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A dildo is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily penetration during self-administered masturbation or sex with a partner or partners.

There is general agreement that a non-vibrating device, resembling the penis in shape, size, and overall appearance, is a dildo. Some people include vibrating devices in this definition. Others exclude penis prosthetic aids, also called “extensions.” Some include penis-shaped items clearly designed with vaginal penetration in mind even if they are not true approximations of a penis. Some people include devices designed for anal penetration (butt plugs) while others do not. Then there are the types that enter both the vagina and anal areas, known as the shocker effect.

A condom is a device most commonly used during sexual intercourse. It is put on a man’s erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner. Condoms are used to prevent pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs—such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV). Because condoms are waterproof, elastic, and durable, they are also used in a variety of secondary applications. These range from creating waterproof microphones to protecting rifle barrels from clogging.

Most condoms are made from latex, but some are made from other materials. A female condom is also available. As a method of contraception, male condoms have the advantage of being inexpensive, easy to use, having few side-effects, and of offering protection against sexually transmitted diseases With proper knowledge and application technique—and use at every act of intercourse—users of male condoms experience a 2% per-year pregnancy rate.

Condoms have been used for at least 400 years. Since the nineteenth century, they have been one of the most popular methods of contraception in the world. While widely accepted in modern times, condoms have generated some controversy. Improper disposal of condoms contributes to litter problems.

The Roman Catholic Church generally opposes condom use. Well, some people just have no sense of fun!

Sex toy hygiene - vibrator care and cleaning

A little TLC can go a long way when it comes to keeping your sex toys in tip-top condition. Love them and they will love you - long time!

As Suzy likes to say, never take the ‘clean’ out of ‘good clean fun’. You really don’t want to go sticking unwashed sex toys in your holiest of holies. Most toys can be kept clean and safe by washing with soap and warm water whenever you’ve used them, but it depends on what they’re made of – porous toys need a bit more care. Use an anitbacterial wipe or better still something designed to do the job - Sex Toy cleaner - for example. See below for more details on cleaning different materials. First, here are a few top tips for keeping any sex toy clean:

Remove any batteries when you aren’t using your toy, and especially when you’re cleaning it. Water plus batteries equals gooey sparks of the very wrong kind.

If you’re sharing toys with your partner or using the same toy for vaginal and anal use, clean it before passing it back and forth. However…

If popping out to sluice down your Rabbit Pearl at the heavy peak of sextime sounds like a turn-off (it does to us), then use a condom. One condom for anal, one for vaginal, and another for your partner if required.

Clean machines: what’s your material?

Jelly

Exercise care when cleaning your porous jelly toys. Don’t just cover your precious Pearl Shine 8 Inch Waterproof Vibrator with Cif Kitchen and Bathroom and hope for the best, and never clean it with alcohol as it’ll break down the jelly (which means you can’t use your Jessica Rabbit as a cocktail-stirrer, either). Harsh soap or boiling water will warp the surface, so we’d advise sticking with warm water and a gentle touch, or best of all, some of Honey’s Sex Toy cleaner.

Silicone

If only this stuff weren’t so pricey. As well as feeling as silky as Ritz sheets and being as near as darnit hypoallergenic, silicone is the easiest toy material to clean because you can just submerge it in very hot water. That means you can stick G-Twist in the dishwasher, though possibly not when your mum pops round to help out. For the odd special spruce-up, bleach your silicone toy in a 10 per cent solution or boil it in a saucepan of water for three minutes. Just make sure it’s rinsed and dried before you put it away.

Rubber

Rubber is even more porous than jelly, so you can’t really sterilise your rubber toys. Your best bet is to use a condom and wash your toy in mild soap and water.

Leather

Treat your leather toy with all the love and cleanly kindness you’d show a vintage leather jacket. Rub it down regularly but gently with a damp rag, and your Spartacus Leather Single Strap Dildo Harness will be good to go for years.

Metal

As with silicone, metal is a hardy beast and can be disinfected, boiled and made to face assorted forms of abuse in the name of cleanliness – but always make sure to dry it properly.

