Bicycling police officers get erection boost
Special saddles could be used to help bicycling police officers overcome erectile dysfunction and groin numbness, scientists claim.
Police officers who spend a large part of their working day on bikes, and a large number of recreational cyclists, are often said to have problems getting erections.
But researchers say changing their saddles could dramatically improve their sex lives.
90 US officers took part in a study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Cincinnati where they had noseless bicycle saddles installed.
After six months of using the noseless saddles the officers form 5 metropolitan regions reported better erections and greater increased sensitivity in there penis.
Researcher Dr. Steven Schrader said: "No-nose saddles are a useful intervention for bicycling police officers alleviating pressure to the groin and improving penis health.
"Different saddle designs may require some re-learning of 'how to ride a bicycle,' but the health benefits to having unrestricted vascular flow to and from the penis and less penile numbness is self-evident."
Dr. Irwin Goldstein, Director, Sexual Medicine, Alvarado Hospital, San Diego added: "For the first time, we have a prospective study of healthy policemen riding bikes on the job, using wider, no-nose bike saddles for 6 months.
"Not only did their sensation improve, their erectile function also improved. Changing saddles changed physiology. This is a landmark study for our field that that is important for future riders, and modification of lifestyle showing improvement without any active treatment."
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