Eros Daily Musings and Digressions

It’s no news that women’s sexual health is often overlooked/regarded as shameful and hidden, occupying a very bottom-shelf, brown-paper-bag spot in our culture.  (Or, at best, it gets wrapped up in a pretty pink bow for TV commercials played during “women’s programming.”)  And for cancer survivors and post-menopausal women, it gets even trickier.  So when A Woman’s Touch Sexuality Resource Center developed the new Oasis vibrators as a way of helping cancer survivors and menopausal women reclaim their sexuality, we were first in line to get an earful.

We love these vibrators for their multiple size/girth options (which mean great choices for every woman, regardless of health status), and for the way they seamlessly blend women’s sexual pleasure and health.  It’s a natural marriage!  Read on for what the pioneers at A Woman’s Touch have to say about the Oasis vibrators and how they came into being.

Babeland: What prompted your creation of the Oasis line?

A Woman’s Touch: We created the Vaginal Renewal program in 1998 to help women who were struggling with vaginal atrophy and painful penetration; we were talking with breast cancer survivors who had been thrust into menopause quickly by their treatment, and who could not use estrogen without raising their risk of recurrence.  Estrogen facilitates blood flow to the vaginal skin, and when estrogen is no longer being produced in the body, something has to take over to keep the blood flowing (which in turn helps with skin regeneration). While women can get decent results by using a variety of vibrators or having regular penetrative sex with a partner, most find that they need to add vaginal massage to their self-care routine to be able to have comfortable penetration.  We developed vibrators (which work to increase blood flow to an area) as we learned that women found it to be too much work to use a non-vibrating object to massage the vaginal walls.

As the news came out that it may not be wise for women to use Hormone Replacement Therapy, even when they’re not dealing with an estrogen-responsive cancer, we began seeing many more women who were struggling with painful penetration and who needed a non-hormonal solution that was easy to use.  We had been talking with Vibratex about this, and eventually joined forces to create vibrators with the specific size, material, shape & vibration that we learned would work best.

Babeland: And what makes this material work best, as opposed to a softer material?

AWT: We  want the vibration to be fully transmitted deep into the skin to promote blood flow and to break up any scar tissue, and softer materials absorb too much of the vibration to do that effectively. So between the need to not tear delicate skin (so that it doesn’t repair itself with scars, further decreasing the vaginal tissue’s flexibility), and the need to transmit the vibration fully,  the wands need to be a hard, smooth, and gentle material.

If a woman has a condition where she needs do desensitize to something inside her vagina (vaginismus) to avoid muscle spasms, then a softer material makes sense. But not for the purposes for which the wands were designed.

Babeland: How are these different from vaginal dilators?

AWT: Dilators are intended to be used to help women learn to get comfortable having something inside the vagina when they are experiencing difficulty doing so.  Dilators are insertable, non-vibrating object of increasing width, so a woman can practice relaxing her pelvic floor around these objects. Vibration for women with pelvic floor muscle tension (vaginismus or high tone pelvic floor dysfunction) will make that tension worse, so the dilator shouldn’t vibrate.

Dilators are also used for women who’ve undergone radiation therapy for vaginal/cervical/uterine cancer, and for those with reconstructed or newly constructed vaginas, but we’ve found (and a formal study of this is being conducted now at the University Of Wisconsin) that vibration actually works better for these women, increasing blood flow to the surface of the skin and breaking up scar adhesions so that the vaginal skin regains its flexibility.

Babeland: That makes sense.  So what’s unique about the Oasis vibrators, as compared to the other vibrating wands out there?

AWT: First, the Slim wand allows women who can’t be penetrated comfortably with more than one finger to experience therapeutic vibration internally.  Second, the type of vibration in each wand is specifically chosen to encourage blood flow and collagen development in women with vaginal atrophy, and will help break up scar tissue caused by surgery or radiation.

Babeland: What kind of feedback have you gotten from women who’ve tried the Oasis vibrators?

