Sperm
exposed to a wireless Internet-connected laptop exhibited reduced
motility and suffered DNA fragmentation, researchers in Argentina found.
Researchers in Cordoba said a study involved semen samples from 29
healthy donors that were divided into two groups. One-half of the sperm
was exposed in the laboratory to a Wi-Fi-connected laptop for 4 hours;
the other half was used as a control without being exposed to the
laptop. The study found the sperm samples exposed to laptop Wi-Fi showed
a significant decrease in progressive sperm motility – the ability to
move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process – and
an increase in sperm DNA fragmentation. However, levels of dead sperm
showed no significant differences between the two groups, they said.
