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No. Tanning beds use wavelengths in the "near-ultraviolet" range. These don't
get through your skin, so you can't be sterilized by them.
They will do nasty things to your skin, though: enough exposure causes
premature aging, drying, and even skin cancer. I can always tell a 40-year-old
who's spent too much time in the sun or on a tanning bed; she looks 50. I saw
a woman the other day who looked like she had scar tissue on her shoulders
from, presumably, too much tanning...
Dan Berger
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