AWT: We have many women who’ve been following the Vaginal Renewal program using these vibrators and they report good, quick progress toward their goal of comfortable vaginal penetration and more comfortable pelvic exams when they follow the program daily or every other day.

Babeland: Do you have plans for other toys/products that combine pleasure with women’s health?

AWT: We’re exploring a variety of possibilities…our goal is to continue making sure that both women and men (we have several ideas for products to address men’s sexual health needs too) can enjoy the sexual wellness and pleasure that they seek, using non-pharmacologic tools whenever possible.

Babeland: We’re all for that, and can’t wait to see what’s in store!

Share:

Milo Manara does languid kink really well:

From Click 2; found here.
See Also:The Whipping NunsPussy Spanking And CaningUpside Down Pussy WhippingPussy Whipping ArtManara Spanking

It’s no news that women’s sexual health is often overlooked/regarded as shameful and hidden, occupying a very bottom-shelf, brown-paper-bag spot in our culture.  (Or, at best, it gets wrapped up in a pretty pink bow for TV commercials played during “women’s programming.”)  And for cancer survivors and post-menopausal women, it gets even trickier.  So when A Woman’s Touch Sexuality Resource Center developed the new Oasis vibrators as a way of helping cancer survivors and menopausal women reclaim their sexuality, we were first in line to get an earful.

We love these vibrators for their multiple size/girth options (which mean great choices for every woman, regardless of health status), and for the way they seamlessly blend women’s sexual pleasure and health.  It’s a natural marriage!  Read on for what the pioneers at A Woman’s Touch have to say about the Oasis vibrators and how they came into being.

Babeland: What prompted your creation of the Oasis line?

A Woman’s Touch: We created the Vaginal Renewal program in 1998 to help women who were struggling with vaginal atrophy and painful penetration; we were talking with breast cancer survivors who had been thrust into menopause quickly by their treatment, and who could not use estrogen without raising their risk of recurrence.  Estrogen facilitates blood flow to the vaginal skin, and when estrogen is no longer being produced in the body, something has to take over to keep the blood flowing (which in turn helps with skin regeneration). While women can get decent results by using a variety of vibrators or having regular penetrative sex with a partner, most find that they need to add vaginal massage to their self-care routine to be able to have comfortable penetration.  We developed vibrators (which work to increase blood flow to an area) as we learned that women found it to be too much work to use a non-vibrating object to massage the vaginal walls.

As the news came out that it may not be wise for women to use Hormone Replacement Therapy, even when they’re not dealing with an estrogen-responsive cancer, we began seeing many more women who were struggling with painful penetration and who needed a non-hormonal solution that was easy to use.  We had been talking with Vibratex about this, and eventually joined forces to create vibrators with the specific size, material, shape & vibration that we learned would work best.

Babeland: And what makes this material work best, as opposed to a softer material?

AWT: We  want the vibration to be fully transmitted deep into the skin to promote blood flow and to break up any scar tissue, and softer materials absorb too much of the vibration to do that effectively. So between the need to not tear delicate skin (so that it doesn’t repair itself with scars, further decreasing the vaginal tissue’s flexibility), and the need to transmit the vibration fully,  the wands need to be a hard, smooth, and gentle material.

If a woman has a condition where she needs do desensitize to something inside her vagina (vaginismus) to avoid muscle spasms, then a softer material makes sense. But not for the purposes for which the wands were designed.

Babeland: How are these different from vaginal dilators?

AWT: Dilators are intended to be used to help women learn to get comfortable having something inside the vagina when they are experiencing difficulty doing so.  Dilators are insertable, non-vibrating object of increasing width, so a woman can practice relaxing her pelvic floor around these objects. Vibration for women with pelvic floor muscle tension (vaginismus or high tone pelvic floor dysfunction) will make that tension worse, so the dilator shouldn’t vibrate.

Dilators are also used for women who’ve undergone radiation therapy for vaginal/cervical/uterine cancer, and for those with reconstructed or newly constructed vaginas, but we’ve found (and a formal study of this is being conducted now at the University Of Wisconsin) that vibration actually works better for these women, increasing blood flow to the surface of the skin and breaking up scar adhesions so that the vaginal skin regains its flexibility.

