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Reference:
Lowe, B. D., S. M. Schrader, and M. J. Breitenstein. Effect of Bicycle Designs on the Pressure to the Perineum of the Bicyclist. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., 36(6):1055-1062, 2004.
Schrader, S. M. Research on Bicycle Saddles and Sexual Health Comes of Age. J. Sex Med. 2005;2:594-595
Schrader, S. M., M.J. Breitenstein, J. C. Clark, B. D. Lowe, and T.W. Turner. Nocturnal Penile Tumescence and Rigidity Testing in Bicycling Patrol Officers. J. Androl. 2002;23:927-934)
J Sex Med, Vol. 3 , 6 949-1101 (November 2006)
WebMD:
Some experts say ED may be an unwelcome side effect of bicycle riding.
By Tom Valeo
WebMD Feature
For men, the health benefits of bicycling may involve a troublesome trade-off. While riding a bicycle burns calories and improves cardiovascular fitness, too many hours on a bicycle saddle can compress the artery and vital nerves leading to the penis. The result? A risk of numbness, pain, and erectile dysfunction....click to read the full text of this article.
Journal of Sexual Medicine:
The A, B, C’s of The Journal of Sexual Medicine: Awareness, Bicycle Seats, and Choices
By Dr. Irwin Goldstein, MD
Editorial
Most of us have choices in life. Some choices are easier to make than others—where we live, what we do for a profession, who we see as friends, what we do for recreation—but are our choices always the best for us? And can we tell before we make that choice what the outcome will be?
A decade ago an editor of a biking magazine came to me seeking treatment for erectile dysfunction. We wrote about the permanent effect on his penile arteries of chronic long distance bicycling on narrow bicycle saddles....to read the full text of this article, click here: https://www.moonsaddle.com/Articles.asp?ID=135
Journal of Sexual Medicine:
Cutting Off the Nose to Save the Penis
By Dr. Steven Schrader, PhD, Michael J. Breitenstein, BS, and Brian D. Lowe, PhD
Original Research
Much of the biomedical community has reached a consensus about the association between erectile dysfunction and bicycle saddles [1,2] and yet this association is often rejected in popular press bicycling magazines and Internet blogs. The etiology of this condition has been linked to both nerve entrapment [3–6] and vascular occlusion [7–10] In 2002, we reported the effects of bicycling on nocturnal erections in bicycle police officers [11].....to read the full text of this article, click here: https://www.moonsaddle.com/Articles.asp?ID=136 |
