Recreational riding and male fertility
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Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby davenoeljones » Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:09 pm
My wife and I are underway trying to multiply and naturally we are trying to do everything to help our chances, off the booze, neither of us smoke etc. The subject of my riding came up. I ride around 150kms a week (up to 250 in summer), twice to work (15kms each way) a trainer session or two and about a 70km bunch ride on the weekend. I can only find two studies online that HUNDREDS of news articles refer to. One of which is done on 15 pro triathletes doing more than 500+kms on the bike a week and training 9 times a week for 8 years, resulting in 1/3 of them showing low count and motality. The other was done on males that were already attending a fertility clinic.....both using 'may' all over the show and saying further research is required.
Now I don't want to stop my riding if it isn't making any difference, which I suspect. But currently I am getting a dirty look every time I throw the lycra on and swing a leg over the De Rosa and it is frustrating me. Has anyone heard of anyone that was effected by my level of riding?
Thanks.
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby davenoeljones » Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:42 pm
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby gabrielle260 » Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:01 pm
Personal experience - at the time Gabby got pregnant, I was doing over 350km a week so I am part of the very big number!
Have you had your sperm count tested? If it is in the normal range, why worry?
Good luck... Parenthood is an amazing experience!
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:24 pm
I have 4 kids, one of them born after lots of cycling. If you want one, my 11 year old is close to being given away.
As mentioned above, exercise promotes health, which is in no way bad (except when it goes to extremes).
Good luck. Keep trying.
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby cyclotaur » Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:35 pm
You're not really selling him on the whole idea there ....bigfriendlyvegan wrote: ...... If you want one, my 11 year old is close to being given away......
Good luck. Keep trying.
My prescription is forget all about it and take a long holiday to Europe instead and let nature take its course - worked for us !
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby pacra » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:21 pm
The only thing i have ever read about exercise generally and fertility was a reprint of a Lancet article which suggested a weak correlation with higher male blood CO2 levels and increased female births. The article was way back in the 70's and was done on RAF pilots, who you would expect have a higher fitness level than most.
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby Ozkaban » Sat Aug 04, 2012 6:56 pm
good idea - the instant you make it inconvenient to be pregnant, Whammo! The holiday trick worked for my wife and Icyclotaur wrote:
My prescription is forget all about it and take a long holiday to Europe instead and let nature take its course - worked for us !
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:55 pm
There's probably a lot of truth in this. The way I understand it, in the peloton there are team leaders and domestiques. When things are stressful, the domestiques will work to protect the team leader. The won't let a break away get to the end and it turns into a bunch sprint, and everyone receives the same time. What you need is a situation where the break away will make it to the end and this will only happen when the peloton doesn't sense a threat. if you know what I mean.Ozkaban wrote:good idea - the instant you make it inconvenient to be pregnant, Whammo! The holiday trick worked for my wife and Icyclotaur wrote:
My prescription is forget all about it and take a long holiday to Europe instead and let nature take its course - worked for us !
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby wombatK » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:27 pm
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby sogood » Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:10 pm
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby sb944 » Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:29 pm
I have to say, lack of exercise, alcohol, late nights, depression, stress + tiny bit of unprotected sex = number 3 for me, doh.darkelf921 wrote:As a father of five and the recipient of a vasectomy, cycling /exercising increases your fertility. Lack of exercise, alcohol, late nights, etc will cause you problems. I was even put on a high peanut diet at one stage as we were trying for a boy. You hear a lot of weird theories but the one most doctors seem to agree on is exercise is very beneficial.
But in your situation I do love the idea of planning a great holiday, to de-stress about the pregnancy thing. Money well spent for a lot of people.
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
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Re: Recreational riding and male fertility
Postby GreyhoundCycle » Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:18 pm
Read articles about males tend to have more drive after exercise (i think Men's health.. yeah, only if my wife looks like the young models in the photos)
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