Study examines whether men going up have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction, infertility, prostate cancer

Study examines whether men going up have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction, infertility, prostate cancer -

Cycling is a popular activity that provides obvious health benefits, but there is controversy over whether the men going up have a higher risk of genitourinary disorders such as erectile dysfunction, infertility, or prostate cancer. The results of a study of nearly 5,300 male cyclists who participated in the Cycling for the UK's Health Study are presented in an article Health Journal men , a publication evaluated peer Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the website Journal of Health of Men to http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/jomh.2014.0012 until August 7, 2014.

Milo Hollingworth, MBBS and Alice Harper, MBBS, University College London Medical School, and Mark Hamer, PhD, University College London, analyzed the risk for these three disorders in relation to the amount of weekly cycle times ranging of <3.75 hours up to > 8.5 hours per week. They report their findings in the article "An observational study of erectile dysfunction, infertility and prostate cancer among regular cyclists: Cycling for the Study of Health in the UK."

"Physicians should discuss the potential risks and health benefits of cycling with their patients, and how it can affect their overall health," says Ajay Nehra, MD, editor of health Journal and Chairman, Department of Urology, Director of men, men's health, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.