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Cycling's Silent Epidemic: Labial swelling and pain in women
Too many women quit cycling because of labial swelling and pain. Here’s why it happens, what they can do about it, and how to prevent it in the first place.
The article sparked a slew of research on the sport’s impact on male sexual health and led to the development of the first Specialized Body Geometry saddle, which featured a center cutout that relieved arterial pressure. However, chronic repeated saddle sores can eventually lead to scarring, or even lumps that need to be surgically excised as the body consolidates swelling, says Phil Burt, the former British Cycling physiotherapist. Elite track and road racer Haley Nielsen, 36, from San Francisco, had a primary care physician who was a cyclist herself; this doctor told her that her persistent cysts and labial swelling were because she wasn’t changing out of her chamois quickly enough.
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