laptops cause male infertility

Question

Learn how a university team is investigating the relationship between elevated temperature from laptop use on can lead to possible infertility.

Answer 1

Though they may be studying this theory, there is concrete evidence that supports this claim. Laptops may give off different types of signals and frequencies, but those are not proven to cause male infertility.

Comments

This is not a great answer as you haven’t linked any sources to back up your claims that laptops give up signals or that there is concrete evidence. This answer could be a lot more straightforward and accurate if you just linked a couple of articles!

Answer 2

The studies associated with this article speak to the sperm count which is a clinical way to determine infertility in men. However this conclusion on laptops being a cause still needs more research. Much of the studies done on this is through volunteers and small samples size which has flaws. Though it has been proven that direct radiation such as radiation therapy used in cancer-treatment does cause for lower sperm count and change in testosterone levels. It does seem that the author of this article is legit with a Ph.D in psychology.  Additionally the website used is science and factual based making it reliable. Though this topic isn't prominently spoke about in the mainstream media it has been spoken about throughout the recent decade such as CBS in 2010. This topic is spoken more on health based news informants and science websites. This topic is relevant as laptops have become prominent in daily life mostly during the pandemic. The format of the article is very simple which makes it easy to read. I do think that some of the wording makes it seem as though the research done concludes something rather highlight the correlation found which is why I believe reading the conclusion to the article is very important as it clarifies this. I would also emphasize that the fact that the title is a question makes the the article seem clickbait-y rather than informative.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17201-male-infertility

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/side-effects/fertility-men#:~:text=Radiation%20therapy%20to%20the%20reproductive,stem%20cells%20that%20make%20sperm.

https://jerrykennard.info/

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/verywell/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/laptops-damage-sperm-what-wi-fi-study-shows/

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/09/01/the-internet-and-the-pandemic/

Comments

I like how you pointed out that it seems to be more correlation than causation, but I agree that it seems more like a clickbait article. I also like how all of the articles you cite are credible, as well as ones that have specific medical information that relates to the original claim.

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You did a great job of adding numerous sources to your response to support your claims and allow us to see for ourselves.

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I liked how you focused on the original claim being more about correlation than causation because you are not able to determine causation with only correlation. Also by you using a number of articles to support your counterargument.

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Your response is thoroughly researched and written in a very sophisticated way. I appreciate all of the sources you used to create your argument, and linking them on your answer so we are able to look at them. Well done!