Wifi and Fertility

Laptops, IPhones, IPads keep us constantly connected (and distracted), but there may be an impact on the body that we cannot immediately see. Wifi connected devices may adversely impact fertility, especially when close to the body.  I still remember reading articles years ago about the impact of cell phone radiation and how it was very bad for children because the radius of the radiation exceed the size of their heads.  Although this context is for adults, wifi might be a similar story.

Argentinian scientists in a study published in a medical journal Fertility and Sterility, describe how they got semen samples from 29 healthy men, placed a few drops under a laptop connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi and then hit download.  Four hours later, a quarter of the sperm were no longer swimming around, compared to just 14 percent from semen samples stored at the same temperature away from the computer.  Nine percent of the sperm showed DNA damage, three-fold more than the comparison samples.

Technology is in its infancy and scientific studies have just begun on its impact on our health.  For me, I would be more cautious than not.  Female reproductive organs are not far away either if using a laptop on the lap or abdomen area.  A separate test with a laptop that was on, but not wirelessly connected, found negligible electromagnetic radiation from the machine alone.  But still, using a laptop on the lap raises the temperature in the reproductive area for both women and men, but is especially harmful for sperm.

What to do?  It is best not to use a laptop connected via wifi on your lap or on any part of the body.  Smartphone wifi and IPad wifi are likely the same, although the electromagnetic radiation is probably less.  We love our smartphones, but maybe play with it on a table instead of directly in the hand.  Especially when playing with it 24/7.  You should definitely not have the phone on you around the clock.  Don't sleep with your phone.  I would set it in another room during sleeping hours.

Also, for men, just because you don't use wifi on your lap doesn't mean you will have healthy sperm.  Staying lean, eating healthy foods, exercising, not taking drugs and not smoking are also very important, if not even more.
 

Source: foxnews.com/health/
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