In 1997 there was a column writer for the American cycling magazine Bicycling magazine that a visible ruled in one of his columns, he had erection problems in cycling. He then wrote: "Tests showed that blood flow to my penis had become so limited that I failed to get an erection that was good enough for sexual intercourse.
The accusation that his erection problems were due to cycling was soon confirmed by a urologist specializing in erectile dysfunction. The decisions of the specialist was everywhere in the media angrily wrote that all men cycling using an increased risk of erectile problemen ran on and that they should consider to stop cycling when sex as important.
Crisismakers opinion or scientific evidence?
The investigation of the above specialist dating from 1997 and showed that cyclists often erection problems as men who were doing other sports. Complaints from riders included erectile dysfunction, sensitivity to the pubic area and problems with urination.
It was unclear exactly what caused the erectile dysfunction. Another university research in collaboration with a manufacturer of bicycle accessories provided more clarity. It showed that the problem was not in a bike but the saddle type.
A doctor who cooperated with the investigation said that men have erectile problems by long sitting on a hard bicycle seat because they carry so much pressure on the perineum. The perineum is the area between the anus and the scrotum. Other urologists had agreed with this statement. A man may be different from the, for a major erection, blood vessels and nerves by pinching too long on a hard bicycle seat to sit.
In the saddle
After the investigation was a revolutionary new saddle developed the weight of the man rested on the perineum. It had a long slit along its entire length on the middle seat and no protruding point on the front. This saddle was then tested and the results were that 80% of the riders who used a normal saddle suffered from numbness and only 14% of the cyclists with the new saddle. Today there are many of these saddles on the market. There have been several studies in recent years, and they all pointed out that men often ran wheel or less had no complaints after the commissioning of the new saddle.
A pad has been helping
There has also been a study which discovered that hard saddles without stopping blood flow limited worse than soft saddles with stuffing. The width of the saddles was not affected. It is also not true that every man who runs wheel erectile difficulties, just as not every smoker gets lung cancer, but a standard seat does increase the risk of erectile dysfunction. Other risk factors in the cycle are: obesity, wider than normal hips and hanging on the handlebar.
