I'm Concerned about Impotence from Cycling

[Jamie Smith]

Hello:

I read a disturbing Tweet yesterday which caused me to do some research and become very distraught. The Tweet read

"Cycling proven cause of male IMPOTENCE & female ANORGASMIA http://bit.ly/c33rjS It reduces your "carbon footprint" by PREVENTING PROCREATION"

It was posted by misogynistic seduction guru "Dimitri The Lover" here ...

http://twitter.com/dimitrithelover

Has anyone experienced these sorts of problems?

Jamie

 

[scribe]

"Fifty percent of the penis is actually inside the body," explains Dr. Goldstein. "When a man sits on a bicycle seat he's putting his entire body weight on the artery that supplies the penis. It's a nightmarish situation."

I don't know. But this caught my eye.

Is that where it's been hiding all these years???

 

[ChrisE]

I don't know. But this caught my eye.

Is that where it's been hiding all these years???

It doesn't say whose body it is inside of.

 

[Arnout]

Judging by the amount of babies born in the pro peloton, I don't think the problem is as big as you think it would be.

 

[Jamie Smith]

I'm just paranoid I guess

I read the entire article. I'm concerned but have not exhibited any symptoms to date. I follow Dimitri The Lover's twitter more more entertainment purposes (the tweets are hilarious!) but he is a University of Toronto trained physician and from time to time he offers health advice related to sexuality which I have found to be quite accurate when I've researched his claims. I attended a couple of his "Toronto Real Men" anti-metrosexual meetings (once again for entertainment purposes) and he always purported that "bikes are for fags". He would then go off on wild (and sometimes scary) tangents about impotence, during which I would just tune out. However, the article freaked me out. A lot.

 

[Barrus]

Hello:

I read a disturbing Tweet yesterday which caused me to do some research and become very distraught. The Tweet read

"Cycling proven cause of male IMPOTENCE & female ANORGASMIA http://bit.ly/c33rjS It reduces your "carbon footprint" by PREVENTING PROCREATION"

It was posted by misogynistic seduction guru "Dimitri The Lover" here ...

http://twitter.com/dimitrithelover

Has anyone experienced these sorts of problems?

Jamie

You do realise that 90% of the Dutch men do ride a bike at least occasionally (meaning two times or more a week) Would not most of us than be impotent?

 

[scribe]

It doesn't say whose body it is inside of.

lol! Good point.

 

[the student]

nice article but based on the amount of people cycling in the world the amount of cases is still considerably low... combined with the danger of other sports ( what about being hit by a tennis ball ) its not all that bad

 

[jae2460]

Judging by the amount of babies born in the pro peloton, I don't think the problem is as big as you think it would be.

That's ok, my wife always says it's not the size that matters...

 

[Archibald]

What’s Pelé got to say on the issue?

 

[Oldman]

If your position is correct you won't have a problem. After 250,000 miles I still have the same problem that I had years ago...getting my wife in the mood.

 

[brianf7]

If the set-up is OK you should be OK BUT!!! note after hard training the testosterone levels are low so dont expect too much or should I say just sleep in single beds untill you recover.
If its causing problems get a dunie seat one with a hole in it.

 

[2beeDammed]

I bruised my prostate in the nineties, whole gear went numb..was told to watch out later in life.....

 

[Marcus135]

Riding as far as i know does not have any negative effect on women. Men however are a different story. All the weight in the wrong place is a problem. The weight tends to kill a lot of sperm cells however these are the weaker ones (aka the y sperm) this means that male cyclists are far more likely to have female children than they are male. That is really the only problem.

 

[The Hitch]

I asked my doctor about this once. Not about impotence but about the possibility of being made infertile, as i had read an article once about the sperm of mountian bikers being damaged. My doctor said that the only people that should worry about that are proffesionals who ride tens of thousands of km a year.

