 [ Symptoms ] is it true that sitting on cold concrete can cause damage to your ovaries resulting in fertility problems  or kidney problems and what is the reason this can or cannot happen  thank you [ Disease ] no that is not true even if your mother or grandmother told you this story it is perfectly fine to sit on cold concrete if your butt can handle it the coldness will never reach your ovaries or kidneys and you will not have any fertility problems as a result my high school girlfriend is mother use to make me sit on a piece of newspaper so that the cold concrete would not cause hemorrhoids