Babeland: That makes sense.  So what’s unique about the Oasis vibrators, as compared to the other vibrating wands out there?

AWT: First, the Slim wand allows women who can’t be penetrated comfortably with more than one finger to experience therapeutic vibration internally.  Second, the type of vibration in each wand is specifically chosen to encourage blood flow and collagen development in women with vaginal atrophy, and will help break up scar tissue caused by surgery or radiation.

Babeland: What kind of feedback have you gotten from women who’ve tried the Oasis vibrators?

AWT: We have many women who’ve been following the Vaginal Renewal program using these vibrators and they report good, quick progress toward their goal of comfortable vaginal penetration and more comfortable pelvic exams when they follow the program daily or every other day.

Babeland: Do you have plans for other toys/products that combine pleasure with women’s health?

AWT: We’re exploring a variety of possibilities…our goal is to continue making sure that both women and men (we have several ideas for products to address men’s sexual health needs too) can enjoy the sexual wellness and pleasure that they seek, using non-pharmacologic tools whenever possible.

Babeland: We’re all for that, and can’t wait to see what’s in store!

Share:

Milo Manara does languid kink really well:

From Click 2; found here.
See Also:The Whipping NunsPussy Spanking And CaningUpside Down Pussy WhippingPussy Whipping ArtManara Spanking

May 1, 2010
1:00 PM	to	4:00 PM

Men, Women, Trans people, Welcome!

So you’ve taken the Novice Rope Share class (or other learning facility) and are ready to move on from the basic ties to the Next Step. This workshop will delve into the next level of Shibari harnesses, bondage positions, and arm ties, as well as a more in depth discussion of the psychology of the bottom in those ties. Again, the class is tailored to your interests. Class size is kept to a small circle for friendly experimentation bondage and personal attention.

Participants must be over 18yr.

Location: Greenwich St. (btwn Rector and Carlisle; three blocks south of the WTC site) Specific building number will be emailed upon registration.
Cost: $25- per person

Instructor: Erin Houdini

Assistant instructor: V

The Rope Share is a bondage workshop that is structured to fit your skill levels and interests. There is one highly skilled rope instructor and one teaching assistant. The attendance will be limited to 12 students.

This is a lab-environment setting and we will practice on one another. Please be open to both tie and be tied for the sake of education. Please wear comfortable clothing as there is no nudity during the class.

Bring Rope: 4 lengths of 25ft. rope; 2 lengths of 50ft.; and safety scissors. Cotton, nylon, hemp, and jute are all fine.

To sign up, please email ropeshare@gmail.com, subject line: Rope Share Intermediate , and include the following information in your email:

1. Your name (Scene name or legal) and
2. What you are interested in learning

Sign up now as places are expected to fill quickly! Intermediate to advanced rope players are all welcome!!
If you have not taken the Novice Rope Share class, but have learned the basics of rope elsewhere, you are welcome to join. Instructor may ask you to demonstrate your proficiency at tying basic pole-to-pole (limb to limb) ties.

Instructor’s Bio

A rope mistress and escape artist, a bottom at heart with a flair for pink rope, the 26-year old Erin Houdini has brought her love of tying and passion for teaching from her own monthly Rope Thing events in NYC to kink groups all around the Northeast. Erin’s attentiveness and enthusiasm, interactive teaching technique, and Western bondage aesthetic bring both style and substance to classes on suspension, self-bondage, transgender issues, and more. Find her at Fetlife.com/erinhoudini!

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I was training some new Babeland hires last night, telling them everything they’ll need to know to help customers interested in anal play. Eventually we worked our way around to the prostate and as I was talking about it, I realized that I haven’t blogged about the prostate, one of my favorite topics, in a really long time!

Why is the prostate a favorite of mine? Over the years I’ve worked at Babeland I’ve helped thousands of women on their journey towards new and exciting kinds of sexual stimulation. Some women were at the very beginning of that journey, some were in the middle and some where well on their way, but they all had something in common: they knew there was a journey to go on.

