Tight or "skinny" jeans may be fashionable for some men, but could they be affecting your health? According to a survey of 2,000 men, tight-fitting jeans can cause urinary tract infections, twisted testicles, bladder weakness and long-term health consequences.
Dr. Hilary Jones, a spokesperson for the survey, explained:
"Men who wear tight or ill-fitting trousers or underwear which is restrictive around the groin area could be damaging their health. Wearing tight-fitting clothing over a prolonged period of time can lead to urinary tract infections leading to over-activity of the bladder- a type of bladder weakness as well as a low sperm count and fungal infections."
"I have seen several cases of men who have twisted their testicles due to wearing jeans that are far too tight. My advice would be to make sure you leave plenty of room around the groin area and that your pants and trousers feel comfortable so you're not being restricted in any way. Please don't put style before health."
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Results from the survey indicated that 50% of men suffering from skinny jeans experienced groin discomfort, more than 25% suffered bladder problems, and 1 in 5 men experienced a twisted testicle.
Some men say, that's why they sag their jeans, but sagging your pants isn't any better either.
A two-year study by the National Medical Association, led Dr. Mark Oliver Mansbach, concluded that the continuous wearing of sagging pants severely impacts sexual performance.
“In our study we discovered that sagging pants wearers...
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... are 70% more likely to prematurely ejaculate during intercourse," says Mansbach. "75-82% of the men who wear saggy pants have some sort of sexual dysfunction which can be traced back to the constant mis-aligning of their hips and lower torso from the gait that's symptomatic of sagging pants.”
As with any body part, a lack of blood flow means little to no oxygen from blood, no nutrients, and no cleansing of toxins. Long-term reduced blood circulation can result in bodily harm. For men, this means sexual performance issues and impaired urine flow. This situation can also lead to problems with the bladder, kidneys and prostate. It could even eventually have the effect of shriveling of the organs. For diabetics, this could mean gangrene and necessary amputation.
And that's not all...
Sagging jeans can compress the lateral femoral cutaneous (LFC) nerve, which runs down your thigh. The constant pressure on the LFC nerve might cause it to go into overdrive and start registering pain prematurely, a medical condition called meralgia paresthetica. This serious neurological disorder can cause numbness of the leg, stinging pain, oversensitivity to heat and even atrophied leg tissue, in some cases.
Moral of this story: Pull. Your. Pants. Up.
READ: Get Out Of Your Skinny Jeans! 4 Must-Have Pants For Spring
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