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A member asked:
Is it really dangerous to keep your laptop on your lap for ~2 hours a day? can this significantly reduce fertility or increase cancer risk?
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Heat, not radiation: I would not worry about radiation from your laptop, but testicles are sensitive to heat, and it is possible that prolonged heat exposure could diminish fertility. I would expect that any diminishment would be temporary, though.
Answered 11/5/2019
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