Many patients in the city of San Diego come to New Century Spine Centers to see a chiropractor for their back pain from sitting at the computer for too long. But here's another problem from sitting at the computer for too long that may not be related to your back. A November 8, 2010 article published by Reuter's reports placing a laptop computer on your lap might be, "cooking your gonads." According to the article, "It turns out, unsurprisingly, that sitting with a computer on your lap will crank up the temperature of your nether regions, which could affect sperm quality."
Authors of a study in the journal of Fertility and Sterility, say the only way you can prevent this is by putting your laptop on a desk or somewhere besides your lap. Even using a lap pad, the temperature quickly rises above the acceptable range.
"Millions and millions of men are using computer laptops now, especially those in the reproductive age range," said Dr. Yefim Sheynkin, a Urologist at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, who led the new study stated that "Within 10 or 15 minutes, their scrotal temperature is already above what we consider safe, but they don't feel it," he added.
On another interesting note, you won't want to miss this one. There seems to be a television commercial about it every two minutes. It's either Viagra or Cialis for "performance" issues, or the new buzz-word, "Low T" for low testosterone. Well, here's something very important you should know about testosterone and sexual problems...
According to an article in the October 29, 2010 Reuters Health article, authors of a new study say, "we need a lot less testosterone for sexual function than people think." Dr. Frederick Wu is a hormone expert at the University of Manchester. He was quoted as saying, "Most people with erectile problems do not have hormone problems, but often have blockage in their penis arteries." They also state that very low levels of testosterone can cause a problem, but they are not sure what this level is.
Authors of a study in the journal of Fertility and Sterility, say the only way you can prevent this is by putting your laptop on a desk or somewhere besides your lap. Even using a lap pad, the temperature quickly rises above the acceptable range.
"Millions and millions of men are using computer laptops now, especially those in the reproductive age range," said Dr. Yefim Sheynkin, a Urologist at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, who led the new study stated that "Within 10 or 15 minutes, their scrotal temperature is already above what we consider safe, but they don't feel it," he added.
On another interesting note, you won't want to miss this one. There seems to be a television commercial about it every two minutes. It's either Viagra or Cialis for "performance" issues, or the new buzz-word, "Low T" for low testosterone. Well, here's something very important you should know about testosterone and sexual problems...
According to an article in the October 29, 2010 Reuters Health article, authors of a new study say, "we need a lot less testosterone for sexual function than people think." Dr. Frederick Wu is a hormone expert at the University of Manchester. He was quoted as saying, "Most people with erectile problems do not have hormone problems, but often have blockage in their penis arteries." They also state that very low levels of testosterone can cause a problem, but they are not sure what this level is.
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