However, one of the posters made the point that the body is sitting on a specific artery. The counter argument that everyone has since come up with is "i know lots of cyclists that arent impotent". THis isnt really a responce to the point though is it. And its a real vote of confidence to those who are worried about the problem - "dont worry, everyone else is going to be able to escape without the problem".

So what if many cyclists dont get the problem. Most people who smoke dont get cancer either. The problem is it could happen to oneself, and does anyone challenge what the poster said, or do we have something to worry about.

Also, what is "sitting right". How can i know if im sitting right or wrong?

 

[StyrbjornSterki]

Hundreds of thousands of cyclists have been riding thousands of hours each year for more than a century. If this were true, you'd think the cyclists themselves would have noticed the tendency, but they haven't. So which do you figure is the more likely, that millions of cyclists failed to notice the lack of wood or that Dr. Chutzpah doesn't know his tooches from a hole in the ground?

As for completely irrelevant anecdotal evidence, His Lanceness (AKA The UniBaller) has had two illegitimate offspring (and counting) the natural way, despite riding 20,000+ miles a year, despite half his production equipment being surgically excised, and despite having been bombarded with every sperm-killing chemical and radio wave available to medical science short of being teleporting him to the nearest Pulsar.

 

[Anonymous]

all good points

I asked my doctor about this once. Not about impotence but about the possibility of being made infertile, as i had read an article once about the sperm of mountian bikers being damaged. My doctor said that the only people that should worry about that are proffesionals who ride tens of thousands of km a year.

However, one of the posters made the point that the body is sitting on a specific artery. The counter argument that everyone has since come up with is "i know lots of cyclists that arent impotent". THis isnt really a responce to the point though is it. And its a real vote of confidence to those who are worried about the problem - "dont worry, everyone else is going to be able to escape without the problem".

So what if many cyclists dont get the problem. Most people who smoke dont get cancer either. The problem is it could happen to oneself, and does anyone challenge what the poster said, or do we have something to worry about.

Also, what is "sitting right". How can i know if im sitting right or wrong?

My thought was this. How many forum readers are going to raise their hands and say, "Yes I am impotent."? Not the kind of thing the guys like to talk about.

 

[Lifeshape]

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My thought was this. How many forum readers are going to raise their hands and say, "Yes I am impotent."? Not the kind of thing the guys like to talk about.

I'll keep my hands down as I do clearly don't have that problem. As evidence, I will say I have 4 daughters!

 

[rhubroma]

Ask Armstrong, and he's got just one ball!

 

[Boeing]

If you are over 45 ask your doc to include a testosterone test in your next blood profile.

 

[Darryl Webster]

Chriss Boardmans got 6 kids if thats any comfort..he knows a thing or two about riding hard!

 

[Clearly Unstable]

Hundreds of thousands of cyclists have been riding thousands of hours each year for more than a century. If this were true, you'd think the cyclists themselves would have noticed the tendency, but they haven't. So which do you figure is the more likely, that millions of cyclists failed to notice the lack of wood or that Dr. Chutzpah doesn't know his tooches from a hole in the ground?

As for completely irrelevant anecdotal evidence, His Lanceness (AKA The UniBaller) has had two illegitimate offspring (and counting) the natural way, despite riding 20,000+ miles a year, despite half his production equipment being surgically excised, and despite having been bombarded with every sperm-killing chemical and radio wave available to medical science short of being teleporting him to the nearest Pulsar.

1+

I am worried about the impending zombie invasion though. I currently only have 2500 rounds of ammunition on hand.

[Note to self: buy more ammo re: zombie invasion.]

 

[chas5131]

I test after every ride. Sometimes I have help.
So far, so good.

 

[lostintime]

If you're riding a saddle properly, it's a non issue. Listen to your body.

Don't believe the fear mongering. SOS. It's the same old sh-it we hear over and over .Fear this, fear that. Enough!

Did you know the leading cause of death is being born?

 

[Archibald]

Did you know the leading cause of death is being born?

actually, it's carrots
everyone born in 1896 who ate carrots are now dead - that's 100% of them, and we know that the stats don't lie