最新研究发现，骑自行车不会损害男性的性健康，也不会增加勃起障碍的风险。 [英国媒体]

Good news!Cycling Does Not Damage Men's Sexual Health Or Increase Erectile Dysfunction Risk, Study Finds
By Rachel Moss

好消息！最新研究发现，骑自行车不会损害男性的性健康，也不会增加勃起障碍的风险。
蕾切尔.莫斯报道

Male cycling fans, rejoice! New research suggests cycling will not affect your sex life or impact your ability to get and sustain an erection, despite previous reports on the contrary.

男性骑行粉丝们，喜讯来了！一项最新的研究表明，骑自行车不会影响你的性生活，也不会让你患上勃起障碍或者缩短你的勃起时间。



In a new report in The Journal of Urology, researchers found neither recreational nor intense cycling appear to have a negative impact on men’s sexual and urinary function.

“泌尿学期刊”的最新文章指出：“研究人员发现，无论是休闲还是剧烈的自行车运动都不会对男性的性功能或者泌尿功能造成负面的影响。”

“This is the largest comparative study to date, exploring the associations of cycling, bike and road characteristics with sexual and urinary function using validated questionnaires,” explained lead investigator Benjamin Breyer, of the department of urology at the University of California, San Francisco.

加利福尼亚大学旧金山分校的泌尿学分部首席研究员本杰明.布雷耶表示：“这是迄今为止在这方面规模最大的对比研究了，我们利用了切实的调查问卷数据探索了骑行，自行车结构以及骑行道路状况与性功能和泌尿功能之间的影响。”

“We believe the results will be encouraging for cyclists. Cycling provides tremendous cardiovascular benefits and is low impact on joints. We believ‘’e the health benefits enjoyed by cyclists who ride safely will far out weight health risks.”

“我们相信，研究结果对于自行车爱好者而言是非常鼓舞人心的。自行车运动不仅可以为心血管健康带来极大的益处，而且对关节的影响也很低。我们认为自行车爱好者们通过骑行收获的健康益处远大于他们所承受的健康风险。”

Some studies have suggested cycling negatively affects erectile function, caused by the prolonged perineal pressure and micro-trauma during cycling.

此前一些研究曾表示，骑行会对男性勃起功能造成一些负面的影响，因为骑行过程中男性生殖器会遭受长时间的压力以及摩擦所带来的微创伤。

However, according to the American scientists, these studies lacked the use of validated measures or comparison groups, and were limited by small sample sizes.

然而，据“美国科学家”杂志指出，这些研究缺乏严谨的测试或者没有参照小组的对比，而且还受限于样本太少的限制。

In this multinational study, a cross-section of three athletic groups - cyclists, swimmers, and runners - was surveyed using Facebook ads and outreach to sporting clubs for athletes.

而在这次的跨国研究中，我们通过Facebook的广告以及咨询运动俱乐部运动员的方式横向对比了骑行，游泳和跑步这三种运动对性健康的影响。

Participants included 2,774 cyclists, 539 swimmers, and 789 runners, who completed questionnaires on various aspects of sexual health, plus urinary tract infections (UTIs), urethral strictures (a narrowing of the urethra caused by injury), genital numbness and saddle sores.

这次研究的参与者包括2774名骑行者，539名泳者以及789名跑者，他们完成了性健康的各个方面的问卷调查，此外还包括了尿路感染。尿道狭窄，生殖器麻木以及鞍疮等方面的问卷。

In addition to the comparisons between similar athletic activities with and without perineal pressure, the researchers examined how cycling intensity, bicycle configuration and even road conditions might impact sexual and urinary functions.

除了将会对生殖器造成压迫的运动和不会对其造成压迫的运动相比较外，研究人员还测试了自行车运动的强度、自行车的构造，甚至是骑行道路状况对性功能以及泌尿功能的影响。

Cyclists were asked about their bike type, saddle type, saddle angle, frequency of wearing padded shorts while cycling, percent of time standing out of the saddle, handlebar height and the type of surface on which they usually ride.

自行车运动员们被询问的问题包括了自行车的类型，坐垫的类型，坐垫的角度，戴垫摩片的频率，臀部离开坐垫的时间的比例，车把的高度以及他们遇到过的最多的骑行道路环境。

Cyclists were then divided into a high intensity group (cycling more than two years more than three times per week and averaging more than 25 miles per day) and a low intensity group meeting none of these criteria. Non-cyclists were defined as those who swim and/or run but do not cycle on a regular basis.

然后，自行车小组的人被分成了高强度小组（骑行经验超过两年，每周超过3次，平均每天的骑行距离超过25英里）和低强度小组。非自行车小组则被分为游泳小组以及跑步小组，这两个小组的人平时都不怎么骑自行车。

In general, when compared to swimmers and runners, cyclists’ sexual and urinary health was similar, although some cyclists were more prone to urethral strictures.Interestingly, high intensity cyclists had overall better erectile function scores than low intensity cyclists. Neither bicycle nor road characteristics appeared to have a negative impact on cyclists.Standing more than 20% of the time while cycling significantly reduced the odds of genital numbness. Adjusting handlebar height lower than the saddle height did increase the likelihood of genital numbness and saddle sores.

总体来讲，与游泳者和跑步者相比，骑行者的性状况以及尿路健康状况没有什么区别，不过仍然有一些骑者更倾向与受到“尿路过窄”的困扰。有趣的是，高强度的骑者在勃起方面的表现超过了低强度的骑行者。而自行车与道路的特征都没有对骑行者造成任何的负面影响。此外如果在骑行中有超过20%的时间处于站立蹬车的状态，那么就能显着降低生殖器麻痹的概率。而自行车的把手的高度如果低于坐垫的话，则会相应增加生殖器麻木以及患上鞍痛的概率。

“The comparison across athletes sampled in a similar way with validated instruments is what this study adds to the literature,” said Dr Breyer.“We’re looking more closely at those who reported numbness to see if this is a predictor for future problems.”

“通过收集来自不同种类运动爱好者的切实的问卷回答，并采取分组对比的方式展开研究是这篇研究具有信服力的关键。”布雷耶博士表示，“我们将继续观察那些报告自己出现生殖器麻痹的人，看看这是否会是一些未来问题的预兆。”