�An modern study coming into court in the August matter of The Journal of Sexual Medicine examined, for the first base time, if noseless bicycle saddles would be an effective intervention for alleviating deleterious health effects, erectile dysfunction and groin indifference, caused by bicycling on the traditional saddle with a protruding nose extension. Results from this study may be useful for the estimated 5 meg recreational cyclists to palliate perineal irritation and maintain sexual health.
Ninety bicycling police officers from 5 metropolitan regions in the U.S. (Northwest, Southern, Desert West, Midwest, and Southeast) using traditional saddles were evaluated prior to changing saddles and then once more after 6 months of using the noseless cycle saddle.
The findings evidence that manipulation of the noseless saddle resulted in a step-down in saddleback contact pressure sensation in the perineal region. There was a significant improvement in penile tactile sensation, and the number of work force indicating they had non experienced genital numbness patch cycling for the preceding 6 months rose from 27 per centum to 82 percent victimisation no-nose saddles. Use of the noseless saddle too resulted in significant increases in erectile function as assessed by the initial evaluation, merely there were no significant changes noted in Rigiscan� measures, a method used to record penile rigidness while the subject sleeps. With few exceptions, bicycle police officers were able-bodied to effectively use no-nose saddles in their constabulary work and 97 per centum of officers completing the study continued to use the no-nose saddle afterward.
Dr. Steven Schrader of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Cincinnati, first writer of the study and the recent co-recipient along with his research team of a Bullard-Sherwood Research-to-Practice Award in the Interventions Category for "Health Effects of Occupational Cycling" stated, "No-nose saddles are a useful interference for bicycling police officers alleviating pressure to the groin and improving phallus health. Different saddle designs may need some re-learning of 'how to sit a wheel,' but the wellness benefits to having nonsensitive vascular flow to and from the penis and less penile numbness is self-evident."
Dr. Irwin Goldstein, Director, Sexual Medicine, Alvarado Hospital, San Diego C.A., and editor of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, wrote an accompanying editorial entitled "The A, B, C's of The Journal of Sexual Medicine: Awareness, Bicycle Seats, and Choices".
"For the first time, we receive a prospective study of healthy policemen riding bikes on the job, exploitation wider, no-nose bike saddles for 6 months. Not only did their sentience improve, their erectile purpose also improved. Changing saddles changed physiology. This is a landmark study for our field that that is authoritative for future riders, and modification of lifestyle exhibit improvement without any active treatment."
"Cutting Off the Nose to Save the Penis."
Steven M. Schrader, Michael J. Breitenstein, Brian D. Lowe.
The Journal of Sexual Medicine
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00867.x Volume 5 Issue 8 (August 2008).
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The Journal of Sexual Medicine was founded in 2004 and is the official journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, its v regional affiliated societies and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health. It publishes multi-disciplinary introductory science and clinical inquiry to delineate and infer the scientific basis of male and female sexual function and dysfunction.
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