Research on Bicycle Saddles and Sexual Health Comes of Age

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• Personal Author:
  Schrader, Steven M.
• Description:
  Ultimately, health communication based on scientific data is essential. The medical and scientific communities must project a strong voice about the advertising of commercial saddle manufacturers and individual testimonials, explaining that the perineum was not designed to bear a human's body weight and bicycle seats need to be designed to relieve perineal pressure. Nontraditional bicycle saddles look and feel different. Bicyclists, being human, resist change. Different saddle designs may require some relearning of "how to ride a bicycle", but the health benefits to have unrestricted vascular flow to and from the penis is self-evident. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Bicycling Epidemiology Ergonomics Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System

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• Keywords:
  Bicycle Bicycles Diseases Health-hazards Reproductive-effects Reproductive-hazards Reproductive-system-disorders Risk-analysis Risk-factors Sex-factors Sexual-reproduction

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2005.00114.x
• ISSN:
  1743-6095
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028566
• Citation:
  J Sex Med 2005 Sep; 2(5):594-595
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Fertility and Pregnancy Abnormalities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:425ac89020ce3d020d0278f98240c75c22e034ccb85ef068eb50683a7773da2821a693db4d1788206060fabee133950fbdbd96806efe7a73f9cb035cd32fac79
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189868/cdc_189868_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 232.50 KB ]