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...normally ride my bike to my classes, but I take the bus when it rains,” said Brendon T. DeMay ’03, who lives in Allston. “I’d save money if I had a discounted bus pass...
...before you attempt to choose between your bike and your love life, keep in mind that the evidence is still preliminary. "I think it's a legitimate question," says Dr. Martin Resnick, chair of the department of urology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. "But more data need to be presented." There may also be other factors, such as the fit of the bike and your own individual anatomy and riding style...
Further evidence of a possible link is reported this week in the Journal of Andrology. The admittedly small study examined 17 police officers on bike patrol and compared the pressure on various parts of their saddles with the number and duration of their erections during sleep. Those who cycled the most and were subjected to the greatest perineal pressure had the fewest and shortest erections. "The bicycle seat nose appears to be the biggest problem," says the study's lead author, Steven Schrader, a reproductive physiologist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...
...Even if bike seats do cause problems, the solution is not necessarily clear. Goldstein is adamant that the saddle nose should be eliminated. And yet, says Dr. Roger Minkow, a physician who designs bike seats and other accessories for a living, that would make controlling a bicycle more difficult. The nose, by giving you something to shift your body weight against, actually helps you steer. Minkow's solution: a split-seat design that he says reduces perineal pressure enough to restore blood flow...
...meantime, it won't hurt to check out the new ergonomic seats. Also, make sure your bike fits your torso. Leaning over all the time increases the pressure on your perineum. (Women have perinea too, and some female cyclists have reported genitourinary problems.) Remember to lift yourself off the seat now and again to take the pressure off the perineum. Or try switching to a recumbent bike. Whatever you do, don't dismiss genital numbness. Your body could be trying to tell you something important...