Q:
I do a lot of MT biking and I often land on my handle bars. I have been repeatedly hitting myself in the lower abdomen with my gear shift, is there any risk that I am damaging my ovaries or something else?
A:
Your ovaries are well protected deep in the pelvis. It is more likely that you are repeatedly contusing and bruising your abdominal wall, potentially causing hematomas in the muscle, or bruising the bladder, if it is very full. If you ever have persistent discomfort, nausea, vomiting, or difficulty urinating after such an injury, you need to be seen immediately.
~The Doc