For a lot of guys, the journey doesn’t exist. Or it does, but once they have penetrative sex, it’s over, destination reached, unpack your bags and move in for the long haul. That’s not to say that penetrative sex of any kind doesn’t feel fantastic, but it’s not all that’s out there.

Anal play and the prostate are a whole new journey – of new stimulation, new sensations, new toys and yes, new orgasms. For those willing to pack up and go exploring, the ass/prostate is a great adventure.

If you know someone or you are someone who might be interested, here are some great places to start and stay tuned for more:

Anal Pleasure and Health

Little Flirt

Bootie

Maximus

Share:

May 1, 2010
1:00 PM	to	4:00 PM

Men, Women, Trans people, Welcome!

So you’ve taken the Novice Rope Share class (or other learning facility) and are ready to move on from the basic ties to the Next Step. This workshop will delve into the next level of Shibari harnesses, bondage positions, and arm ties, as well as a more in depth discussion of the psychology of the bottom in those ties. Again, the class is tailored to your interests. Class size is kept to a small circle for friendly experimentation bondage and personal attention.

Participants must be over 18yr.

Location: Greenwich St. (btwn Rector and Carlisle; three blocks south of the WTC site) Specific building number will be emailed upon registration.
Cost: $25- per person

Instructor: Erin Houdini

Assistant instructor: V

The Rope Share is a bondage workshop that is structured to fit your skill levels and interests. There is one highly skilled rope instructor and one teaching assistant. The attendance will be limited to 12 students.

This is a lab-environment setting and we will practice on one another. Please be open to both tie and be tied for the sake of education. Please wear comfortable clothing as there is no nudity during the class.

Bring Rope: 4 lengths of 25ft. rope; 2 lengths of 50ft.; and safety scissors. Cotton, nylon, hemp, and jute are all fine.

To sign up, please email ropeshare@gmail.com, subject line: Rope Share Intermediate , and include the following information in your email:

1. Your name (Scene name or legal) and
2. What you are interested in learning

Sign up now as places are expected to fill quickly! Intermediate to advanced rope players are all welcome!!
If you have not taken the Novice Rope Share class, but have learned the basics of rope elsewhere, you are welcome to join. Instructor may ask you to demonstrate your proficiency at tying basic pole-to-pole (limb to limb) ties.

Instructor’s Bio

A rope mistress and escape artist, a bottom at heart with a flair for pink rope, the 26-year old Erin Houdini has brought her love of tying and passion for teaching from her own monthly Rope Thing events in NYC to kink groups all around the Northeast. Erin’s attentiveness and enthusiasm, interactive teaching technique, and Western bondage aesthetic bring both style and substance to classes on suspension, self-bondage, transgender issues, and more. Find her at Fetlife.com/erinhoudini!

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• No related posts.

I was training some new Babeland hires last night, telling them everything they’ll need to know to help customers interested in anal play. Eventually we worked our way around to the prostate and as I was talking about it, I realized that I haven’t blogged about the prostate, one of my favorite topics, in a really long time!

Why is the prostate a favorite of mine? Over the years I’ve worked at Babeland I’ve helped thousands of women on their journey towards new and exciting kinds of sexual stimulation. Some women were at the very beginning of that journey, some were in the middle and some where well on their way, but they all had something in common: they knew there was a journey to go on.

For a lot of guys, the journey doesn’t exist. Or it does, but once they have penetrative sex, it’s over, destination reached, unpack your bags and move in for the long haul. That’s not to say that penetrative sex of any kind doesn’t feel fantastic, but it’s not all that’s out there.

Anal play and the prostate are a whole new journey – of new stimulation, new sensations, new toys and yes, new orgasms. For those willing to pack up and go exploring, the ass/prostate is a great adventure.

If you know someone or you are someone who might be interested, here are some great places to start and stay tuned for more:

Anal Pleasure and Health

Little Flirt

Bootie

Maximus

Share:

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