Is it true that cycling often causes impotence?

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Is cycling really causing sexual disorders? Cycling with a very long duration and frequent intensity can actually increase the risk of interference with vital organs, both men and women.

Cycling causes impotence

Over the past 10 to 15 years, various studies have examined the relationship between research and sexual problems. Like a study conducted in Norway involving 160 men who participated in bicycle tours as far as 324 miles. The results of the study showed that one in five men experience numbness in their penis in about one week. Then it was also known that as many as 13% of tour participants experienced impotence one week after the tour ended.

Research conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in police patrol units, proves that sitting on a saddle like a bicycle every day, results in impotence and decreased sexual performance. Another survey conducted by the Massachusetts Male Aging Study in 1709 men with ages ranging from 40 to 70 years who often cycled in their daily lives, proved that there is indeed a relationship between impotence and frequent cycling.

Not only at risk for men, but also women

A study reported in the Journal of Sexual Medicine found that women who frequent bicycles increase the risk of numbness in their sexual organs and can reduce a woman's sexual garirah. The decrease in sensation in the sexual organs is higher in women who ride with a higher seat position than the position of the bicycle handlebars. This can occur because of an increase in nerve pressure and nerve vessels in a woman's genitals. The study consisted of 48 women who were all actively cycling, at least 10 miles a week. One month later, many women from the group complained of pain, tingling, and numbness in their hips and areas of their genitals.

Why did this happen?

When cycling, your body weight is entirely on the buttocks. On the buttocks, there is a body part called the perineum, which is an intermediate organ between the anus and the penis - in men and the clitoris - in women. This perineum consists of nerves and arteries that supply blood to vital organs. The bicycle seat is usually small, narrow, and has a 'nose' at the end. This makes the perineum depressed and cannot drain the blood to the genitals and is at risk of damaging the nerve tissue due to too much pressure. It is not good for blood flow to the uterus and the disruption of nerve tissue in the perineum can cause numbness in the female clitoris and impotence in men.

Erection in men can occur if there is external stimulation and the brain nerves send the 'message of passion' to the penis. This sending of messages requires good blood flow and good delivery of messages to the nerve tissue to get to the penis. But due to this pressure, the blood flow to the penis is blocked and the message fails to be received. This is what causes men to experience impotence. According to the study, the bicycle seat is narrow and has a long tip, it turns out it can reduce blood flow to the penis by 66%, while the seat is wide and has no tip, only reduces blood flow to the penis by 25%, and the same thing happens to women .

Does this mean we can't ride bicycles anymore?

If you like cycling, you don't have to leave this activity for fear of experiencing impotence later in the day. Cycling is a good thing that can make your body healthy and fit if done regularly. But to avoid the adverse effects of cycling, you can follow the following:

Choose a wide bicycle seat that doesn't have a long 'nose' at the end.
Do not tilt your chair up, this position can increase pressure on the perineum.
Make sure your bicycle seat is set to the right height, so that your feet are comfortable when pedaling a bicycle pedal.
It's better to wear pants that are comfortable to wear, don't wear pants that are too tight and hot.
Adjust the height of the bicycle handlebars so that you sit more upright.
Every now and then you can stand up and lift your buttocks during cycling, this helps to restore blood flow to your genitals.

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