Submitted by Mike Grenville on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:49

The mobile has penetrated so deeply into our lives that one in ten Brits would answer their mobile while making love. Mobiya have called this a new form of contraception ‘Mobilus Coitus Interruptus’.

In a recent study from Mobyko.com - men came off worse in the ‘love stakes’ as 15% more women openly confess to taking a call on their mobile whilst performing ‘bedroom athletics’. Overall, one in ten Brits openly admits to having answered their mobile phone during sex – and cutting the act short.

The research also went on to look at adult content stored on our mobile phones. It found that over 70% of mobile users in the UK confess to having ‘adult’ content (photos, videos and texts) saved on their mobile phones – which they wouldn’t want anyone to see.

Julian Saunders, CEO Mobyko.com said: "The results from our study made entertaining reading. However, in all seriousness this has shown that the consumer love affair with mobile devices remains strong and emotive. Mobiles appear to have such a hold over some people that in some instances it can interrupt their sex lives."

Finally, the research found that over half of Brits are so addicted to their mobiles that they sleep with them switched on and beside their beds.

This is bad news as a study published in January by MIT showed that using the handsets before bed causes people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend less time in them, interfering with the body's ability to repair damage suffered during the day.