Plastic

A gentle rub with a cotton wool ball soaked in alcohol is the best cleaning solution for plastic, though rinse your toy afterwards so the alcohol doesn’t come into contact with your precious genitals. Otherwise you could find the experience a bit, well, warm and/or drying.

Cleanatoy sex toy cleanser

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Vibrators or vibrator toys are vibrating devices intended to stimulate the nerves of the body. Vibrators intended for sexual use are often dildo-shaped, although they also come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, allowing internal as well as external use, and are intended to stimulate the clitoral, vaginal, and anal resions of the body.

• Penetrative vibrators usually measure twelve to eighteen centimeters (five to seven inches) in length and two to five centimeters (one to two inches) wide to mimic the size of an actual penis. 
• Anal vibes are typically shorter than general penetrative vibrators, and have a flared base to prevent the device from becoming lodged in the rectum.
• The G spot vibes is curved at the end to facilitate stimulation of the female g-spot.
• Bullet vibrators are small, bullet-shaped vibrators that can be used for direct stimulation or inserted into other sex toys to increase stimulation.
• Vine wands such as the Hitachi Magic Wand, are large vibrators that generally plug into a wall (versus operating on battery power) and are marketed as back massagers. They are typically used for clitoral stimulation.
• The famous Rabbit or bunny vibrator of which there are several variations, is a popular female sex toy popularized by the television series Sex and The City. It comprises an insertable shaft which often has additional functionality, such as rotation and internal beads or a thrusting action. Attached to the shaft is a vibrating clitoral stimulator. For most rabbit vibrators this comes in the form of ‘bunny or rabbit ears’ which sit either side of the clitoris .
• Luxury vibrators entered the market around 2000 with an increased focus on design and the use of precious materials that appeal to the more upscale fashion market.

The most effective way to prevent sexual transmission of STIs is to avoid contact of body parts or fluids which can lead to transfer, not necessarily any sexual activity with an infected partner. No contact equals no risk, not all sexual activities involve contact, such as cybersex, phone sex, or masturbation from a distance are methods of avoiding contact. Ideally, both partners should get tested for STIs before initiating sexual contact, or if a partner engaged in contact with someone else, but even then, certain STIs, particularly certain persistent viruses like HPV, may be impossible to detect with current medical procedures as they may be asymptomatic Prevention is also key in addressing viral STIs such as HIV & herpes, as they are currently incurable. Many diseases that establish permanent infections can so occupy the immune system that other diseases become more easily transmitted.

Vaccines are available that protect against some viral STIs, such as Hepatitis B and some types of HPV. Vaccination before initiation of sexual contact is advised to assure maximal protection.

The immune system led by defensins against HIV can prevent transmission of HIV when viral counts are very low, but if busy with other viruses or overwhelmed, HIV can establish itself. Certain viral STI’s also greatly increase the risk of death for HIV infected patients.

STD incidence rates remain high in most of the world, despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances that can rapidly render patients with many STDs noninfectious and cure most. In many cultures, changing sexual mores and oral contraceptive use have eliminated traditional sexual restraints, especially for women, and both physicians and patients have difficulty dealing openly and candidly with sexual issues. Additionally, worldwide dissemination of drug-resistant bacteria (eg, penicillin-resistant gonococci) reflects misuse of antibiotics and spread of resistant clones by mobile populations. The effect of travel is most dramatically illustrated by the rapid spread of the AIDS virus (HIV-1) from Africa to Europe and the Americas in the late 1970s.

Commonly reported prevalences of STIs among sexually active adolescent girls both with and without lower genital tract symptoms include Chalmydia trachomatis (10 to 25%), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (3 to 18%), syphilis (0 to 3%), Trichomonas vaginalis (8 to 16%), and herpes simplex virus (2 to 12%). Among adolescent boys with no symptoms of urethritis, isolation rates include C. trachomatis (9 to 11%) and N. gonorrhoeae (2 to 3%).

In 1996, WHO estimated that more than 1 million people were being infected daily. About 60% of these infections occur in young people <25 years of age, and of these 30% are <20 years. Between the ages of 14 and 19, STDs occur more frequently in girls than boys by a ratio of nearly 2:1; this equalizes by age 20. An estimated 340 million new cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis occurred throughout the world in 1999