Saturday, October 29, 2005
Riders: Next Target of Impotence and Loss of Libido
Stupefied. That was what exactly happened to me when I read the study on riders regarding the possible loss of libido or impotence of riders. For a couple of minutes, I wasn’t able to move. When I return to my normal reflex, I think it over. Getting injuries and feeling numb at times are manageable and ordinary. However, when you say impotence and loss of libido – no way! It means ‘death’ in the bedroom and on the fields of escapades.
Dr. Steven Schrader, a reproductive health expert at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, said that it was no longer a question of "whether or not bicycle riding on a saddle causes erectile dysfunction but what are we going to do about it?"
The studies conducted by researchers at Boston University and in Italy, found that the more a person rides, the greater the risk of impotence or loss of libido. On one hand, researchers in Austria have found that many bikers experience saddle-related trauma that leads to small calcified masses inside the scrotum.
Dr. Goldstein said, when a rider sits hard on a narrow saddle, the artery and the nerve are compressed. Over time, a reduction of blood flow can mean that there is not enough pressure to achieve full erection.
Whoa! Quite alarming… Great efforts must be therefore exerted so as to possess the protective (not destructive) saddles.
Dr. Steven Schrader, a reproductive health expert at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, said that it was no longer a question of "whether or not bicycle riding on a saddle causes erectile dysfunction but what are we going to do about it?"
The studies conducted by researchers at Boston University and in Italy, found that the more a person rides, the greater the risk of impotence or loss of libido. On one hand, researchers in Austria have found that many bikers experience saddle-related trauma that leads to small calcified masses inside the scrotum.
Dr. Goldstein said, when a rider sits hard on a narrow saddle, the artery and the nerve are compressed. Over time, a reduction of blood flow can mean that there is not enough pressure to achieve full erection.
Whoa! Quite alarming… Great efforts must be therefore exerted so as to possess the protective (not destructive) saddles.
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