take vitamins and nutrients to increase fertility
• Get eight hours of sleep per night
• Stay hydrated and limit caffeine to no more than two cups per day
• Refrain from smoking
• Avoid drugs and excessive alcohol use
• Minimize exposure to toxins
• Avoid excessive weight gain or weight loss
• Practice stress reduction techniques for infertility
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