Originally Posted by
MoAlpha
Every man over 50 should perform a monthly prostate self-exam.
The numbness is from pressure on the pudendal nerves, which run through the taintal area. (True)
As a medical doctor, I can say bikers experience several related issues. There is initial discomfort around the sitbones (ichial tuberosities), but more alarming is long term compression of nerves and associated vessels. The pelvis is innervated by a complex system of nerves. The term “cyclist’s syndrome“ refers to one debilitating condition cyclists can get from nerve and vessel compression (and from just repetitive flexion at the hip). If your rectum, perineum, or genitals ache or go numb while riding, get off the bike. Pain in the pelvis can be a serious warning sign of worse things to come.