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Title: Sorry darling, I can't do the vacuuming. It might damage my sperm count
Post by: bijou on November 14, 2009, 05:07:07 PM
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It's the get-out clause work-shy husbands have been praying for for years.
A study has found that household chores – including using a vacuum cleaner or microwave oven – could reduce a man’s chances of having children.
Researchers exposed male volunteers to electromagnetic fields – high doses of which are produced by all electrically charged objects, including refrigerators and vacuum cleaners – and found such exposure could double the risk of having poor-quality sperm.
Fertility expert Dr De-Kun Li said his work provides the first evidence of a link between electrical goods and declining male fertility.
Dr Li, of Stanford University, California, said: ‘I would advise men and couples trying for a baby to reduce their exposure to electromagnetic fields as much as possible. ...


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1227813/Sorry-darling-I-vacuuming-It-damage-sperm-count-The-best-excuse-men-housework.html#ixzz0WsV4JTOn 
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Title: Re: Sorry darling, I can't do the vacuuming. It might damage my sperm count
Post by: Celtic Rose on November 14, 2009, 05:20:59 PM
Make sure they avoid using the computer and watching TV as well  :uhsure:
Title: Re: Sorry darling, I can't do the vacuuming. It might damage my sperm count
Post by: SilverOrchid on November 14, 2009, 05:25:35 PM
A lot of sitting on their fannies can lower their sperm count.  :whistling:
Title: Re: Sorry darling, I can't do the vacuuming. It might damage my sperm count
Post by: thundley4 on November 14, 2009, 05:26:27 PM
I wonder how this affects those that work around power plants, with those big electrical generators?  Those things have to produce some huge magnetic fields.
Title: Re: Sorry darling, I can't do the vacuuming. It might damage my sperm count
Post by: ReardenSteel on November 14, 2009, 05:33:54 PM
Make sure they avoid using the computer and watching TV as well  :uhsure:

Foul play! Foul play!  :-)
Title: Re: Sorry darling, I can't do the vacuuming. It might damage my sperm count
Post by: Chris on November 14, 2009, 05:37:28 PM
Foul play! Foul play!  :-)

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