1. Cycling, and Male Sexual and Urinary Function: Results from a Large, Multinational, Cross-Sectional Study.
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Awad, Mohannad A, Gaither, Thomas W, Murphy, Gregory P, Chumnarnsongkhroh, Thanabhudee, Metzler, Ian, Sanford, Thomas, Sutcliffe, Siobhan, Eisenberg, Michael L, Carroll, Peter R, Osterberg, E Charles, and Breyer, Benjamin N
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Humans ,Prostatitis ,Urethral Stricture ,Prevalence ,Retrospective Studies ,Follow-Up Studies ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Pilot Projects ,Sexual Behavior ,Urination ,Bicycling ,Adolescent ,Adult ,Aged ,Middle Aged ,Canada ,United States ,Australia ,New Zealand ,Male ,Erectile Dysfunction ,Young Adult ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,United Kingdom ,bicycling ,erectile dysfunction ,genitalia ,lower urinary tract symptoms ,male ,urethral stricture ,Urology & Nephrology ,Clinical Sciences - Abstract
PURPOSE:We explored the relation of cycling to urinary and sexual function in a large multinational sample of men. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cyclists were recruited to complete a survey through Facebook® advertisements and outreach to sporting clubs. Swimmers and runners were recruited as a comparison group. Cyclists were categorized into low and high intensity cyclists. Participants were queried using validated questionnaires, including SHIM (Sexual Health Inventory for Men), I-PSS (International Prostate Symptom Score) and NIH-CPSI (National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index), in addition to questions about urinary tract infections, urethral stricture, genital numbness and saddle sores. RESULTS:Of 5,488 complete survey responses 3,932 (72%) were included in our analysis. On multivariate analysis swimmers/runners had a lower mean SHIM score than low and high intensity cyclists (19.5 vs 19.9 and 20.7, p = 0.02 and
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- 2018