Inguinal tingling is a very common symptom that we always ignore, for example when we ride a bicycle. Genital discomfort is not a phenomenon that usually worries us. Especially if we have a good mountain bike and we go to the beaten spur on dirt paths. It is one of the small accidental symptoms that can occur while pedaling.
Cycling is not bad for the male genitals
A 2017 study of 2,774 cyclists by a group of specialists led by Mohannad A. Awad (Department of Urology, University of California-San Francisco) finally confirmed that cycling is not bad for male genitals. Even the continuous perineal pressure on the bicycle seat has no consequences. But if the genital discomfort continues even when we are not playing sports or when we are in bed, things change. Let’s see today why you have to decide to do a check.
Tingling from urethral stricture
The warning of prostate cancer would be this very common symptom that we always ignore. Confusing the symptom of a pathology with an innocent tingling from a brisk pedaling is very dangerous. Lovers of racing bicycles would in fact be more at risk of urethral stricture, a disease that occurs when the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside narrows abnormally. To avoid it, it is enough to carry out 20% of the route standing on the pedals and not always sitting on the saddle to enjoy the trekking of the Reatina valley to discover the places of San Francesco.
The warning of prostate cancer would be this very common symptom that we always ignore
But groin discomfort could also be the antechamber of testicular pain, a sign of much more serious pathologies such as tumors. As well as numbness would be a common occurrence but could be associated with the presence of cancer cells. If testicular cancer attacks an increasingly younger group of patients, prostate cancer is a neoplasm that affects 35 thousand people every year in Italy.
The important role of prevention
Prevention is an important cornerstone for avoiding prostate cancer. Especially the over 50 would benefit importantly from the regular practice of physical movement. According to the results of the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (research conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health) jogging or walking becomes even indispensable after early diagnosis. Men who engage in strenuous physical activity for three hours a week see the likelihood of dying from this cancer reduced by as much as 61%.
A subtle and asymptomatic cancer
Prostate cancer, the most subtle and common type of cancer among men, is asymptomatic in many cases. Usually the doctor urgently requests the prostate antigen test. Don’t worry: it’s a simple blood test and determines the levels of PSA, the protein produced by the prostate gland. Thus it is possible to identify the tumor and detect any enlargement of the prostate, even if not evident. This examination alone, however, is not enough. Because the result is often influenced by any inflammation. Any other investigation of the prostate should also be associated with a urological examination and an MRI.
Normal PSA values
A PSA value of 4 ng / ml seems normal, if referred to a 70-year-old person. But the same is suspicious if it appears in a 50-year-old man. For the youngest, we can consider normal a value up to 2.5 ng / ml. If the PSA result is equal to or lower than these, the exam must be booked every five years. With PSA values above average, doctors recommend repeating it every year. When there is an inheritance or family history of the disease, an annual test is also useful. And carried out already from the age of 45.