Study: Keeping laptop on lap and mobile in pocket for long time is dangerous, risk of impotence in men:

News Topical, Digital Desk : A joint study conducted by the Genetics Research Unit of the Department of Zoology of Calcutta University (CU) and the Institute of Reproductive Medicine (IRM) in Kolkata has claimed that keeping a mobile phone in the pocket of the pants for a long time and working with a laptop on the lap has a negative effect on the fertility of men and even increases the risk of impotence.

Damage to delicate tissues inside the testicles

The study found that keeping a laptop on the lap or a mobile phone in the pants pocket creates high-intensity electromagnetic fields. Prolonged exposure of the testicles to such fields and the associated heat causes severe damage to the delicate tissues within the testicles, damaging sperm-producing cells.

Sperm-producing cells get damaged

This damage appears to be more severe in individuals with specific gene mutations and is particularly worrying for young men, who use such electronic devices the most. The men whose samples were analyzed were aged 20-40 years.

people should adopt a healthy lifestyle

The study team studied their lifestyle, diet, workplace exposure and any addiction. Prof. Ghosh said that we should use electronic devices judiciously and adopt a healthy lifestyle.

The study was initiated in 2019 under the leadership of Professor Sujay Ghosh (University of Calcutta) and was conducted over a period of five years with the collaboration of Dr Ratna Chatterjee (IRM), Dr Samudra Pal (University of Calcutta), Dr Parnab Paladhi (IRM) and Dr Sourav Dutta (University of Calcutta).

Meeting held to discuss treatment of male infertility

According to the research paper, men visiting IRM for treatment of male infertility were invited to participate in the study.

The study focused specifically on cases of male infertility due to unknown causes, particularly those with azoospermia (absence of sperm in the semen) or oligozoospermia (low sperm count).

1,200 patients were included in the study

Dr. Ghosh, who led the study, said that the study did not include those patients in whom genetic diagnosis tests revealed known infectious diseases. He said that apart from the above patients, a total of about 1,200 patients were included in the study.