"I recently read that laptop use may hurt a man's fertility. Now I'm wondering if using a laptop might hurt my baby."
Balancing a laptop on your increasingly shrinking lap isn't easy — but it hasn't proven to be dangerous, either. Although a few studies have showed a link between the heat emitted from a laptop and a decrease in a man's fertility, most experts agree that such low levels of heat don't pose a risk to a developing fetus. Neither is there a known radiation risk to your baby from using a computer or a laptop.
But to play it safe, you might want to keep the laptop away from your lap and off your belly — which would be a tough balancing act anyway. After all, the computer isn't called a bellytop. Besides, by perching your laptop on a desk or table during your pregnancy, you'll probably end up with less back strain — and fewer typos, too.
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