Heated seats in cars blamed for low male fertility

Dusseldorf- Heated seats in cars may be more to blame for declining male fertility than tight trousers, a urologist warned Tuesday, two days before a German conference on men's illnesses. Herbert Sperling, who is to chair the meeting in Dusseldorf, said electrically heated seat covers, which are popular in wintry places, could reduce the growth of sperm.

Slow and mis-shapen sperm were also more common in drivers who spent long periods on hot seats.

"I think heated seats are a bigger risk than tight trousers," said Sperling, referring to common guidance that loose clothing may promote male fertility. The seats heated the temperature of the testicles to 38 degrees celsius, 3 degrees more than normal, he said.
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bubbahotep - 9/6/2006 11:32:31 AM

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so if I put a heating pad on my boys before sex, there is a less chance of makin babies.... wow, and to think someone
gets paid to research this crap..

kart1 - 9/6/2006 2:06:23 PM

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Hey don't cell phones reduce fertility too? Have one in your pocket and you'll reduce you chances as well. Oh by the way somebody has to do crappy and stupid jobs right?

Neverfollow - 9/6/2006 6:01:11 PM

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And I just thought I was getting old! How hot do you think the boys get when you sit down in a Ferenheit 175 degree leather interior in Phoenix AZ? I'll bet them suckers really slow down then!

JCF110 - 9/6/2006 6:33:59 PM

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I better stop using those heated seats in ma Mom's car if I want to have a child someday! :-O
That's shocking.. now I dont wan't to move down south... those hot leather seats on those scorching days... LOL

chewy - 9/6/2006 8:02:12 PM

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I think they are talking about a hot seat for longer time periods. Most hot seats cool down relatively quickly, but the heated seats maintain a hotter temperature for a longer time period.