Impotence risk ‘lowered’ by modern bike seats
May 8th, 2007 by 
Eric
Modern bicycle seat technology has lessened the risk of impotence or testicular cancer for cyclists, it has been claimed.
Until the invention of “The Liberator”, designed by Georgena Terry in 1997, bicycles were not designed to protect the sensitive regions which rest against the seat, according to Journal Now.
Due to this, cycling was associated with numbness, infections and discomfort, as well as with more serious conditions such as sterility, impotence and testicular cancer, the publication stated.
Paula Dyba, marketing director of Terry Precision Cycling, said: “I remember when we took them to a trade show and everyone laughed at them and said they looked like a toilet seat.
“But before we knew it, bike shops started to order them like crazy and we were swamped with catalogue orders.”
The majority of bicycle seats created since The Liberator are influenced by this design, with either a cut out centre or a canal shape running up the middle.
Meanwhile, health24.com has warned that “long-term unmanaged stress” can lead to impotence, premature ejaculation and lowered libido as well as a loss of self confidence.
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